Antenna Engineering Handbook, Fourth Edition
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ContributorsForewordPart 1: Introduction and Fundamentals
Part 1: Introduction and Fundamentals
Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Ants,Arrays & Mobile Communications
Chapter 2: Frequency Bands for Military and Commercial Applications
Chapter 3: Arrays of Discrete Elements
Part 2: Types and Design Methods
Chapter 4: Dipoles and Monopoles
Chapter 5: Loop Antennas
Chapter 6: Small Antennas
Chapter 7: Microstrip Antennas
Chapter 8: Slot Antennas
Chapter 9: Waveguide Slot Antenna Arrays
Chapter 10: Surface-Wave Antennas
Chapter 11: Leaky Wave Antennas
Chapter 12: Helical Antennas
Chapter 13: Frequency Independent Antennas
Chapter 14: Horn Antennas
Chapter 15: Reflector Antennas
Chapter 16: Wideband Microstrip Antennas
Chapter 17: Dielectric Resonator Antennas
Chapter 18: Lens Antennas
Chapter 19: Ultrawide Bandwidth Antenna Design
Chapter 20: Phased Arrays
Chapter 21: Array Phase Shifters: Theory and Technology
Chapter 22: Conformal and Low-Profile Arrays
Chapter 23: Millimeter-Wave and Teraherz Antennas
Chapter 24: Ultra Wideband Arrays
Chapter 25: Smart Antennas
Chapter 26: Methods of Polarization Synthesis
Part 3: ApplicationsChapter 27: Low- and Medium-Frequency AntennasChapter 28: HF AntennasChapter 29: VHF and UHF Antennas for CommunicationsChapter 30: Portable TV AntennasChapter 31: Reconfigurable Antennas Chapter 32: Active AntennasChapter 33: Fractal AntennasChapter 34: Low Profile Antenna Performance Enhancement Utilizing Engineered Electromagnetic MaterialsChapter 35: Reflectarray AntennasChapter 36: Mobile Handset AntennasChapter 37: Broadband Planar Antennas for High Speed Wireless CommunicationsChapter 38: Antennas for Medical ApplicationsChapter 39: Automobile AntennasChapter 40: Aircraft AntennasChapter 41: Radiometer AntennasChapter 42: Antenna TrackingChapter 43: Microwave Beacon AntennasChapter 44: Satellite AntennasChapter 45: Earth Station AntennasChapter 46: Seeker AntennasChapter 47: Direction Finding Antennas and SystemsChapter 48: ESM and ECM AntennasChapter 49: Radio-Telescope AntennasChapter 50: Indoor Antenna MeasurementsPart 4: Topics Associated with AntennasChapter 51: Transmission Lines and WaveguidesChapter 52: Impedance Matching, Broadbanding, and BalunsChapter 53: RandomesChapter 54: PropagationChapter 55: Materials and Design DataChapter 56: Frequency Selective SurfacesChapter 57: Propagation Models and Antennas for MIMOChapter 58: Multipath Techniques for Handset/Terminal AntennasChapter 59: Computational Electromagetics for AntennasINDEX
Chapter 28: HF AntennasChapter 29: VHF and UHF Antennas for CommunicationsChapter 30: Portable TV AntennasChapter 31: Reconfigurable Antennas Chapter 32: Active AntennasChapter 33: Fractal AntennasChapter 34: Low Profile Antenna Performance Enhancement Utilizing Engineered Electromagnetic MaterialsChapter 35: Reflectarray AntennasChapter 36: Mobile Handset AntennasChapter 37: Broadband Planar Antennas for High Speed Wireless CommunicationsChapter 38: Antennas for Medical ApplicationsChapter 39: Automobile AntennasChapter 40: Aircraft AntennasChapter 41: Radiometer AntennasChapter 42: Antenna TrackingChapter 43: Microwave Beacon AntennasChapter 44: Satellite AntennasChapter 45: Earth Station AntennasChapter 46: Seeker AntennasChapter 47: Direction Finding Antennas and SystemsChapter 48: ESM and ECM AntennasChapter 49: Radio-Telescope AntennasChapter 50: Indoor Antenna MeasurementsPart 4: Topics Associated with AntennasChapter 51: Transmission Lines and WaveguidesChapter 52: Impedance Matching, Broadbanding, and BalunsChapter 53: RandomesChapter 54: PropagationChapter 55: Materials and Design DataChapter 56: Frequency Selective SurfacesChapter 57: Propagation Models and Antennas for MIMOChapter 58: Multipath Techniques for Handset/Terminal AntennasChapter 59: Computational Electromagetics for AntennasINDEX
