Outline

Basic RF Concepts

 • Basic design and performance requirements of a wireless communication system

Basic Antenna Concepts

 • Definitions of basic antenna properties - impedance, VSWR, bandwidth, directivity, gain, radiation patterns, polarization, etc.

Fundamental Antenna Elements

 • The Monopole • The Dipole • The Loop • The Slot • Microstrip Antennas

Waveguides

 • Basic Concepts • Size versus Frequency • Common Waveguides • Connection Tips

Aperture Antennas

 • Aperture design concepts • The horn antenna • The reflector antenna

Phased Arrays

 • Fundamental array theory • Types of antenna arrays • Feed network design considerations • Beam steering and shaping concepts • Performance trade-offs • Phased Array sizing

mm-Wave Propagation

 • Friis Equation • The communication link • Understanding and calculating path loss • Receiver Sensitivity and antenna noise figure • Link budget calculations • Atmospheric Loss • Rain Attenuation • Sky Noise • Other Topics

Common mm-Wave Antennas

 • Overview of Common mm-Wave Antennas

Special Considerations for 5G mm-Wave versus 4G/5G LTE

 • Propagation • Antenna differences • Base station difference • Implementation differences in handheld devices • System operation

mm-Wave Antenna Testing

 • Antenna Ranges • Far-field Testing • Near-Field Testing • How to test and measure antenna performance