Characteristic Modes

<p><b>Describes how to systematically implement various characteristic mode (CM) theories into designs of practical antenna systems</b></p> <p>This book examines both theoretical developments of characteristic modes (CMs) and practical developments of CM-based methodologies for a variety of critical antenna designs. The book is divided into six chapters. Chapter 1 provides an introduction and discusses the recent advances of the CM theory and its applications in antenna engineering. Chapter 2 describes the formulation of the characteristic mode theory for perfectly electrically conducting (PEC) bodies and discusses its numerical implementations. Chapter 3 presents the CM theory for PEC structures embedded in multilayered medium and its applications. Chapter 4 covers recent advances in CM theory for dielectric bodies and also their applications. Chapter 5 discusses the CM theory for <i>N</i>-port networks and its applications to the design of antenna arrays. Finally, Chapter 6 discusses the design of platform-integrated antenna systems using characteristic modes.</p> <p>This book features the following:</p> <ul> <li>Introduces characteristic mode theories for various electromagnetic structures including PEC bodies, structures in multilayered medium, dielectric bodies, and <i>N</i>-port networks</li> <li>Examines CM applications in electrically small antennas, microstrip patch antennas, dielectric resonator antennas, multiport antennas, antenna arrays, and platform mounted antenna systems</li> <li>Discusses numerical algorithms for the implementation of the characteristic mode theories in computer code</li> </ul> <p><i>Characteristic Modes: Theory and Applications in Antenna Engineering </i>will help antenna researchers, engineers, and students find new solutions for their antenna design challenges. </p>