Home
Contents of the Book
Authors
Ordering and Pricing
Software

                                                                          24 CHAPTERS

1. Introduction
2. Antenna Basics
3. The Antenna Family
4. Point Sources
5. Arrays of Point Sources Parts I and II
6. The Electric Dipole and Thin Linear Antennas
7. The Loop Family
8. End-Fire Antennas: The Helical Beam Antenna and
    the Yagi-Uda Array Parts I and II
9. Slot, Patch and Horn Antennas
10. Flat Sheet, Corner and Parabolic Reflector Antennas
11. Broadband and Frequency- Independent Antennas
12. Antenna Temperature, Remote Sensing, and
      Radar Cross-Section
13. Self and Mutual Impedances
14. The Cylindrical Antenna and The Moment Method (MM)

15. The Fourier Transform  Relation Between Aperture
      Distribution and Far-Field  Pattern
16. Array of Dipoles and Apertures
17. Lens Antennas
18. Frequency Selective Surfaces and Periodic Structures
19. Practical Design Considerations of Large Aperture
      Antennas
20. Examples of Large or Unique Antennas
21. Antennas for Special Applications
22. Terahertz Antennas
23. Baluns
24. Antenna Measurements Appendix
A. Tables for Reference
B. Books and Video Tapes
C. Computer Programs (Codes)
D. Absorbing Materials
E. Answers to Starred Problems

A few of the new topics in the book are:

Genetic algorithm antennas
Circularly-polarized patch arrays
Fractal antennas
Cell-phone antennas
Terahertz antennas
Instrument landing system antennas
Ground-penetrating radar antennas
Aperture synthesis and multi-aperture arrays
Plasma antennas
Asteroid detection antenna
Phase closure and self-calibration
Slotted and hybrid radomes
Baluns Types I, II and III
Low-earth orbit satellite antennas
Architecturally acceptable antennas


Here are a few of the over 1200 illustrations: