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Small Antenna Handbook

by Robert C. Hansen, Robert E. Collin

October 2011

Beginner

360 pages

9h 33m

English

Wiley-IEEE Press

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Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Preface
References
Chapter 1: Quality Factors of Esa
1.1 Introduction1.2 Chu Antenna Q1.3 Collin and Rothschild Q Analysis1.4 Thal Antenna Q1.5 Radian Sphere with MU and/or Epsilon: TE Modes1.6 Radian Sphere with mu and/or Epsilon: TM Modes1.7 Effects of Core Losses1.8 Q for Spheroidal EnclosuresReferences
Chapter 2: Bandwidth and Matching
2.1 Introduction2.2 Foster's Reactance Theorem and Smith Chart2.3 Fano's Matching Limitations2.4 Matching Circuit Loss Magnification2.5 Network and Z0 Matching2.6 Non-Foster Matching Circuits2.7 Matched and High-Z Preamp MonopolesReferences
Chapter 3: Electrically Small Antennas: Canonical Types
3.1 Introduction3.2 Dipole Basic Characteristics3.3 Partial Sleeve, PIFA, and Patch3.4 Loops3.5 Dielectric Resonator AntennasReferences
Chapter 4: Clever Physics, but Bad Numbers
4.1 Contrawound Toroidal Helix Antenna4.2 Transmission Line Antennas4.3 Halo, Hula Hoop, and DDRR Antennas4.4 Dielectric-Loaded Antennas4.5 Meanderline Antennas4.6 Cage MonopoleReferences
Chapter 5: Pathological Antennas
5.1 Crossed-Field Antenna5.2 Infinite Efficiency Antenna5.3 E–h Antenna5.4 TE–TM Antenna5.5 Crossed Dipoles5.6 Snyder Dipole5.7 Loop-Coupled Loop5.8 Multiarm Dipole5.9 Complementary Pair Antenna5.10 Integrated Antenna5.11 Q = 0 Antenna5.12 Antenna in a NIM Shell5.13 Fractal Antennas5.14 Antenna on A Chip5.15 Random Segment Antennas5.16 Multiple Multipoles5.17 Switched Loop Antennas5.18 Electrically Small Focal Spots5.19 ESA SummaryReferences

Chapter 6: Superdirective Antennas
6.1 History and Motivation6.2 Maximum Directivity6.3 Constrained Superdirectivity6.4 Bandwidth, Efficiency, and Tolerances6.5 Miscellaneous Superdirectivity6.6 Superdirective Antenna SummaryReferences
Chapter 7: Superconducting Antennas
7.1 Introduction7.2 Superconductivity Concepts for Antenna Engineers7.3 Dipole, Loop, and Patch Antennas7.4 Phasers and Delay Lines7.5 Superconducting Antenna SummaryReferences
Appendix A: A World History of Electrically Small Antennas
A.1 Electrically Small Antenna ChronologyA.2 LoopsA.3 Monopoles with Inductive LoadingA.4 Ferrite LoopstickA.5 Fundamental LimitationsA.6 Dielectric LoadingA.7 PIFA, Transmission Line, and Patch ESAA.8 Electrically Small Cavity AntennasA.9 Active AntennasA.10 Resonant ESAA.11 Non-Foster AntennasA.12 Goubau AntennaA.13 Nut-House ESAA.14 Fractal Monopoles and LoopsA.15 Double Resonance ESAA.16 Magnetic Loading of LoopsA.17 Metamaterials and AntennasReferences
Appendix B: Definitions of Terms Useful to Esa
Appendix C: Spherical Shell of Eng Metamaterial Surrounding a Dipole Antenna
C.1 IntroductionC.2 Impedance Transformation Along a Spherical Transmission LineC.3 Wave Solution within a Spherical Shell of ENG MaterialC.4 Dipole Antenna SourceC.5 Antenna Radiation Resistance and ReactanceC.6 Voltage-Driven Dipole AntennaC.7 Numerical ResultsC.8 Equivalent Circuit for the ENG Spherical Shell ResonatorC.9 ConclusionsC.10 AddendumReferences
Appendix D: Frequency Dispersion Limits Resolution in Veselago Lens
D.1 IntroductionD.2 Analysis: Single InterfaceD.3 Solution for the Two-Interface ProblemD.4 ConclusionsReferences
Author Index
Chapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7
Subject Index

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Subject Index

Active antennas

Active region

Aperture superdirectivity

Array of isotropes

Array superdirectivity

Endfire

Fixed spacing

Maximum directivity

Arrays, linear

Broadside

Endfire

HTS

Arrays, planar

Backscatter measurements

Bandwidth

Dipole

Loop

Patch

Superdirectivity

Bandwidth improvement factor

BCS theory

Bowtie

Broadband antenna

Cage monopole

Carter impedance

Chebyshev

Chip antenna

Chu limitations

Coherence length

Complementary pair antenna

Constrained superdirectivity

Bandwidth

Dolph-Chebyshev

Position

Superdirective ratio

Tolerances

Contrawound Toroidal Helix antenna

Cooper pairs

Coplanar loop and dipole

Critical magnetic field

Critical temperature

Crossed dipoles

Crossed-field antenna

Cutler ME antenna

DDRR antenna

Delay lines

Dielectric loaded antenna

Dielectric resonator antenna

Bandwidth

Hemisphere

Pillbox

Rectangular

Dipoles

Dielectric loaded

Equivalent circuit

HTS

Inductive loaded

In NIM shell

Impedance

Multiarm

Directivity 188

Endfire array

Maximum

Superdirective array

Displacement current

Dockon antenna

Dolph-Chebyshev 194

Double resonance antenna

Effective length

Effective permeability

Efficiency

Air core loop

Dipole

Multiturn loop

Reactive loading

Superdirectivity

E-H Antenna

Efficiency bandwidth product

Electrically small antenna

Dipole

Dipole in NIM shell

Loop

Patch

Endfire arrays

Exact directivity

Energy

External fields

Fano limitations

Ferrite

Flux quanta

Focal spots

Folded arm antenna

Folded dipole

Foster's reactance theorem

Fractal antennas

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