Antenna Theory: Analysis and Design, 2/e

Description:

The Latest Resource for the Study of Antenna Theory! In a discipline that has experienced vast technological changes, this text offers the most recent look at all the necessary topics. Highlights include:
* New coverage of microstrip antennas provides information essential to a wide variety of practical designs of rectangular and circular patches, including computer programs.
* Applications of Fourier transform (spectral) method to antenna radiation.
* Updated material on moment methods, radar cross section, mutual impedances, aperture and horn antennas, compact range designs, and antenna measurements.
A New Emphasis on Design! Balanis features a tremendous increase in design procedures and equations. This presents a solid solution to the challenge of meeting real-life situations faced by engineers. Computer programs contained in the book-and accompanying software-have been developed to help engineers analyze, design, and visualize the radiation characteristics of antennas.

Table of Contents:

Antennas.

Fundamental Parameters of Antennas.

Radiation Integrals and Auxiliary Potential Functions.

Linear Wire Antennas.

Loop Antennas.

Arrays: Linear, Planar, and Circular.

Antenna Synthesis and Continuous Sources.

Integral Equations, Moment Method, and Self and Mutual Impedances.

Broadband Dipoles and Matching Techniques.

Traveling Wave and Broadband Antennas.

Frequency Independent Antennas and Antenna Miniaturization.

Aperture Antennas.

Horn Antennas.

Microstrip Antennas.

Reflector Antennas.

Antenna Measurements.

Appendices.

Index.