Antennas

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Propagation
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Mischa Dohler

Kings College London

Centre for Telecommunications Research
 Books for Propagation

- Simon Saunders Antennas & Propagation

- William Jakes Microwave Mobile
Communications
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- Kaveh Pahlavan Wireless Information

Networks

- try to omit articles and books from:

 Overview of Lecture VIII

- Scenarios
- Propagation Mechanisms
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Propagation Scenarios
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Mega Cells
Satellite
 Outdoor-Outdoor

Macro, Micro and Umbrella Cells

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Macro and Micro Cells
Outdoor-Indoor
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Micro and Pico Cells
Indoor-Indoor
 Losses and Deterioration
Propagation Mechanisms:
(1) Free Space Propagation
(2) Reflection and Transmission
(3) Scattering
(4) Diffraction
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Distortions:
(5) Multipath Propagation
(6) Doppler Effect

Propagation Conditions:
(a) Line of Sight (LOS)
(b) non Line of Sight (nLOS)
(c) obstructed Line of Sight (oLOS)
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Propagation Mechanisms
 Free Space Propagation

Friis Transmission Formula:

Variations with Distance d:

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The dB mysticism:

Loss Myth:
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TE and TM waves

Snells Law:
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Fresnel Coefficients:

Object Size Myth:

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Reflection: TE and TM waves

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Transmission: TE and TM waves

 Reflection and Transmission

Change of Polarisation

Linear Linear
Circular Elliptical After Reflection or
Transmission of non-linear
Elliptical Elliptical
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polarisation we always
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obtain elliptical
polarisation.

i < Brewster i > Brewster

Left Right Left Left

Right Left Right Right

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Smooth Rough Rougher

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Fraunhofer Criterion for

smooth surfaces

Rayleigh Criterion for

smooth surfaces
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Correlation Function

Correlation Length
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Correlation Height

Roughness Factor
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Huygen's Principle

Sharp Edges Myth

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Consequences of Diffraction

Field-Strength in Rapid Field-strength

shadowed areas fluctuations
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Optical and Shadow Region

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Diffraction Coefficient
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Diffraction Coefficient
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Diffraction Coefficient