Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction -- A short history of antennas -- Radio systems and antennas -- Necessary mathematics -- Complex numbers -- Vectors and vector operation -- Coordinates -- Basics of electromagnetics -- Electric field -- Magnetic field -- Maxwell's equations -- Boundary conditions -- Summary -- References -- Problems -- 2. Circuit Concepts and Transmission Lines -- Circuit concepts -- Lumped and distributed element systems -- Transmission line theory -- Transmission line model -- Solutions and analysis -- Terminated transmission line -- The Smith chart and impedance matching -- The Smith chart -- Impedance matching -- Quality factor and bandwidth -- Various transmission lines -- Two-wire transmission line -- Coaxial cable -- Microstrip line -- Stripline -- Co-planar waveguide (CPW) -- Waveguide -- Connectors -- Summary -- References -- Problems -- 3. Field Concepts and Radiowaves -- Wave equation and solutions -- Discussion on wave solutions -- Plane wave, intrinsic impedance and polarisation -- Plane wave and intrinsic impedance -- Polarisation -- Radio wave propagation mechanisms -- Reflection and transmission -- Diffraction and Huygens's principle -- Scattering -- Radio wave propagation characteristics in media -- Media classification and attenuation -- Radio wave propagation models -- Free space model -- Two-ray model/plane earth model -- Multipath models -- Comparison of circuit concepts and field concepts -- Skin Depth -- Summary -- References -- Problems --

4. Antenna Basics -- Antennas to radio waves -- Near field and far field -- Antenna parameters from the field point of view -- Antennas to transmission lines -- Antenna parameters from the circuit point of view -- Summary -- References -- Problems -- 5. Popular Antennas -- Wire-type antennas -- Dipoles -- Monopoles and image theory -- Loops and duality principle -- Helical antennas -- Yagi-Uda antennas -- Log-periodic antennas and frequency independent antennas -- Aperture-type antennas -- Fourier transforms and the radiated field -- Horn antennas -- Reflector and lens antennas -- Slot antennas and Babinet's principle -- Microstrip antennas -- Antenna arrays -- Basic concept -- Isotropic linear arrays -- Pattern multiplication principle -- Element mutual coupling -- Some practical considerations -- Transmitting and receiving antennas: reciprocity -- Balun and impedance matching -- Antenna polarisation -- Radomes, housings and supporting structures -- Summary -- References -- Problems -- 6. Computer- Aided Antenna Design and Analysis -- Introduction -- Computational electromagnetics for antennas -- Method of moments (MoM) -- Finite element method (FEM) -- Finite difference time domain (FDTD) method -- Transmission line modelling (TLM) method -- Comparison of numerical methods -- High frequency methods -- Examples of computer-aided design and analysis -- Wire-type antenna design and analysis -- General antenna design and analysis -- Summary -- References -- Problems --

7. Antenna Manufacturing and Measurements -- Antenna manufacturing -- Conducting materials -- Dielectric materials -- New materials for antennas -- Antenna measurement basics -- Scattering parameters -- Network analysers -- Impedance, S11, VSWR, and return loss measurement -- Can I measure these parameters in my office? -- Effects of a small section of a transmission line or a connector -- Effects of packages on antennas -- Radiation pattern measurements -- Far-field condition -- Open-area test sites (OATS) -- Anechoic chambers -- Compact antenna test ranges (CATR) -- Planar and cylindrical near-field chambers -- Spherical near-field chambers -- Gain measurements -- Comparison with a standard-gain horn -- Two-antenna measurement -- Three-antenna measurement -- Miscellaneous topics -- Efficiency measurements -- Reverberation chambers -- Impedance de-embedding techniques -- Probe array in near-field systems -- Summary -- References -- Problems -- 8. Special Topics -- Electrically small antennas -- The Basics and impedance bandwidth -- Antenna size-reduction techniques -- Mobile Antennas, Antenna Diversity and Human Body Effects -- Introduction -- Mobile antennas -- Antenna diversity -- User interaction --Multiband and ultra-wideband antennas -- Introduction -- Multiband antennas -- Wideband antennas -- RFID antennas -- Introduction -- Near-field systems -- Far-field systems -- Reconfigurable antennas -- Introduction -- Switching and variable-component technologies -- Reasonant mode switching/tuning -- Feed network switching/tuning -- Mechanical reconfiguration -- Summary -- References.