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The book presents an engineering approach for the development of metamaterials and metasurfaces with emphasis on application in antennas. It offers an in-depth study, performance analysis and extensive characterization on different types of metamaterials and metasurfaces. Practical examples included in the book will help readers to enhance performance of antennas and also develop metamaterial-based absorbers for a variety of applications.
Key Features
Provides background for design and development of metamaterial structures using novel unit cells
Gives in-depth performance study of miniaturization of microstrip antennas
Discusses design and development of both transmission and reflection types, metasurfaces and their practical applications.
Verifies a variety of Metamaterial structures and Metasurfaces experimentally
The target audience of this book is postgraduate students and researchers involved in antenna designs. Researchers and engineers interested in enhancing the performance of the antennas using metamaterials will find this book extremely useful. The book will also serve as a good reference for developing artificial materials using metamaterials and their practical applications.
Amit K. Singh is Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Jammu, India. He is a Member of the IEEE, USA.
Mahesh P. Abegaonkar is Associate Professor at the Centre for Applied Research in Electronics at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE, USA.
Shiban Kishen Koul is Emeritus Professor at the Centre for Applied Research in Electronics at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. He is a Life Fellow of the Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE), USA, a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), and a Fellow of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE).
List of contents
Fundamentals of Metamaterials. Design, Fabrication and Testing of Metamaterials. Miniaturization of Microstrip Patch Antenna Using Metamaterials. High Gain Antenna using Reflection Type Metasurface. High Gain Antenna using Transmission Type Metasurface. Beam Steerable High Gain Antenna using Graded Index Metamaterial Surface. Microwave Metamaterial Absorber. Index.
About the author
Amit K. Singh is Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Jammu, India. He is a Member of the IEEE, USA.
Mahesh P. Abegaonkar is Associate Professor at the Centre for Applied Research in Electronics at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE, USA.
Shiban Kishen Koul is Emeritus Professor at the Centre for Applied Research in Electronics at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. He is a Life Fellow of the Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE), USA, a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), and a Fellow of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE).
Summary
Microwave antennas are used widely for wireless communication such as for mobile communication, satellite communication and radar applications. This book presents a brief description and practical understanding of application of metamaterials for microwave antennas