Chapter 30: Portable TV AntennasChapter 31: Reconfigurable Antennas Chapter 32: Active AntennasChapter 33: Fractal AntennasChapter 34: Low Profile Antenna Performance Enhancement Utilizing Engineered Electromagnetic MaterialsChapter 35: Reflectarray AntennasChapter 36: Mobile Handset AntennasChapter 37: Broadband Planar Antennas for High Speed Wireless CommunicationsChapter 38: Antennas for Medical ApplicationsChapter 39: Automobile AntennasChapter 40: Aircraft AntennasChapter 41: Radiometer AntennasChapter 42: Antenna TrackingChapter 43: Microwave Beacon AntennasChapter 44: Satellite AntennasChapter 45: Earth Station AntennasChapter 46: Seeker AntennasChapter 47: Direction Finding Antennas and SystemsChapter 48: ESM and ECM AntennasChapter 49: Radio-Telescope AntennasChapter 50: Indoor Antenna MeasurementsPart 4: Topics Associated with AntennasChapter 51: Transmission Lines and WaveguidesChapter 52: Impedance Matching, Broadbanding, and BalunsChapter 53: RandomesChapter 54: PropagationChapter 55: Materials and Design DataChapter 56: Frequency Selective SurfacesChapter 57: Propagation Models and Antennas for MIMOChapter 58: Multipath Techniques for Handset/Terminal AntennasChapter 59: Computational Electromagetics for AntennasINDEX
Chapter 32: Active AntennasChapter 33: Fractal AntennasChapter 34: Low Profile Antenna Performance Enhancement Utilizing Engineered Electromagnetic MaterialsChapter 35: Reflectarray AntennasChapter 36: Mobile Handset AntennasChapter 37: Broadband Planar Antennas for High Speed Wireless CommunicationsChapter 38: Antennas for Medical ApplicationsChapter 39: Automobile AntennasChapter 40: Aircraft AntennasChapter 41: Radiometer AntennasChapter 42: Antenna TrackingChapter 43: Microwave Beacon AntennasChapter 44: Satellite AntennasChapter 45: Earth Station AntennasChapter 46: Seeker AntennasChapter 47: Direction Finding Antennas and SystemsChapter 48: ESM and ECM AntennasChapter 49: Radio-Telescope AntennasChapter 50: Indoor Antenna MeasurementsPart 4: Topics Associated with AntennasChapter 51: Transmission Lines and WaveguidesChapter 52: Impedance Matching, Broadbanding, and BalunsChapter 53: RandomesChapter 54: PropagationChapter 55: Materials and Design DataChapter 56: Frequency Selective SurfacesChapter 57: Propagation Models and Antennas for MIMOChapter 58: Multipath Techniques for Handset/Terminal AntennasChapter 59: Computational Electromagetics for AntennasINDEX
Chapter 34: Low Profile Antenna Performance Enhancement Utilizing Engineered Electromagnetic MaterialsChapter 35: Reflectarray AntennasChapter 36: Mobile Handset AntennasChapter 37: Broadband Planar Antennas for High Speed Wireless CommunicationsChapter 38: Antennas for Medical ApplicationsChapter 39: Automobile AntennasChapter 40: Aircraft AntennasChapter 41: Radiometer AntennasChapter 42: Antenna TrackingChapter 43: Microwave Beacon AntennasChapter 44: Satellite AntennasChapter 45: Earth Station AntennasChapter 46: Seeker AntennasChapter 47: Direction Finding Antennas and SystemsChapter 48: ESM and ECM AntennasChapter 49: Radio-Telescope AntennasChapter 50: Indoor Antenna MeasurementsPart 4: Topics Associated with AntennasChapter 51: Transmission Lines and WaveguidesChapter 52: Impedance Matching, Broadbanding, and BalunsChapter 53: RandomesChapter 54: PropagationChapter 55: Materials and Design DataChapter 56: Frequency Selective SurfacesChapter 57: Propagation Models and Antennas for MIMOChapter 58: Multipath Techniques for Handset/Terminal AntennasChapter 59: Computational Electromagetics for AntennasINDEX
