Semester 7
Course: Antennas and Wireless Propagation
| Course Code: | Y3 |
| Course Level: | Undergratuate |
| Obligatory/Elective: | Obligatory |
| Semester: | 7 |
| Division: | Division of Telecommunications |
| Group: | Main Course |
| ECTS Credits: | 5 |
| Hours Per Week: | 4 |
| Website: | eclass.uowm.gr/courses/ICTE289/ |
| Language: | Greek |
| Content: | Radiated and guided electromagnetic wavew. Fundamental parameters of antennas (radiation pattern, directivity, gain, input impedance, polarization, matching). Radiation fundamentals (reciprocity, Friis and radar equation). Linear wire antennas (dipoles, monopoles). Loop antennas. Arrays (endfire, broadside, phased). Folded dipole antenna, Yagi-Uda antenna, Log-periodic antenna. Horn antennas, Microstrip antennas, Reflector antennas.
Lab exercises for antenna measurements based on educational lab kit (Lab-Volt/Festo Didactic).
Wireless channel, path loss and fading. Propagation mechanisms (reflection/refraction, scattering, diffraction) and models. Terrestrial fixed links, mobile/cellular wireless systems (Macrocell, Microcell, Picocell, Megacell), satellite systems. Overcoming channel impairments, RF link planning. |
| Learning Outcomes: | Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
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| Pre-requirements: | None |
| Teaching Methods: | Lectures, Exercises, Lab exercises |
| Validation: | Grade from lab reports, 25%, final written exams, 75%. Optional homework assignments. |
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