Antennas
Subtitle: from theory to practice
By: Yi Huang, Kevin Boyle
Contributors: Boyle, Kevin
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Chichester, UK
Language: eng
Number of pages: 363
ISBN-13: 9780470510285
Subjects: Antennas (Electronics)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction; title: A short history of antennas; title: Radio systems and antennas; title: Necessary mathematics; title: Complex numbers; title: Vectors and vector operation; title: Coordinates; title: Basics of electromagnetics; title: Electric field; title: Magnetic field; title: Maxwell's equations; title: Boundary conditions; title: Summary; title: References; title: Problems; title: 2. Circuit Concepts and Transmission Lines; title: Circuit concepts; title: Lumped and distributed element systems; title: Transmission line theory; title: Transmission line model; title: Solutions and analysis; title: Terminated transmission line; title: The Smith chart and impedance matching; title: The Smith chart; title: Impedance matching; title: Quality factor and bandwidth; title: Various transmission lines; title: Two-wire transmission line; title: Coaxial cable; title: Microstrip line; title: Stripline; title: Co-planar waveguide (CPW); title: Waveguide; title: Connectors; title: Summary; title: References; title: Problems; title: 3. Field Concepts and Radiowaves; title: Wave equation and solutions; title: Discussion on wave solutions; title: Plane wave, intrinsic impedance and polarisation; title: Plane wave and intrinsic impedance; title: Polarisation; title: Radio wave propagation mechanisms; title: Reflection and transmission; title: Diffraction and Huygens's principle; title: Scattering; title: Radio wave propagation characteristics in media; title: Media classification and attenuation; title: Radio wave propagation models; title: Free space model; title: Two-ray model/plane earth model; title: Multipath models; title: Comparison of circuit concepts and field concepts; title: Skin Depth; title: Summary; title: References; title: Problems; title: 4. Antenna Basics; title: Antennas to radio waves; title: Near field and far field; title: Antenna parameters from the field point of view; title: Antennas to transmission lines; title: Antenna parameters from the circuit point of view; title: Summary; title: References; title: Problems; title: 5. Popular Antennas; title: Wire-type antennas; title: Dipoles; title: Monopoles and image theory; title: Loops and duality principle; title: Helical antennas; title: Yagi-Uda antennas; title: Log-periodic antennas and frequency independent antennas; title: Aperture-type antennas; title: Fourier transforms and the radiated field; title: Horn antennas; title: Reflector and lens antennas; title: Slot antennas and Babinet's principle; title: Microstrip antennas; title: Antenna arrays; title: Basic concept; title: Isotropic linear arrays; title: Pattern multiplication principle; title: Element mutual coupling; title: Some practical considerations; title: Transmitting and receiving antennas: reciprocity; title: Balun and impedance matching; title: Antenna polarisation; title: Radomes, housings and supporting structures; title: Summary; title: References; title: Problems; title: 6. Computer- Aided Antenna Design and Analysis; title: Introduction; title: Computational electromagnetics for antennas; title: Method of moments (MoM); title: Finite element method (FEM); title: Finite difference time domain (FDTD) method; title: Transmission line modelling (TLM) method; title: Comparison of numerical methods; title: High frequency methods; title: Examples of computer-aided design and analysis; title: Wire-type antenna design and analysis; title: General antenna design and analysis; title: Summary; title: References; title: Problems; title: 7. Antenna Manufacturing and Measurements; title: Antenna manufacturing; title: Conducting materials; title: Dielectric materials; title: New materials for antennas; title: Antenna measurement basics; title: Scattering parameters; title: Network analysers; title: Impedance, S11, VSWR, and return loss measurement; title: Can I measure these parameters in my office?; title: Effects of a small section of a transmission line or a connector; title: Effects of packages on antennas; title: Radiation pattern measurements; title: Far-field condition; title: Open-area test sites (OATS); title: Anechoic chambers; title: Compact antenna test ranges (CATR); title: Planar and cylindrical near-field chambers; title: Spherical near-field chambers; title: Gain measurements; title: Comparison with a standard-gain horn; title: Two-antenna measurement; title: Three-antenna measurement; title: Miscellaneous topics; title: Efficiency measurements; title: Reverberation chambers; title: Impedance de-embedding techniques; title: Probe array in near-field systems; title: Summary; title: References; title: Problems; title: 8. Special Topics; title: Electrically small antennas; title: The Basics and impedance bandwidth; title: Antenna size-reduction techniques; title: Mobile Antennas, Antenna Diversity and Human Body Effects; title: Introduction; title: Mobile antennas; title: Antenna diversity; title: User interaction; title: Multiband and ultra-wideband antennas; title: Introduction; title: Multiband antennas; title: Wideband antennas; title: RFID antennas; title: Introduction; title: Near-field systems; title: Far-field systems; title: Reconfigurable antennas; title: Introduction; title: Switching and variable-component technologies; title: Reasonant mode switching/tuning; title: Feed network switching/tuning; title: Mechanical reconfiguration; title: Summary; title: References.