Microstrip and printed antennas : new trends, techniques, and applications / editors, Debatosh Guha, Yahia M.M. Antar.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Antar, Yahia.

Guha, Debatosh.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Microstrip antennas--Design.

Microstrip antennas.

Polarization (Electricity).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (505 p.)

Distribution:

[Piscataqay, New Jersey] : IEEE Xplore, [2010]

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book focuses on new techniques, analysis, applications and future trends of microstrip and printed antenna technologies, with particular emphasis to recent advances from the last decade In this book, the authors address topics such as reconfigurable antennas, ultra-wideband (UWB) antennas, reflectarrays, antennas for RFID systems and wearable antennas for body area networks. Antennas using metamaterials and defected ground structures (DGSs) are also explained. The authors discuss essential aspects including advanced design, analysis and optimization, and cover fundamental concepts and techniques, their practical applications and the future scope of developments. Key Features: . Addresses emerging hot topics of research and applications in microstrip and printed antennas. Considers the fundamental concepts, techniques, applications and future scope of such technologies. Discusses modern applications such as wireless base station to mobile handset, satellite earth station to airborne communication systems, radio frequency identification (RFID) to body area networks, etc.. Contributions from highly regarded experts and pioneers from the US, Europe and Asia Microstrip and Printed Antennas: New Trends, Techniques and Applications provides a reference for R&D researchers, professors, practicing engineers, and scientists working in these fields. Graduate students studying/working on related subjects will find this book insightful.

Contents:

Preface

List of Contributors

Acknowledgments

1 Numerical Analysis Techniques (Ramesh Garg)

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Standard (Yee's) FDTD Method

1.3 Numerical Dispersion of FDTD Algorithms and Hybrid Schemes

1.4 Stability of Algorithms

1.5 Absorbing Boundary Conditions

1.6 LOD-FDTD Algorithm

1.7 Robustness of Printed Patch Antennas

1.8 Thin Dielectric Approximation

1.9 Modeling of PEC and PMC for Irregular Geometries

References

2 Computer Aided Design of Microstrip Antennas (Debatosh Guha and Jawad Y. Siddiqui)

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Microstrip Patch as Cavity Resonator

2.3 Resonant Frequency of Circular Microstrip Patch (CMP)

2.4 Resonant Frequency of Rectangular Microstrip Patch (RMP) with Variable Air Gap

2.5 Resonant Frequency of an Equilateral Triangular Microstrip Patch (ETMP) with Variable Air Gap

2.6 Input Impedance of a Microstrip Patch

2.7 Feed Reactance of a Probe-Fed Microstrip Patch

2.8 Radiation Characteristics

2.9 Radiation Efficiency

2.10 Bandwidth

2.11 Conclusion

3 Generalized Scattering Matrix Approach for Multilayer Patch Arrays (Arun K. Bhattacharyya)

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Outline of the GSM Approach

3.3 Mutual Coupling Formulation

3.4 Finite Array: Active Impedance and Radiation Patterns

3.5 Numerical Example

3.6 Conclusions

3.7 References

4 Optimization Techniques for Planner Antennas (Rabindra K. Mishra)

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Basic Optimization Concepts

4.3 Real Coded Genetic Algorithm (RCGA)

4.4 Neurospectral Design of Rectangular Patch Antenna

4.5 Inset-fed Patch Antenna Design Using Particle Swarm Optimization

4.6 Conclusion

5 Microstrip Reflectarray Antennas (Jafar Shaker and Reza Chaharmir)

5.1 Introduction

5.2 General Review of Reflectarrays: Mathematical Formulation and General Trends

5.3 Comparison of Reflectarray and Conventional Parabolic Reflector

5.4 Cell Elements and Specific Applications: A General Survey.

5.5 Wideband Techniques for Reflectarrays

5.6 Development of Novel Loop-Based Cell Elements

5.7 Conclusion

6 Reconfigurable Microstrip Antennas (Jennifer T. Bernhard)

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Substrate Modification for Reconfigurability

6.3 Conductor Modification for Reconfigurability

6.4 Enabling Reconfigurability: Considerations for Reconfiguration Mechanisms

6.5 Future Trends in Reconfigurable Microstrip Antenna Research and Development

7 Wearable Antennas for Body Area Networks (Peter S. Hall and Yang Hao)

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Sources on the Human Body

7.3 Narrowband Antennas

7.4 Fabric Antennas

7.5 Ultra Wideband Antennas

7.6 Multiple Antenna Systems

7.7 Conclusion

8 Printed Antennas for Wireless Communications (Satish K. Sharma and Lotfollah Shafai)

8.1 Introduction

8.2 Broadband Microstrip Patch Antennas

8.3 Patch Antennas for Multiband Wireless Communications

8.4 Enhanced Gain Patch Antennas

8.5 Wideband Compact Patch Antennas

8.6 Microstrip Slot Antennas

8.7 Microstrip Planar Monopole Antenna

9 UHF Passive RFID Tag Antennas (Daniel Deavours and Daniel Dobkin)

9.1 Introduction

9.2 Application Requirements

9.3 Approaches

9.4 Fabrication

9.5 Conclusion

10 Printed UWB Antennas (Zhi Ning Chen, Xianming Qing and Shie Ping See)

10.1 Introduction

10.2 “Swan” Antenna with Reduced Ground Plane Effect

10.3 Slim UWB Antenna

10.4 Diversity Antenna

10.5 Printed Slot UWB Antenna and Band-Notched Solutions

11 Metamaterial Antennas and Radiative Systems (Christophe Caloz)

11.1 Introduction

11.2 Fundamentals of Metamaterials

11.3 Leaky-Wave Antennas

11.4 Resonant Antennas

11.5 Exotic Radiative Systems

12 Defected Ground Structure for Microstrip Antennas (Debatosh Guha, Sujoy Biswas, and Yahia M. M. Antar)

12.1 Introduction

12.2 Fundamentals of DGS.

12.3 DGS for controlling Microstrip Antenna Feeds and Front-End Characteristics

12.4 DGS to Control/Improve Radiation Properties of Microstrip Patch Antennas

12.5 DGS for Reduced Mutual Coupling between Microstrip Array Elements and Associated Improvements

12.6 Conclusion

Appendix: A Brief DGS Chronology

13 Printed Leaky Wave Antennas (Samir F. Mahmoud and Yahia M. M. Antar)

13.1 Introduction

13.2 The Leaky Wave as a Complex Plane Wave

13.3 Radiation Pattern of a Leaky Wave

13.4 Examples of Leaky Mode Supporting Structures

13.5 The Excitation Problem

13.6 Two-Dimensional Leaky Waves

13.7 Further Advances on a Class of Periodic Leaky Wave Antennas

Appendix I Preliminary Ideas: PTFE-Based Microwave Lamiantes and Making Prototypes

Appendix II Preliminary Ideas: Microwave Connectors for Printed Circuits and Antennas

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-282-84939-5

9786612849398

0-470-97337-4

0-470-97338-2

OCLC:

689994995