Modern Antennas

Written to serve the needs both of professional engineers and advanced and postgraduate students, Modern Antennas, 2nd Edition, is an essential handbook for any engineer involved in the field. It provides a thorough treatment of the theory and practice of modern antenna design and use. Written by a team of experienced engineers, the text is presented in a simple and understandable manner, which guides the reader progressively through the stages of the design process. The book includes numerous examples of practical designs applied to real engineering situations. This complete and rigorous treatment of design principles for modern antennas also includes chapters on signal theory and signal processing antennas, and on polarimetry. The second edition contains significant new material on antennas for mobile communications.

Dr. Serge Drabowitch is professor at Ecole Superieure d'Electronique de Paris, FranceDr. Hugh Griffiths is professor at University College London, UK, and Head of Department of Electronic and Electrical EngineeringDr. Albert Papiernik is professor at University of Nice, Sophia Antipolis, FranceMr. Bradford Lee Smith is Senior IP Counsel at Alcatel Space Division, Paris, France