Approximate Antenna Analysis for CAD

Preface.

References.

Acknowledgments.

Acronyms.

1 Introduction.

1.1 The History of Antennas and Antenna Analysis.

1.2 Antenna Synthesis.

1.3 Approximate Antenna Modeling.

1.4 Organisation of the Book.

1.5 Summary.

References.

2 Intravascular MR Antennas - Loops and Solenoids.

2.1 Introduction.

2.2 MRI.

2.3 Intravascular MR Antennas.

2.4 MR Antenna Model.

2.5 Antenna Evaluation.

2.6 In Vitro Testing.

2.7 Antenna Synthesis.

2.8 Safety Aspects.

2.9 Conclusions.

References.

Appendix A. Biot and Savart Law for Quasi-Static Situation.

3 PCB Antennas - Printed Monopoles.

3.1 Introduction.

3.2 Printed UWB Antenna.

3.3 Printed Strip Monopole Antenna.

3.4 Conclusions.

References.

4 RFID Antennas - Folded Dipoles.

4.1 Introduction.

4.2 Wire Folded Dipole Antenna.

4.3 Impedance Control.

4.4 Asymmetric Coplanar Strip Folded Dipole Antenna on a Dielectric Slab.

4.5 Folded Dipole Array Antenna.

4.6 Conclusions.

5 Rectennas - Microstrip Patch Antennas.

5.1 Introduction.

5.2 Rectenna Design Improvements.

5.3 Analytical Models.

5.4 Model Verication.

5.5 Wireless Battery.

5.6 Power and Data Transfer.

5.7 RF Energy Scavenging.

5.8 Conclusions.

6 Large Array Antennas - Open-Ended Rectangular Waveguide Radiators.

6.1 Introduction.

6.2 Waveguide Fields.

6.3 Unit Cell Fields.

6.4 Rectangular Waveguide Cross-Sectional Step.

6.5 Rectangular Waveguide Unit Cell Junction.

6.6 Dielectric Step in the Unit Cell.

6.7 Finite Length Transmission Line.

6.8 Overall GSM of a Cascaded Rectangular Waveguide Structure.

6.9 Validation.

6.10 Conclusions.

References.

Appendix A. Waveguide Mode Orthogonality and Normalisation Functions.

Appendix B. Mode Coupling Integrals for Waveguide to Waveguide Junction.

Appendix C. Unit Cell Mode Orthogonality and Normalisation Functions.

Appendix D. Mode Coupling Integrals for Rectangular Waveguide to Unit Cell Junction.

7 Summary and Conclusions.

7.1 Full-Wave and Approximate Antenna Analysis.

7.2 Intravascular MR Antennas - Loops and Solenoids.

7.3 PCB Antennas - Printed Monopoles.

7.4 RFID Antennas - Folded Dipoles.

7.5 Rectennas - Microstrip Patch Antennas.

7.6 Large Array Antennas - Open-Ended Rectangular.

Waveguide Radiators.

References.

Index.