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IntroductiontoAntennas Familiarization

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Introduction to Antennas: Familiarization

Presented by APN Rao, Dept ECE, GRIET, Hyderabad. Jul 2011

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Definition of Antenna (or Aerial)


A means of radiating or receiving radio waves An interface between a circuit and free space A transducer which converts time-varying currents to photons and vice-versa

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Frequency Bands in EM Spectrum


R F Bands
Name Frequency ELF 3 30 Hz SLF 30 300 Hz ULF 300 3 KHz VLF 3 30 KHz LF 30 300 KHz MF 300 K 3 MHz HF 3 30 MHz VHF 30 300 MHz UHF 300 M 3 GHz SHF 3 30 GHz EHF 30 300 GHz

Microwave Bands
Name L S C X KU K KA V W Frequency 1 2 GHz 2 4 GHz 4 8 GHz 8 12 GHz 12 18 GHz 18 26 GHz 26 40 GHz 40 75 GHz 75 100 GHz

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Frequency -vs- Wavelength; Photon Energy

Introduction to Antennas Through Images

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Some Typical Antennas

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Some Typical Antennas

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Some Typical Antennas

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Some Typical Antennas

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Radomes

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Ship-borne Antennas

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Aircraft-borne Antennas

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Aircraft-borne Antennas

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Antennas on a Cruise-Missile(not marked)

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Satellite-borne Antennas

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The Pioneers in Antennas

JC Maxwell

H R Hertz

G Marconi JC Bose

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First Trans-Atlantic Transmission

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Marconis Transmitting Station (Poldhu)

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Plaque Commemorating Poldhu Transmitting Station

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Prof. HidetsuguYagi

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Prof. John D. Kraus

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Antenna (BIG EAR) built by Prof. John D. Kraus and his students

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History of Development of Antennas


1864 - Existence of EM waves Predicted (JC Maxwell) 1886 EM waves generated and detected (HR Hertz) 1901 First Trans-atlantic wireless communication (G Marconi) Prior to WW II Wire antennas (below UHF range) During WW II Microwave antennas, power sources and other components Following WW II Array, Broadband & Microstrip Antennas Later part of XX century Advanced numerical methods and computational softwares, Smart antennas

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