Fundamentals of antennas concepts and applications

This tutorial explains antenna design and application for various systems, including communications, remote sensing, radar, and biomedicine. It describes basic wire and array antennas in detail and introduces other types such as reflectors, lenses, horns, Yagi, microstrip, and frequency-independent...

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Main Author Christodoulou, Christos G., 1955-
Corporate Author Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers
Other Authors Wahid, Parveen F.
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bellingham, Wash. : SPIE, c2001.
SeriesSPIE tutorial texts ; TT50.
Subjects
Antennas (Electronics)
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780819478887
9781628701012
Physical Description1 online zdroj (x, 93 p.) : ill.

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. History and Applications. 1.1. History and development of antennas
  • 1.2. Applications and impact on systems
  • References.
  • Chapter 2. Fundamental Parameters of Antennas. 2.1. Radiation pattern
  • 2.2. Power density
  • 2.3. Radiation intensity
  • 2.4. Directivity
  • 2.5. Gain.
  • 2.6 Input impedance
  • 2.7. Bandwidth
  • 2.8. Polarization
  • 2.9. Friis equation
  • References.
  • Chapter 3. Wire Antennas. 3.1. Infinitesimal dipoles
  • 3.2. Small dipole
  • 3.3. Dipole of finite length
  • 3.4. Effect of infinite conductors on the radiation pattern of linear wire antennas
  • 3.5. Loop antennas
  • 3.6. Radiated fields of a short dipole and a small loop
  • References.
  • Chapter 4. Antenna Arrays. 4.1. Array factors
  • 4.2. Uniform N-element linear array
  • 4.3. Planar arrays
  • 4.4. Circular arrays
  • References.
  • Chapter 5. Types of Antennas. 5.1. Reflector antennas
  • 5.2. Lens antennas
  • 5.3. Horn antennas
  • 5.4. Microstrip antennas
  • 5.5. Radome coverings
  • References.
  • Chapter 6. Antennas for Infrared Detectors. 6.1. Antennas for infrared detectors
  • 6.2. Design of helical antennas for terahertz applications
  • 6.3. Design of broadband FIR antennas
  • References.
  • Chapter 7. Antenna Measurements. 7.1. Radiation pattern measurements
  • 7.2. Gain measurements
  • 7.3. Impedance measurements
  • References
  • Index.

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