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Course description

(Offered on an occasional basis.) Fundamental properties of antennas and classification of antenna types, radiation formulations involving auxiliary potential functions. Topics from: Linear wire antennas ¿ dipoles, loops and similar elements on ground-planes; array theory encompassing both linear and planar elements including design procedures; specialized synthesis of arrays including the Dolph-Tschebycheff Array and limiting case of the Hanson-Woodyard criteria; mutual coupling, its formulation and its effects on antennas; scanned arrays; continuous synthesis methods including the Woodward-Lawson and Taylor line source synthesis methods; broadband matching techniques; ultrawide-band and travelling wave antennas; rectangular and conical horn design and other simple aperture antennas; simple microstrip antenna models and miniaturization limits; reflector antennas, antenna measurements.