Chapter 36: Mobile Handset AntennasChapter 37: Broadband Planar Antennas for High Speed Wireless CommunicationsChapter 38: Antennas for Medical ApplicationsChapter 39: Automobile AntennasChapter 40: Aircraft AntennasChapter 41: Radiometer AntennasChapter 42: Antenna TrackingChapter 43: Microwave Beacon AntennasChapter 44: Satellite AntennasChapter 45: Earth Station AntennasChapter 46: Seeker AntennasChapter 47: Direction Finding Antennas and SystemsChapter 48: ESM and ECM AntennasChapter 49: Radio-Telescope AntennasChapter 50: Indoor Antenna MeasurementsPart 4: Topics Associated with AntennasChapter 51: Transmission Lines and WaveguidesChapter 52: Impedance Matching, Broadbanding, and BalunsChapter 53: RandomesChapter 54: PropagationChapter 55: Materials and Design DataChapter 56: Frequency Selective SurfacesChapter 57: Propagation Models and Antennas for MIMOChapter 58: Multipath Techniques for Handset/Terminal AntennasChapter 59: Computational Electromagetics for AntennasINDEX
Chapter 38: Antennas for Medical ApplicationsChapter 39: Automobile AntennasChapter 40: Aircraft AntennasChapter 41: Radiometer AntennasChapter 42: Antenna TrackingChapter 43: Microwave Beacon AntennasChapter 44: Satellite AntennasChapter 45: Earth Station AntennasChapter 46: Seeker AntennasChapter 47: Direction Finding Antennas and SystemsChapter 48: ESM and ECM AntennasChapter 49: Radio-Telescope AntennasChapter 50: Indoor Antenna MeasurementsPart 4: Topics Associated with AntennasChapter 51: Transmission Lines and WaveguidesChapter 52: Impedance Matching, Broadbanding, and BalunsChapter 53: RandomesChapter 54: PropagationChapter 55: Materials and Design DataChapter 56: Frequency Selective SurfacesChapter 57: Propagation Models and Antennas for MIMOChapter 58: Multipath Techniques for Handset/Terminal AntennasChapter 59: Computational Electromagetics for AntennasINDEX
Chapter 40: Aircraft AntennasChapter 41: Radiometer AntennasChapter 42: Antenna TrackingChapter 43: Microwave Beacon AntennasChapter 44: Satellite AntennasChapter 45: Earth Station AntennasChapter 46: Seeker AntennasChapter 47: Direction Finding Antennas and SystemsChapter 48: ESM and ECM AntennasChapter 49: Radio-Telescope AntennasChapter 50: Indoor Antenna MeasurementsPart 4: Topics Associated with AntennasChapter 51: Transmission Lines and WaveguidesChapter 52: Impedance Matching, Broadbanding, and BalunsChapter 53: RandomesChapter 54: PropagationChapter 55: Materials and Design DataChapter 56: Frequency Selective SurfacesChapter 57: Propagation Models and Antennas for MIMOChapter 58: Multipath Techniques for Handset/Terminal AntennasChapter 59: Computational Electromagetics for AntennasINDEX
Chapter 42: Antenna TrackingChapter 43: Microwave Beacon AntennasChapter 44: Satellite AntennasChapter 45: Earth Station AntennasChapter 46: Seeker AntennasChapter 47: Direction Finding Antennas and SystemsChapter 48: ESM and ECM AntennasChapter 49: Radio-Telescope AntennasChapter 50: Indoor Antenna MeasurementsPart 4: Topics Associated with AntennasChapter 51: Transmission Lines and WaveguidesChapter 52: Impedance Matching, Broadbanding, and BalunsChapter 53: RandomesChapter 54: PropagationChapter 55: Materials and Design DataChapter 56: Frequency Selective SurfacesChapter 57: Propagation Models and Antennas for MIMOChapter 58: Multipath Techniques for Handset/Terminal AntennasChapter 59: Computational Electromagetics for AntennasINDEX
