Microstrip and Printed Antennas (PDF)

This book focuses on new techniques, analysis, applications and
future trends of microstrip and printed antenna technologies, with
particular emphasis to recent advances from the last
decade



Attention is given to fundamental concepts and techniques, their
practical applications and the future scope of developments.
Several topics, essayed as individual chapters include
reconfigurable antenna, ultra-wideband (UWB) antenna,
reflectarrays, antennas for RFID systems and also those for body
area networks. Also included are antennas using metamaterials and
defected ground structures (DGSs). Essential aspects including
advanced design, analysis and optimization techniques based on the
recent developments have also been addressed.

Key Features:

* Addresses emerging hot topics of research and applications in
microstrip and printed antennas

* Considers the fundamental concepts, techniques, applications
and future scope of such technologies

* Discusses modern applications such as wireless base station to
mobile handset, satellite earth station to airborne communication
systems, radio frequency identification (RFID) to body area
networks, etc.

* Contributions from highly regarded experts and pioneers from
the US, Europe and Asia

This book provides a reference for R&D researchers,
professors, practicing engineers, and scientists working in these
fields. Graduate students studying/working on related subjects will
find this book as a comprehensive literature for understanding the
present and future trends in microstrip and printed antennas.