Planar antennas and radiating apertures

Know how to calculate the electromagnetic field radiated by radiating apertures and planar antennas.

–  Know how to physically interpret the radiation of a radiating aperture and a planar antenna.

–  Know how to calculate the fundamental descriptors of radiating apertures and planar antennas.

– Understand the fundamental properties of radiating apertures and planar antennas.

– Understand the excitation techniques for radiating apertures and planar antennas.

– Know how to design a radiating aperture or planar antenna based on specifications.

I- Radiating apertures

               I-1- Duality of Maxwell's equations for electric and magnetic current sources

I-2- Electromagnetic field radiated by harmonic electric and magnetic current distributions

I-3- Integrals of electromagnetic radiation

I-4- Equivalence principles in electromagnetism (LOVE's equivalence principle)

I-5- Application: Rectangular radiating aperture

I-6- Common radiating apertures and their properties

II- Planar antennas

               II-1- Operating principle

               II-2- Choice of substrate and MMIC technology

II-3- Electromagnetic model of a planar antenna  

II-4- Application: Rectangular planar antenna

II-5- Excitation of planar antennas

III- Prospects in the field of radiating apertures and planar antennas

The subject ‘Electromagnetic radiation and antennas’ (Apogée code N8EE26A)