Antenna and EM Modeling with MATLAB® Antenna Toolbox (2nd Edition)

Antenna and EM Modeling with MATLAB Antenna Toolbox™ is a textbook on antennas intended for a one semester course. The core philosophy is to introduce the key antenna concepts and follow them up with full-wave modeling and optimization in the MATLAB Antenna Toolbox™. Such an approach will enable imm...

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Main Authors: Makarov, Sergey N., Iyer, Vishwanath, Kulkarni, Shashank, Best, Steven R.
Format: eBook Book
Language:English
Published: Hoboken John Wiley & Sons 2021
Wiley
John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Wiley-Blackwell
Edition:2nd ed
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ISBN:9781119693697, 1119693691, 1119693705, 9781119693703
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  • Title Page List of Notations Preface and Text Organization Table of Contents 1. Antenna Circuit Model - Antenna Matching - Antenna Bandwidth 2. Receiving Antenna: Received Voltage, Power, and Transmission Coefficient 3. Antenna Radiation 4. Antenna Balun - Antenna Reflector - Method of Images 5. Dipole Antenna Family: Broadband Antennas That Operate as Dipoles at Low Frequencies 6. Loop Antennas 7. Small Antennas 8. Patch and PIFA Antennas 9. Traveling Wave Antennas 10. Antenna Designer Including Circularly Polarized Antennas 11. Antenna Arrays Index
  • Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface and Text Organization -- List of Notations -- Chapter 1 Antenna Circuit Model. Antenna Matching. Antenna Bandwidth -- SECTION 1 LUMPED CIRCUIT MODEL OF AN ANTENNA.ANTENNA INPUT IMPEDANCE -- 1.1 Antenna Circuit Model. Antenna Loss -- 1.2 Maximum Power Transfer to (and from) Antenna -- 1.3 Antenna Efficiency -- 1.4 Antenna Input Impedance and Impedance Matching -- 1.5 Point of Interest: Input Impedance of a Dipole Antenna and Its Dependence on Dipole Length -- 1.6 Beyond the First Resonance -- 1.7 Numerical Modeling -- References -- Problems -- SECTION 2 ANTENNA WITH TRANSMISSION LINE. ANTENNAREFLECTION COEFFICIENT. ANTENNA MATCHING. VSWR -- 1.8 Antenna Reflection Coefficient for a Lumped Circuit -- 1.9 Antenna Reflection Coefficient with a Feeding Transmission Line -- 1.10 Antenna Impedance Transformation. Antenna Match Via Transmission Line -- 1.11 Reflection Coefficient Expressed in Decibels and Antenna Bandwidth -- 1.12 VSWR of the Antenna -- References -- Problems -- Chapter 2 Receiving Antenna: Received Voltage, Power, and Transmission Coefficient -- SECTION 1 ANALYTICAL MODEL FOR THE RECEIVING ANTENNA -- 2.1 Model of the Receiving Antenna and Its Discussion -- 2.2 Finding Current of a Receive Dipole -- 2.3 Finding VOC of a Receive Dipole. Induced emf Method. Small Antennas Receive Much Less Power -- 2.4 Expressing VOC of a Receive Dipole in Terms of Transmitter Parameters -- 2.5 Voltage and Power Transfer Functions -- References -- Problems -- SECTION 2 MODEL OF A TWO-PORT NETWORK FOR TX/RXANTENNAS -- 2.6 Impedance Matrix (Mutual Impedance) Approach to the Antenna-to-Antenna Link -- 2.7 Transfer Function in Terms of Voltage Across the TX Antenna -- 2.8 Scattering Matrix Approach (Transmission Coefficient) -- 2.9 Power Transfer Function -- 2.10 Mutual Impedance of Two Dipoles
