The main objective of this course is to introduce the fundamental principles of antenna theory and apply them to the analysis and design of various antennas. Topics covered include : antenna fundamentals including radiation from an ideal dipole, pattern, gain, polarization, antenna temperature, radar range equation and link budget calculations; analyses of wire and loop antennas; antenna arrays, analysis and synthesis; impedance concept and mutual coupling; broadband and frequency independent antennas; antenna radiation above ground, modes of propagation and multipath; numerical modeling of wire antennas using method of moments. System application of various antennas in radar, satellite and mobile communications will be incorporated in the discussions.

Tentative topics in Antenna Theory and Design II include aperture and horn antennas, microstrip and low-profile antennas, electrically small antennas, reflector antennas, lens antennas , dielectric and leaky-wave antennas, EBG and Metamaterial based Antennas. Also the modern trends in numerical modeling and CAD of various antenna systems will be discussed.