Antennas and Wave Propagation

Contents: 1. Antenna basics. 2. Wire antennas. 3. Concepts of the antenna arrays. 4. Analysis of the antenna arrays. 5. Array synthesis. 6. Non-resonant antennas. 7. Reflector antennas. 8. Horn antennas. 9. Lens antennas. 10. Microstrip and slot antennas. 11. Frequency independent antennas. 12. Antenna measurements. 13. Wave propagation. Solved problems. Exercise section. Fill in the blanks. Match the following. Multiple choice questions. Answers. Index.

Antennas and Wave Propagation is a core subject to electrical communication engineers and in general it is taught in their pre-final year. This book covers syllabi of various universities and it is written to cater the needs of students, teachers, researchers and job seekers at DRDO or UPSC. It gives complete coverage of topics like radiation, wire antennas, linear arrays, non resonant arrays, array synthesis, microwave antennas, and also a clear description of wave propagation. Each and every topic is dealt only to the extent required to a student. Each chapter is followed by several solved problems and objective type questions. For self testing purpose, several essay type questions and unsolved problems are also included. We expect this book useful to academic and research community in a big way.