Antenna And Wave Propagation (Paperback)

This book is designed to serve as a text for BE/BTech students of Electronics and Communication Engineering and for MTech students of Communication Engineering. It provides a thorough understanding of the fundamentals and applications of the subject. The book discusses the properties of several types of antennas such as dipoles, loop, Yagi, log-periodic and microstrip antennas and lucidly explains the phenomenon of wave propagations with emphasis on theory of operation and design procedures. It provides a comprehension of the principles of radiation and methods of excitation. The book also focuses on antenna measurements along with necessary requirements and different methods of measurement.

Written in an easy-to-understand manner, the text includes several illustrative examples. A large number of solved examples and exercise problems with varying difficulty levels are included to reinforce the theoretical understanding of concepts. The book also contains several objective-type questions in each chapter. The Appendices provide a rich source of information and expressions as well as design data.

Table of Contents
Preface
1. Introduction
2. Electromagnetic Waves and Radiation
3. Antenna Fundamentals and Parameters
4. Antenna Array
5. Linear Wire Antennas
6. Loop Antennas
7. Metal-Plate Lens Antennas
8. Parabolic Reflector Antennas
9. Yagi Antenna
10. Log-Periodic Antenna
11. Horn and Cone Antennas
12. Helical Antenna
13. Microstrip Antenna
14. Surface Wave Propagation
15. Tropospheric and Space Wave Propagation
16. Ionospheric Propagation
17. Antenna Measurements
Review Questions
Question Bank with Solutions
Appendices
Glossary
Index