Chapter 44: Satellite AntennasChapter 45: Earth Station AntennasChapter 46: Seeker AntennasChapter 47: Direction Finding Antennas and SystemsChapter 48: ESM and ECM AntennasChapter 49: Radio-Telescope AntennasChapter 50: Indoor Antenna MeasurementsPart 4: Topics Associated with AntennasChapter 51: Transmission Lines and WaveguidesChapter 52: Impedance Matching, Broadbanding, and BalunsChapter 53: RandomesChapter 54: PropagationChapter 55: Materials and Design DataChapter 56: Frequency Selective SurfacesChapter 57: Propagation Models and Antennas for MIMOChapter 58: Multipath Techniques for Handset/Terminal AntennasChapter 59: Computational Electromagetics for AntennasINDEX
Chapter 46: Seeker AntennasChapter 47: Direction Finding Antennas and SystemsChapter 48: ESM and ECM AntennasChapter 49: Radio-Telescope AntennasChapter 50: Indoor Antenna MeasurementsPart 4: Topics Associated with AntennasChapter 51: Transmission Lines and WaveguidesChapter 52: Impedance Matching, Broadbanding, and BalunsChapter 53: RandomesChapter 54: PropagationChapter 55: Materials and Design DataChapter 56: Frequency Selective SurfacesChapter 57: Propagation Models and Antennas for MIMOChapter 58: Multipath Techniques for Handset/Terminal AntennasChapter 59: Computational Electromagetics for AntennasINDEX
Chapter 48: ESM and ECM AntennasChapter 49: Radio-Telescope AntennasChapter 50: Indoor Antenna MeasurementsPart 4: Topics Associated with AntennasChapter 51: Transmission Lines and WaveguidesChapter 52: Impedance Matching, Broadbanding, and BalunsChapter 53: RandomesChapter 54: PropagationChapter 55: Materials and Design DataChapter 56: Frequency Selective SurfacesChapter 57: Propagation Models and Antennas for MIMOChapter 58: Multipath Techniques for Handset/Terminal AntennasChapter 59: Computational Electromagetics for AntennasINDEX
Chapter 50: Indoor Antenna MeasurementsPart 4: Topics Associated with AntennasChapter 51: Transmission Lines and WaveguidesChapter 52: Impedance Matching, Broadbanding, and BalunsChapter 53: RandomesChapter 54: PropagationChapter 55: Materials and Design DataChapter 56: Frequency Selective SurfacesChapter 57: Propagation Models and Antennas for MIMOChapter 58: Multipath Techniques for Handset/Terminal AntennasChapter 59: Computational Electromagetics for AntennasINDEX
Chapter 51: Transmission Lines and WaveguidesChapter 52: Impedance Matching, Broadbanding, and BalunsChapter 53: RandomesChapter 54: PropagationChapter 55: Materials and Design DataChapter 56: Frequency Selective SurfacesChapter 57: Propagation Models and Antennas for MIMOChapter 58: Multipath Techniques for Handset/Terminal AntennasChapter 59: Computational Electromagetics for AntennasINDEX
Chapter 53: RandomesChapter 54: PropagationChapter 55: Materials and Design DataChapter 56: Frequency Selective SurfacesChapter 57: Propagation Models and Antennas for MIMOChapter 58: Multipath Techniques for Handset/Terminal AntennasChapter 59: Computational Electromagetics for AntennasINDEX
Chapter 55: Materials and Design DataChapter 56: Frequency Selective SurfacesChapter 57: Propagation Models and Antennas for MIMOChapter 58: Multipath Techniques for Handset/Terminal AntennasChapter 59: Computational Electromagetics for AntennasINDEX
Chapter 57: Propagation Models and Antennas for MIMOChapter 58: Multipath Techniques for Handset/Terminal AntennasChapter 59: Computational Electromagetics for AntennasINDEX
Chapter 59: Computational Electromagetics for AntennasINDEX
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