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Book Description

Expanded and updated, this practical guide is a one-stop design reference containing all an engineer needs when designing antennas

• Integrates state-of-the-art technologies with a special section for step-by-step antenna design
• Features up-to-date bio-safety and electromagnetic compatibility regulation compliance and latest standards
• Newly updated with MIMO antenna design, measurements and requirements
• Accessible to readers of many levels, from introductory to specialist
• Written by a practicing expert who has hired and trained numerous engineers

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. About the Author
  4. Preface
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Abbreviations
  7. 1 Introduction
    1. 1.1 The Evolution of Mobile Antennas
    2. 1.2 How to Quantitatively Evaluate an Antenna
    3. 1.3 The Limits of Antenna Designs
    4. 1.4 The Trade‐Offs in Antenna Designs
    5. 1.5 Mobile Communication and Band Allocations
    6. 1.6 Quickly Building a Simple Antenna—a Practical Example
    7. References
  8. 2 Antenna Matching
    1. 2.1 The Smith Chart
    2. 2.2 Single‐Band Matching
    3. 2.3 Dual‐Band Matching
    4. 2.4 Reconfigurable Matching
    5. References
  9. 3 External Antenna
    1. 3.1 Stubby Antennas
    2. 3.2 Whip–Stubby (Retractable) Antenna
    3. 3.3 Meander Line Stubby Antenna
    4. 3.4 Effect of Ground Plane
    5. References
  10. 4 Internal Antenna
    1. 4.1 Inverted‐F Antenna
    2. 4.2 Planar IFA
    3. 4.3 Folded Monopole Antenna
    4. 4.4 Loop Antenna
    5. 4.5 Ceramic Antenna
    6. 4.6 Slot Antenna
    7. 4.7 Design a Hepta‐Band Antenna with Multiple Radiators and Multiple Modes
    8. 4.8 Design a Reconfigurable Hepta‐Band Antenna
    9. 4.9 MIMO Antennas
    10. 4.10 Antennas in Recently Released Phones
    11. References
  11. 5 Antenna Measurement
    1. 5.1 Passive Antenna Measurement
    2. 5.2 Active Antenna (Over the Air) Measurement
    3. 5.3 Antenna Measurements in the Production Line
    4. 5.4 Multiple Input and Multiple Output Antenna Test
    5. References
  12. 6 Regulations Related to Antenna Engineers
    1. 6.1 Specific Absorption Rate
    2. 6.2 Hearing Aid Compatibility
    3. 6.3 Electromagnetic Compatibility
    4. References
  13. Appendix: User Manual for ZJ_Antenna_Matching Software
  14. Index
  15. End User License Agreement