Acquire an overview of antenna architectures and modeling theory, with an emphasis on various methods of modeling the antenna architectures. Explore major modeling methods, with a focus on commercial modeling codes and custom modeling codes in MATLAB for modeling various types of antennas.

• Junior and senior research engineers, scientists, and program managers

• Understand the principles of antenna theory and the major antenna modeling methodologies
• Use these principles to understand appropriate antenna modeling methodologies for a variety of antenna types, including monopoles, dipoles, microstrip patches, slots, spirals, horns, reflector, and array antennas

• Introduction and Course Philosophy
• Review of Antenna Theory
• Introduction to Techniques for Modeling & Simulation of Antennas
• Modeling & Simulation of Antennas Methodology – Method of Moments
• Modeling & Simulation of Antennas Methodology – Physical Optics/Uniform Theory of Diffraction
• Modeling & Simulation of Antennas Methodology – Finite Element Method
• Modeling & Simulation of Antennas Methodology – Finite Difference Time Domain
• Modeling & Simulation of Antennas Methodology – Finite Integration Technique
• Modeling & Simulation of Antennas Methodology – Fourier Transform

Participants receive a CD-ROM and a class notebook with all course presentations and models developed in class.

Knowledge of antennas on the level of Basic Antenna Concepts is recommended, as well as a technical background in the field of antennas.

• George Brown
• Glenn Hopkins
• Jeff Kemp
• Krishna Naishadham
• Thomas Jurgens
• Victor Tripp