Antenna Engineering Handbook

Fourth Edition

The “bible of antenna engineering” is fully updated to provide state-of-the-art in antenna design and application

Edited by John L. Volakis, an authority in antenna engineering, this trusted resource covers classic antennas plus new designs in communications systems, satellites and radar.

There is expert discussion critical to antenna engineering, such as measurement and computational methods, a materials guide, wave propagation microwave circuits, and matching techniques, as well as diversity and MIMO propagation models, frequency selective surfaces, and metamaterials. With 1,500 illustrations, the 4th Edition of Antenna Engineering Handbook presents:

Step-by-step guidance on current and classic antennas
59 chapters, with 21 new chapters and 38 updated chapters from the previous edition
Contributions from over 80 antenna experts
Full-color illustrations of many commercial and military antennas

Quick Access to Today's Antennas:

Printed and Conformal Antennas
Wideband Patch Antennas
Wideband Arrays
Leaky-Wave Antennas
EBG Antennas
UWB
Antennas and Arrays
Reconfigurable Antennas
Active Antennas
Millimeter Wave and TeraHertz Antennas

Fractal Antennas
Handset and Terminal Antennas
ECM and ESM Antennas
Dielectric Resonator Antennas
Lens Antennas
Radiometer Antennas
Satellite Antennas
Reflector and Earth Station Antennas

... and Dozens More!

Part 1: Introduction and Fundamentals
Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Antennas, Arrays & Mobile Communications
Chapter 2: Frequency Bands for Military and Commercial Applications
Chapter 3: Arrays of Discrete Elements

Part 2: Types and Design Methods
Chapter 4: Dipoles and Monopoles
Chapter 5: Loop Antennas
Chapter 6: Small Antennas
Chapter 7: Microstrip Antennas
Chapter 8: Slot Antennas
Chapter 9: Waveguide Slot Antenna Arrays
Chapter 10: Surface-Wave Antennas
Chapter 11: Leaky Wave Antennas
Chapter 12: Helical Antennas
Chapter 13: Frequency Independent Antennas
Chapter 14: Horn Antennas
Chapter 15: Reflector Antennas
Chapter 16: Wideband Microstrip Antennas
Chapter 17: Dielectric Resonator Antennas
Chapter 18: Lens Antennas
Chapter 19: Ultrawide Bandwidth Antenna Design
Chapter 20: Phased Arrays
Chapter 21: Array Phase Shifters: Theory and Technology
Chapter 22: Conformal and Low-Profile Arrays
Chapter 23: Millimeter-Wave and Teraherz Antennas
Chapter 24: Ultra Wideband Arrays
Chapter 25: Smart Antennas
Chapter 26: Methods of Polarization Synthesis

Part 3: Applications
Chapter 27: Low- and Medium-Frequency Antennas
Chapter 28: HF Antennas
Chapter 29: VHF and UHF Antennas for Communications
Chapter 30: Portable TV Antennas
Chapter 31: Reconfigurable Antennas
Chapter 32: Active Antennas
Chapter 33: Fractal Antennas
Chapter 34: Low Profile Antenna Performance Enhancement Utilizing Engineered Electromagnetic Materials
Chapter 35: Reflectarray Antennas
Chapter 36: Mobile Handset Antennas
Chapter 37: Broadband Planar Antennas for High Speed Wireless Communications
Chapter 38: Antennas for Medical Applications
Chapter 39: Automobile Antennas
Chapter 40: Aircraft Antennas
Chapter 41: Radiometer Antennas
Chapter 42: Antenna Tracking
Chapter 43: Microwave Beacon Antennas
Chapter 44: Satellite Antennas
Chapter 45: Earth Station Antennas
Chapter 46: Seeker Antennas
Chapter 47: Direction Finding Antennas and Systems
Chapter 48: ESM and ECM Antennas
Chapter 49: Radio-Telescope Antennas
Chapter 50: Indoor Antenna Measurements

Part 4: Topics Associated with Antennas
Chapter 51: Transmission Lines and Waveguides
Chapter 52: Impedance Matching, Broadbanding, and Baluns
Chapter 53: Radomes
Chapter 54: Propagation
Chapter 55: Materials and Design Data
Chapter 56: Frequency Selective Surfaces
Chapter 57: Propagation Models and Antennas for MIMO
Chapter 58: Multipath Techniques for Handset/Terminal Antennas
Chapter 59: Computational Electromagetics for Antennas

Index

Biographical note

John L. Volakis. Editor, is the Roy and Lois Chope Chair Professor of Engineering and Director of the Electroscience Laboratory. A native of Chios, Greece, Dr. Volakis obtained his Ph.D. from Ohio State University in 1982 and was a professor at the University of Michigan (1984-2002) prior to returning to Ohio State University. He co-authored over 240 journal articles and 350 conference papers, and is co-author of the books: Approximate Boundary Conditions in Electromagnetics (IEE Press) Finite Element Method for Electromagnetics (IEEE Press-Wiley), and Frequency Domain Hybrid Finite Element Methods in Electromagnetics (Morgan & Claypool). Dr. Volakis is a Fellow of IEEE and a former President of the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society. He graduated/mentored over 50 Ph.D. students/post-docs and is listed by ISI among the top 250 most referenced authors in Engineering/Computer Science.