Fundamentals of Antennas: Concepts and Applications

Author(s): Christos G. Christodoulou, Parveen Wahid

Published: 2001

PDF ISBN: 9780819478887 | Print ISBN: 9780819441126

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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 antennas. Integration issues and technical challenges are discussed. Aimed at students, engineers, researchers, and technical professionals.

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Front Matter

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CHAPTER 1.

History and Applications

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1.1 History and development of antennas
1.2 Applications and impact on systems
1.2.1 Antennas in communication systems
1.2.2 Antennas in remote sensing
1.2.3 Antennas for biomedical applications
1.2.4 Radio astronomy applications
1.2.5 Radar antennas
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CHAPTER 2.

Fundamental Parameters of Antennas

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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
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CHAPTER 3.

Wire Antennas

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3.1 Infinitesimal dipoles
3.1.1 Directivity
3.2 Small dipole
3.3 Dipole of finite length
3.3.1 Input impedance
3.4 Effect of infinite conductors on the radiation pattern of linear wire antennas
3.5 Loop antennas
3.5.1 Small circular loop antennas
3.5.2 Large circular-loop antennas
3.6 Radiated fields of a short dipole and a small loop
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CHAPTER 4.

Antenna Arrays

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4.1 Array factors
4.2 Uniform N-element linear array
4.2.1 Broadside array
4.2.2 End-fire array
4.3 Planar arrays
4.4 Circular arrays
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CHAPTER 5.

Types of Antennas

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5.1 Reflector antennas
5.1.1 Plane and corner reflectors
5.1.2 Parabolic reflector
5.2 Lens antennas
5.3 Horn antennas
5.4 Microstrip antennas
5.4.1 Analysis of microstrip antennas
5.4.2 Multiple feeds for circular polarization
5.4.3 Microstrip arrays
5.5 Radome coverings
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CHAPTER 6.

Antennas for Infrared Detectors

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6.1 Antennas for infrared detectors
6.2 Design of helical antennas for terahertz applications
6.3 Design of broadband FIR antennas
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CHAPTER 7.

Antenna Measurements

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7.1 Radiation pattern measurements
7.1.1. Outdoor ranges
7.1.2 Anechoic chambers
7.2 Gain measurements
7.2.1 Comparison method
7.2.2 Two-antenna method
7.3 Impedance measurements
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Back Matter

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