w he First Semester M.Tech. Degree Examination, June 2007 Antenna Theory and Design Time: 3 hrs.) [Max. Marks:100 Note :1. Answer any FIVE full questions. 2. Assume missing data suitably. 1 a Using Maxwell's equations explain how radiation and reception of electromagnetic waves take place. (08 Marks) b. Briefly explain the following terms with respect to antenna : i) Radiation efficiency. ii) Directivity. iii) Physical Aperture. iv) Gain. me (12 Marks) 2 a. State and prove reciprocity theorem as applicable to antennas. | (06 Marks) b. Derive relation between maximum effective aperture and directivity crete) jar (06 Marks) ied by 0/2, (10 Marks) c. Explain : Half power Beam width. a. Synthesize an array of 2 isotropic point sources of equal amplitude separat symmetric about origin but all in phase quadrature. b. Show that total BWFN of an ordinary end fire array is 2V BWEN of broadside array. (10 Marks) 4 a. Explain Woodward - Lawson sampling method for antenna synthesis. (06 Marks) b. Explain Dolph — Tschebyscheff Array. (08 Marks) ¢. Determine the current distribution and the approximate radiation pattem of a line source placed along the z-axis whose desired radiation pattern is symmetrical abou we 1 1 Bcc & and its given by, sr-{h aad (06 Marks * elsewhere 5 a Explain Babinet’s priniciple. (08 Mark b. Explain Parabolic reflector antenna. (12 Mark 6 a. Derive the Pocklington’s Integral equation. (12 Mart b. Explain induced emf method. (08 Mart 7 a Explain finite difference time domain method. (10 Mar! b. Explain geometrical optics wedge diffraction theory. (10 Mar! 8 — Write short notes on: a. Pattern multiplication. b. Dual-reflector antennas. c. Taylor-line source method. d. Ey is of ‘Plane analysis of Horn antenna. (20 Ma ithe Scanned by CamScanner7 antenna Theory and Design Time: 3 hrs. Max. Marks:100 Note :1. Answer any FIVE full questions. 2. Missing data can be assumed. 1 a. Explain the antenna parameter and gain and directivity in detail. (06 Marks) b. An ideal omni directional antenna would have constant radiation in horizontal plane (8 = 90") and would fall rapidly to zero outside that plane. Suppose that the pattern in the vertical plane is constant out to + (230°) from horizontal, the pattern expression can be written as ier 4 FQa{! tR. Explain the following terms as related to antenna systems: i) Radiation patterns. ii) _Directivity and gain. iii) Radiation efficiency. iv) Polarization. (10 Marks) ©- An antenna has a field pattern given by E(0) = cos@cos 20 for 0° <0 < 90°. Find i) HPBW ii) BWFN and iii) Draw a field pattern. (03 Marks) a. Derive an expression for electric and magnetic fields of a short electric dipole. (10 Marks) b. Explain the microstrip antennas and its applications. (10 Marks) a, Derive an array-factor expression in case of a linear array of ‘n’ isotropic point sources of equal amplitude and spacing. (10 Marks) b. Explain the principle of pattern multiplication. (05 Marks) c. Explain the effects of mutual coupling on array performance. (05 Marks) Explain the practical design considerations forthe monofilar axial mode helical antenna, a b. A 16-tum helical beam antenna has a circumference of 2 and tum spacing of 7. What is i) HPBW ii) Axial ratio iii)Gain iv) Power pattern? (03 Marks) c. Explain the following types of antenna: i) Frequency independent antenna. ii) Log-periodic antenna. (10 Marks) a. What is the parabolic reflector? Briefly explain parabolic reflector antenna principles. (10 Marks) b. Derive an expression for gain in field intensity of a square ~ comer reflector antenna, (10 Maris) a. Explain antenna pattern synthesis by Woodword - Lawson sampling method. (10 Marks) b. Explain antenna pattern synthesis by Taylor line source method. (10 Marks) a. Derive the Pocklington’s integral equation, in finite diameter wires. (10 Marks) b. Explain the types of source modeling, with neat sketches, (10 Marks) (07 Marks) Explain radiation by a monopole on a finite ground plane. Explain aperture fields of the E-plane sectoral horn antenna. Design an E-plane sectoral hom so that the maximum phase deivation at the aperture of the hom is 56.72°, The dimensions of the hom are a= 0.5 2, b = 0.25 A and by = 2.754 (03 Marks) (10 Marks) tenes Scanned by CamScanner