Printed antennas, also known as microstrip antennas, have a varietyof beneficial properties including mechanical durability,conformability, compactness and cheap manufacturing costs. As such,they have a range of applications in both the military andcommercial sectors, and are often mounted on the exterior ofaircraft and spacecraft as well as incorporated into mobile radiocommunication devices.
Printed Antennas for Wireless Communications offers apractical guide to state-of-the-art printed antenna technology usedfor wireless systems. Contributions from renowned global expertswithin both academia and industry enable the reader to designprinted antennas and associated technologies, and offer valuableinsights into important breakthroughs in these areas.
* Divided into 3 sections covering fundamental wideband printedradiating elements for wireless systems, small printed antennas forwireless systems, and advanced concepts and applications inwireless systems.
* Provides experimental data and applies theoretical models topresent design performance trends and to give the reader anin-depth coverage of the area.
* Presents summaries of different approaches used in solvingwireless systems such as WPAN (wireless personal area network) andMIMO (multi-input/ multi-output), offering the reader an overallperspective of the pros and cons of each.
* Focuses on practical design, examples and 'realworld' solutions.
Printed Antennas for Wireless Communications offers anexcellent insight on printed antennas from the theoretical to thepractical; hence it will appeal to practicing design engineerswithin commercial and governmental/ military organistations, aswell as postagraduate students and researchers in communicationstechnology