CCE 3102 - Transmission Media for Communications Theory

Credits:   4 
Lectures/Tut.:   28 hrs 
Labs:    10 hrs 
Prerequisite: CCE 2101
Leads to: CCE 4101

Detailed Syllabus

• Transmission of Electromagnetic Waves in Space
• Transmitting and Receiving Antennas
• Design of wire, waveguide and microstrip antennas
• Design of reflector and multi-element antenna array systems
• Antennas for mobile terminals
• Guided Electromagnetic Waves
• Characterisation of: Copper Transmission lines
• High Frequency Waveguides
• Optical Waveguides
• Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves in Space
• Characterisation of the mobile radio environment
• Radio direction finding and GPS
• Communications Satellites
• Weather Satellites

Assessment
Coursework - 20% 
Exam - 80%

Textbooks

• Connor F.R. Antennas, Publishers   E. Arnold
• Stremler R.G., Introduction to Communication Systems, 3th edition Addison Wesley ISBN 0-201-18498-2.