OBIETTIVI E CONTENUTI

OBIETTIVI FORMATIVI

The course provides knowledge and skills concerning antennas, with reference to both their working principles and their use in different applicative fields. The following main topics will be addressed. Fundamentals of electromagnetic radiation and antenna parameters. Linear antennas, aperture antennas, reflector antennas, printed antennas. Antenna Arrays. MIMO systems for multimedia communications. Smart and reconfigurable antennas. Wide band antennas for high–speed internet links. Antenna systems for industrial, civil and biomedical applications

OBIETTIVI FORMATIVI (DETTAGLIO) E RISULTATI DI APPRENDIMENTO

The "Antennas" module provides knowledge and skills concerning antennas, with reference to both their working principles and their use in different applicative fields. The following main topics will be addressed. Fundamentals of electromagnetic radiation and antenna parameters. Linear antennas, aperture antennas, reflector antennas, printed antennas. Antenna Arrays. MIMO systems for multimedia communications. Smart and reconfigurable antennas. Wide band antennas for high–speed internet links. Antenna systems for industrial, civil and biomedical applications. The aim is to allow students to understand how to deal with antenna analysis and design.

MODALITA' DIDATTICHE

Lectures.

PROGRAMMA/CONTENUTO

Fundamentals of electromagnetic radiation. Antenna radiation parameters. Linear antennas (dipoles, monopoles, etc). Aperture antennas. Reflector antennas. Printed antennas. Antenna Arrays. MIMO, smart and reconfigurable antennas. Link between antennas.

TESTI/BIBLIOGRAFIA

-) Lecture notes provided by the teacher
-) C. A. Balanis, Antenna Theory Analysis and Design. Wiley, 2005.
-) S. J. Orfanidis, Electromagnetic Waves and Antennas, 2016. Available online at www.ece.rutgers.edu/~orfanidi/ewa/

DOCENTI E COMMISSIONI

Commissione d'esame

GIAN LUIGI GRAGNANI (Presidente)

ANDREA RANDAZZO (Presidente)

ALESSANDRO FEDELI

MATTEO PASTORINO

LEZIONI

INIZIO LEZIONI

https://corsi.unige.it/10378/p/studenti-orario

Orari delle lezioni

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ESAMI

MODALITA' D'ESAME

Oral exam

MODALITA' DI ACCERTAMENTO

Students will have to answer questions asked by the commission concerning the topics presented during the course lectures.

Calendario appelli