3. ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE
Electric field –
voltage changes
occurring in the RF
antenna which is
radiating the signal
Magnetic field–
changes in the current
flow
4. WHAT IS ANTENNA ?
Photons -- Electrons Electrons -- Photons
9. POLARIZATION
EM waves are composed of
two planes – vertical and
horizantal (E and M fields)
If the s/g is Txed in one
polarization , must be Rxed
in same polarization
Otherwise attenuation
When the wave is in
V-plane – V-polarization
H-plane– H-polarization
12. WAVES USED IN TELECOMMUNICATION
Radio waves
Radiated by the
Omnidirectional antennas
Transmits UHF frequencies
Micro waves
Radiated by the directional
antennas
Transmits 0.3GHz-300GHz
14. Omni directional antennas for horizantal plane
Also called sector antennas
For multipoint side of point to multipoint applications
Beam width 45-180 degrees
ANTENNAS FOR RADIO WAVES
17. ANTENNAS FOR
MICRO WAVES
Low power mw sources –
FET, Tunnel , Impatt, Gunn
diodes
High power mw sources –
magnetron , klystron, TWT,
gyrotron
Used for point to point
communications
Shorter wavelengths and
high frequencies
Antenna size is inversily
proportional to the
transmitted frequency
Allowing frequency reuse
19. CONSTRUCTION OF PATCH ANTENNA
Simple patch antenna uses
one half wave length
two metallic plates
separated by a dielectric
layer.
Metalic plates made of
copper
Antenna is fed by 50ohm
transmission line
Generation of E and H fields
dependent on length and
width of the patch and
wavelength
20. E AND H FIELDS OF A PATCH
E-field
varies along the length of
the patch
minimum at the centre and
maximum at the edges
The H-field
varies along the length is in
a direction perpendicular to
the E-field.
maximum at the center and
minimum at the edges.
The impedance is zero at
the center of the patch