Antennas

This course is part of the study programs "Diplom Electrical Engineering" (Module "Antennas and Wavepropagation") as well as of "Master's Programm Nanoelectronic Systems" (Module "Antennas and Radar Systems").

• E-Learning-Portal (OPAL) 
• for NES: E-Learning-Portal (OPAL)
• introduction
  - basic principle and overview of antenna shapes
• characteristics of antennas
  - radiation characteristics, directivity, efficiency, gain, bandwidth, input impedance, effective dimensions, Friis formula
• elementary radiator
  - Hertzian and Fitzgerald dipole
• array antennas and phased arrays
  - array factor, multiplicative law, optimal amplitude distribution
• linear antennas
  - calculation principle, bandwidth increase, end effects
• aperture antennas
  - designs, Fourier transform method, Huygen principle
• patch antennas
  - calculation models, linear and circular polarization
• chip antennas
• development of a broadband Vivaldi slot antenna