Antenna Engineering

Master course Communications Engineering

Dr. Peter Knott Dept. Antenna Technology and Electromagnetic Modelling (AEM) Fraunhofer Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Techniques FHR Neuenahrer Strae 20 53343 Wachtberg Tel. +49 (0)228 9435-560 FAX +49 (0)228 9435-521 E-Mail peter.knott@fhr.fraunhofer.de
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First demonstration of radar in Cologne (1904)

Radar indicating Rhine ships

Hohenzollern Bridge

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Radar research at Wachtberg started in 1957

First objective: Radar observation of space. State of TIRA in 1968.

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Fraunhofer Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Techniques FHR
Employees 12/2008 Contracts Unlimited Limited SUM complete scientists

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Numerical calculation of electromagnetic fields

High frequency technology

Sensor signal processing

Space observation with Radar

Design, manufacturing and operation of complex high frequency systems

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Space Services

Organisation
12 Lessons Copies of the Slides will be Distributed / May be Downloaded Exercises Some Calculations at the Beginning Practical Courses / Numerical Calculations Alireza Ajami (EG Room 333) Projects at a Computer in the Lab Tel. +49 241 80 27940 ajami@ihf.rwth-aachen.de Repetition in the last lesson Dominik Hlscher Important Facts for the Exam Tel. +49 241 80 27936 hoelscher@ihf.rwth-aachen.de Oral Exam in Spring
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Software (Shareware, Freeware) will be Distributed

Point of Contact (IHF)

Schedule
Date Lecture 14:00-15:30 Mo, 19.10.09 Mo, 26.10.09 Mo, 02.11.09 Mo, 09.11.09 Mo, 16.11.09 Mo, 23.11.09 Mo, 30.11.09 Mo, 07.12.09 Mo, 14.12.09 Mo, 21.12.09 Mo, 28.12.09 Mo, 04.01.10 Mo, 11.01.10 Mo, 18.01.10 Mo, 25.01.10 Mo, 01.02.10
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Practical Course 15:45-17:15 Visit IHF Visit IHF Problems

Introduction Properties of Antennas Properties of Antennas Antenna Modelling and Design Antenna Types Antenna Types Quasi-Optical Antennas Quasi-Optical Antennas Antennas and Environment Antenna Arrays

Problems

NEC-2 NEC-2

Christmas Holidays Antenna Arrays Ansoft Designer

Antenna Circuits, System Aspects Ansoft Designer Antenna Measurements Summary / Revision Array Modelling

References (I)
James Clerk Maxwell, A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field, Royal Society Transactions, 1864 William Garnett, The Life of James Clerk Maxwell Biography, IEEE Foundation / Sonnet, http://www.sonnetsoftware.com/resources/maxwellbio.html Heinrich Rudolf Hertz, ber sehr schnelle elektrische Schwingungen, Annalen der Physik, 1887 Daniel Fleisch, A Students Guide to Maxwells Equations, Cambridge University Press, 2008 David M. Pozar, Microwave Engineering, 2nd Edition, John Wiley, July 1997 Constantine A. Balanis, Advanced Engineering Electromagnetics, John Wiley, 1989 Thomas Weiland, Martin Timm, Irina Muntenau, A Practical Guide to 3-D Simulation, IEEE Microwave Magazine, 12/2008

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References (II)
Constantine A. Balanis, Antenna Theory: Analysis and Design, John Wiley, 1997 L.J. Chu, Physical Limitations of Omni-Directional Antennas, Journal of Applied Physics, Vol.19, pp1163-1175, 1948 Warren L. Stutzman, Gary A. Thiele, Antenna Theory and Design, 2nd Edition, John Wiley, January 1998 Sophocles J. Orfanidis, Electromagnetic Waves and Antennas, http://www.ece.rutgers.edu/~orfanidi/ewa/ John Volakis (Editor), Antenna Engineering Handbook, McGraw-Hill, 4th Edition June 2007

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Antennas... (I)

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Antennas... (II)

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Antennas... (III)

Effelsberg 100m-Antenna f = 800 MHz / 96 GHz F=30m

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Outline
Introduction Properties of Antennas Antenna Types Antenna Modelling and Design Quasi-Optical Antennas Antennas and Environment Antenna Arrays Antenna Circuits Antenna Measurements
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