Antenna Theory: Analysis and Design, 3rd Edition

The discipline of antenna theory has experienced vast technological changes. In response, Constantine Balanis has updated his classic text, Antenna Theory , offering the most recent look at all the necessary topics. New material includes smart antennas and fractal antennas, along with the latest applications in wireless communications. Multimedia material on an accompanying CD presents PowerPoint viewgraphs of lecture notes, interactive review questions, Java animations and applets, and MATLAB features. Like the previous editions, Antenna Theory, Third Edition meets the needs of electrical engineering and physics students at the senior undergraduate and beginning graduate levels, and those of practicing engineers as well. It is a benchmark text for mastering the latest theory in the subject, and for better understanding the technological applications. An Instructor's Manual presenting detailed solutions to all the problems in the book is available from the Wiley editorial department. Like The Previous Editions, Antenna Theory, Third Edition Is Designed To Meet The Needs Of Electrical Engineering And Physics Students At The Senior Undergraduate And Beginning Graduate Levels, And Those Of Practicing Engineers As Well. The Text Assumes That The Readers Have A Knowledge Of Basic Undergraduate Electromagnetic Theory, Including Maxwell's Equations And The Wave Equation, Introductory Physics, And Differential And Integral Calculus.--book Jacket. Antennas -- Fundamental Parameters Of Antennas -- Radiation Integrals And Auxiliary Potential Functions -- Linear Wire Antennas -- Loop Antennas -- Arrays : Linear, Planar, And Circular -- Antenna Synthesis And Continuous Sources -- Integral Equations, Moment Method, And Self And Mutual Impedances -- Broadband Dipoles And Matching Techniques -- Traveling Wave And Broadband Antennas -- Frequency Independent Antennas, Antenna Miniaturization, And Fractal Antennas -- Aperture Antennas -- Horn Antennas -- Microstrip Antennas -- Reflector Antennas -- Smart Antennas -- Antenna Measurements -- Appendices. Constantine A. Balanis. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. An antenna is defined by Webster's Dictionary as "a usually metallic device (as a rod or wire) for radiating or receiving radio waves." A comprehensive introduction to many types of antennas and the theory of their operation.