ELT-41746 Antenna Basics, 2 cr
Additional information
Courses ELT-41746 Antenna Basics, ELT-47446 Antennas, and ELT-47466 Antenna Project are intended to support each other. They are all given during spring semester.
Person responsible
Jari Kangas, Jouko Heikkinen
Lessons
| Implementation | Period | Person responsible | Requirements |
| ELT-41746 2016-01 | 3 |
Jouko Heikkinen |
Passed final examination. |
Learning Outcomes
After passing the course the student (1) knows the fundamental antenna concepts and the language of antennas (2) has prerequisites for advanced antenna studies
Content
| Content | Core content | Complementary knowledge | Specialist knowledge |
| 1. | Basic antenna parameters Antenna patterns Beam solid angle Radiation intensity and beam efficiency Directivity and gain | Notation variations between different antenna books Directivity and resolution | Antenna fabrication and measurement |
| 2. | Antenna apertures Effective height Fields from oscillating dipole Antenna field zones Shape-impedance considerations | The radio communication link | |
| 3. | Linear, elliptical and circular polarization Poynting vector for elliptically and circularly polarized waves The polarization ellipse and and the Poincaré sphere |
Instructions for students on how to achieve the learning outcomes
In order to pass the course the final examination must be passed. Accepted final examination requires adequate control of the core content of the course.
Assessment scale:
Numerical evaluation scale (0-5)
Partial passing:
Study material
| Type | Name | Author | ISBN | URL | Additional information | Examination material |
| Book | Antennas for All Applications, 3rd ed. | Kraus | 0-07-112240-0 | Yes | ||
| Lecture slides | Lecture slides | JHe | Yes |
Prerequisites
| Course | Mandatory/Advisable | Description |
| DEE-12100 Sähkömagnetiikka 2 | Advisable | 1 |
1 . ELT-41736 Analysis of Electromagnetic Systems or previous equivalent knowledge from another university.
Correspondence of content
| Course | Corresponds course | Description |
| ELT-41746 Antenna Basics, 2 cr | ELE-3506 Antenna Basics, 2 cr |