  • 2.11 Two-Port Network Antenna Model in MATLAB Antenna Toolbox -- References -- Problems -- Chapter 3 Antenna Radiation -- SECTION 1 MAXWELL EQUATIONS AND BOUNDARY CONDITIONS -- 3.1 Maxwell's Equations -- 3.2 Boundary Conditions -- 3.3 About Electrostatic, Magnetostatic, and Direct Current Approximations -- 3.4 Analytical Solution to Maxwell's Equations in Time Domain. Plane Waves -- References -- Problems -- SECTION 2 SOLUTION FOR MAXWELL'S EQUATIONS IN TERMS OF ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC POTENTIALS -- 3.5 Magnetic Vector Potential and Electric Scalar Potential -- 3.6 Comparison with the Static Case. Coulomb Gauge -- 3.7 Equations for Potentials. Lorentz Gauge -- 3.8 Wave Equations in Frequency Domain -- 3.9 Solution for Maxwell's Equations in Frequency Domain -- References -- Problems -- SECTION 3 ANTENNA RADIATION -- 3.10 Radiation of a Small Uniform Current Element (lA&lt -- &lt -- .) -- 3.11 Near- and Far-Field Regions for a Small Antenna -- 3.12 Radiation of a Dipole with the Sinusoidal Current Distribution -- References -- Problems -- SECTION 4 ANTENNA DIRECTIVITY AND GAIN -- 3.13 Antenna Directivity -- 3.14 Antenna Gain and Realized Gain -- 3.15 Antenna Effective Aperture - Receiving Antenna as a Power Collector -- 3.16 Friis Transmission Equation [1] -- References -- Problems -- Chapter 4 Antenna Balun. Antenna Reflector. Method of Images -- SECTION 1 ANTENNA BALUN -- 4.1 Dipole Feed in Numerical Simulations -- 4.2 Antenna Balun -- 4.3 Split-Coaxial Balun -- 4.4 Dyson Balun -- 4.5 Central Tap Transformer as the Dyson Balun -- 4.6 Antenna Impedance Transformation -- 4.7 A Quick Solution -- 4.8 End-of-Section Story -- References -- Problems -- SECTION 2 ANTENNA REFLECTOR -- 4.9 Ground Plane for an Electric Dipole. The ./4-Rule -- 4.10 Method of Images -- 4.11 Effect of Ground Plane on Antenna Impedance
  • Problems -- SECTION 2 LINEAR ARRAYS -- 11.7 Broadside Linear Array -- 11.8 Array Amplitude Taper -- 11.9 Binomial Broadside Array -- 11.10 Dolph-Chebyshev Broadside Array -- 11.11 Endfire Linear Array -- 11.12 Hansen-Woodyard Endfire Array -- 11.13 Linear Array for Arbitrary Scan Angles -- 11.14 Superdirectivity -- References -- Problems -- SECTION 3 PLANAR ARRAYS -- 11.15 Theoretical Gain Pattern of a Finite 2D Array -- 11.16 Design of Small 2D Arrays: Impedance Bandwidth Improvement and Directivity -- 11.17 Corporate Series Feed - Wilkinson Power Dividers -- 11.18 Corporate (Parallel) Feed -- References -- Problems -- Index -- EULA
  • 4.12 Effect of Ground Plane on the Radiation Pattern -- 4.13 Extensions of the Image Method: Corner Reflector -- 4.14 Finite Ground Plane - Geometrical Optics -- 4.15 Front-to-Back Ratio -- 4.1 NOTES TO PROBLEMS OF THIS SECTION GIVEN BELOW -- References -- Problems -- Chapter 5 Dipole Antenna Family: Broadband Antennas that Operate as Dipoles at Low Frequencies -- SECTION 1 BROADBAND DIPOLES AND MONOPOLES -- 5.1 Dipole. Summary of Previous Results -- 5.2 Monopole -- 5.3 Broadband (Large) Dipoles -- 5.4 Canonic Dipoles and Their Performance -- Reference -- Problems -- SECTION 2 BICONICAL, WIDE BLADE, AND VIVALDI ANTENNAS -- 5.5 Biconical "Dipole" or Biconical Antenna -- 5.6 Wide Blade Dipole: Two Antennas in One -- 5.7 Blade Dipole with One Radiating Slot - Vivaldi Antenna -- References -- Problems -- Chapter 6 Loop Antennas -- SECTION 1 LOOP ANTENNA VS. DIPOLE ANTENNA -- 6.1 Concept -- 6.2 Analytical Results -- 6.3 Full-Wave Simulation Results -- 6.4 Why Loop Antenna? -- References -- Problems -- Chapter 7 Small Antennas -- SECTION 1 FUNDAMENTAL LIMITS ON ANTENNA BANDWIDTH -- 7.1 Antenna Size Estimate -- 7.2 Bandwidth of a Small Antenna -- 7.4 One Hidden Problem with a Small Antenna -- References -- Problems -- SECTION 2 PRACTICAL ANTENNA MATCHING AND TUNING FORA PREDEFINED (50 O) IMPEDANCE -- 7.5 Double Tuning - Inductive (Small Loop) Antenna -- 7.6 Double Tuning - Capacitive (Small Dipole or Monopole) Antenna -- References -- Problems -- Chapter 8 Patch and PIFA Antennas -- SECTION 1 PATCH ANTENNAS -- 8.1 Concept -- 8.2 Fields -- 8.3 CAD Formulas for Patch Antenna -- 8.4 CAD Formulas for the Patch Antenna Efficiency -- 8.5 Patch Antenna Example: Cross-Polarization and Near Fields -- 8.6 Patch Antenna Family -- References -- Problems -- SECTION 2 PLANAR INVERTED F (PIFA) ANTENNA.BANDWIDTH ESTIMATIONS -- 8.7 Concept
  • 8.8 PIFA Types. Behavior of Input Impedance -- 8.9 PIFA Modeling -- 8.10 Bandwidth Results -- 8.11 Comparison with Other Data -- 8.12 Summary -- References -- Problems -- Chapter 9 Traveling Wave Antennas -- SECTION 1 LONG WIRE ANTENNA AND YAGI-UDA ANTENNA -- 9.1 Concept -- 9.2 Features and Modeling -- 9.3 Modeling with Antenna Toolbox -- 9.4 Yagi-Uda Antenna -- 9.5 Traveling Wave Formation Along Yagi-Uda Antenna -- References -- Problems -- SECTION 2 HELICAL AND SPIRAL ANTENNAS -- 9.6 Helical Antenna: Normal Mode of Operation -- 9.7 Helical Antenna: Axial Mode of Operation -- 9.8 Modeling with Antenna Toolbox -- 9.9 Spiral Antenna: Archimedean Spiral -- 9.10 Modeling with Antenna Toolbox -- 9.11 Principle of Operation -- 9.12 Equiangular Spiral Antenna -- References -- Problems -- Chapter 10 Antenna Designer Including Circularly Polarized Antennas -- SECTION 1 FAST ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF INDIVIDUAL ANTENNAS -- 10.1 Antenna Designer -- 10.2 Using Pre-Optimized Antenna Geometry -- 10.3 Performing Geometry Optimization on the Fly -- 10.4 Design Example -- 10.5 Antenna Preselection for a Given Task -- Reference -- Problems -- SECTION 2 MEANING OF CIRCULAR POLARIZATION AND PROPER ANTENNA ORIENTATION -- 10.6 Antenna Phase Shift or Delay -- 10.7 Circularly Polarized RX/TX Antennas and Their Required Orientations in Space -- 10.9 Quantitative Measures of Circular Polarization -- 10.10 Circularly Polarized Turnstile Antenna -- 10.11 Circularly Polarized Patch Antenna -- References -- Problems -- Chapter 11 Antenna Arrays -- SECTION 1 ARRAY TYPES. ARRAY FACTOR.CONCEPT OF A SCANNING ARRAY -- 11.1 Array Types -- 11.2 Basic Array of Two Dipoles -- 11.3 Array Factor for Identical Radiators -- 11.4 Array Radiated Power and Array Directivity -- 11.5 Directivity of the Array and Directivity of the Array Factor -- 11.6 Concept of a Scanning Array -- References