Presents recent progress in low-profile natural and metamaterial
antennas
This book presents the full range of low-profile antennas that use novel
elements and take advantage of new concepts in antenna implementation,
including metamaterials. Typically formed by constructing lattices of
simple elements, metamaterials possess electromagnetic properties not
found in naturally occurring materials, and show great promise in a
number of low-profile antenna implementations. Introductory chapters
define various natural and metamaterial-based antennas and provide the
fundamentals of writing computer programs based on the method of moments
(MoM) and the finite-difference time-domain method (FDTDM). Chapters
then discuss low-profile natural antennas classified into base station
antennas, mobile card antennas, beam-forming antennas, and
satellite-satellite and earth-satellite communications antennas. Final
chapters look at various properties of low-profile metamaterial-based
antennas, revealing the strengths and limitations of the
metamaterial-based straight line antenna (metaline antenna),
metamaterial-based loop antenna (metaloop), open metaloop antenna, the
effects of counter dual-band CP radiation, and more.
- Offers comprehensive coverage of both metamaterials and natural
materials for low-profile antennas
- Written by an internationally-recognized expert in the field of
low-profile antennas
- Depicts actual high-performance low-profile antennas for the antenna
engineer
- Draws on classroom-tested material in graduate courses and short
courses over the past 20 years
Low-Profile Natural and Metamaterial Antennas is a must-have reference
book for advanced undergraduate and graduate level students as well as
antenna engineers interested in low-profile antenna design theory.
