1st Edition
Metamaterials for Antenna Applications
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).
Fundamentals of Metamaterials. What are Metamaterials. Unit Cell Concepts. Metasurfaces. Backward Wave Propagation and Negative Refraction. Split Ring Resonators. Experimental Demonstration of Metamaterials. References. Design, Fabrication and Testing of Metamaterials. Design of Metamaterial. Characterization of Metamaterials and Measurement Techniques. Design of Wideband Low Profile Ultra-thin Metasurface for X-band Application. Design of Low Profile Ultrathin Multiband Transmission and Reflection type Metasurfaces. Conclusion. References. Miniaturization of Microstrip Patch Antenna Using Metamaterials. Introduction. Antenna Miniaturization Techniques. Highly Miniaturized Dual Band Patch Antenna Loaded with Metamaterial Unit Cell. Triple Band Miniaturized Patch Antenna Loaded with Metamaterial Unit Cell. Miniaturized Multiband Microstrip Patch Antenna using Metamaterial Loading. Conclusion. References. High Gain Antenna using Reflection Type Metasurface. Introduction. Working Principle. Design of a High Gain and High Aperture Efficiency Cavity Resonator Antenna for X-band Application using Reflection Type Metamaterial Superstrate. Wideband Gain Enhancement of Fabry-Perot Cavity Antenna using Reflective Metasurface for C-band Applications. Conclusion. References. High Gain Antenna using Transmission Type Metasurface. Introduction. Working Principle. Design of Ultrathin Miniaturized Metasurface for Wideband Gain Enhancement for C-band Applications. Negative Index Metamaterial Lens for Antenna Gain Enhancement. Design of a Compact Near Zero Index Metasurface Lens with High Aperture Efficiency for Antenna Radiation Characteristic Enhancement. Conclusion. References. Beam Steerable High Gain Antenna using Graded Index Metamaterial Surface. Introduction. Working Principle. Compact Ultra-Thin Linear Graded Metasurface Lens for Beam. Steering and Gain Enhancement. Radial/Angular Graded Index Metamaterial Lens for Beam Steering and Gain Enhancement. Wide Angle Beam Steerable High Gain Flat Top Beam Antenna using Graded Index Metasurface. Conclusion. References. Microwave Metamaterial Absorber. Introduction. Working Principle. Experimental Setup. Penta-Band Polarization Insensitive Metamaterial Absorber. Triple-Band Polarization Insensitive Ultrathin Metamaterial Absorber for S-, C- and X-Band Application. Conformal Ultrathin Polarization Insensitive Double Band Metamaterial Absorber. Triple Band Polarization Insensitive Ultrathin Conformal Metamaterial Absorber with Wide Angular Stability. Conclusion. References. Index
Biography
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).
