Assignment No-1 Antenna and Wave Propagation

1. The magnetic field of infinitesimal dipole antenna placed along the z-direction is given as:
 kI0le  jkr  1 
H  aˆ j 1 sin  . Find the electric field of the antenna.
4r  jkr

2. A very thin finite length dipole antenna is placed along the z-direction with current distribution is
sinusoidal. Using the far-field approximation, the electric field is obtained as:
 0
kI0 e  jkr sin  
  sin k l 2  z e dz   sin k l 2  z ' e jkz cos dz '  aˆ
l 2
jkz' cos
E  j
'
' '

4r l 2 0 
Solve this equation and find the closed form of electric field.

3. Power radiated by a half-wave dipole antenna placed along the z-direction is given as:
 
cos 2  cos  
 2  d .
 I0 
2
Prad
4 0
sin 
Solve this integration and find the closed form equation of power radiated by a half-wave dipole.

4. The radiation intensity of a finite length dipole antenna placed along the z-direction is given as:
2
  kl   kl
2 cos
 cos    cos  
U ( )   0 2     2   . Plot the 2D (E-plane) and 3D radiation pattern of this finite
I 2
8  sin  
 
length antenna using Matlab. Show that as the dipole length increases from 0.5 to 1.2  , the main lobe
becomes narrower. Beyond 1.4  length, the main lobe splits and main lobe is no longer along   90 .

5. Calculate the length of the dipole with a sinusoidal current distribution to obtain a 60º beam-width
between the first nulls.

6. Thin linear dipole of length l is placed symmetrically about the z-axis. Find the far-field electric and
magnetic field radiated by the dipole whose current distribution can be approximated by:

  2 '
 I 0 1  l z   l 2  z  0
'

 
I z'    
 I 0 1  2 z '  0  z '  l 2
  l 

  
 
I z '  I 0 cos z '   l 2  z '  l 2
 l 