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2011-2012 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

ECE 538 - Advanced Antenna Engineering

3 credits
3 hours lecture
Prerequisites: ECE 537 or permission of instructor
Advanced antenna engineering concepts, with in-depth studies of analysis and synthesis techniques, broadband and aperture antennas, and antenna measurements. The synthesis of arrays and design of broadband antennas are presented. Topics in aperture antennas include Huygens’ equivalence principle, horn antennas, slot antennas, and large reflector antennas. The use of antennas as devices in wireless and radar systems is covered, along with antenna measurements. Integral equations for antenna current distributions are studied.