Intro; Contents; Preface; 1. Microstrip antennas; 1.1 The origin of microstrip radiators; 1.2 Microstrip antenna analysis methods; 1.3 Microstrip antenna advantages and disadvantages; 1.4 Microstrip antenna applications; References; 2. Rectangular microstrip antennas; 2.1 The transmission line model; 2.2 The cavity model; 2.3 Radiation pattern of a linear rectangular patch; 2.4 Quarter-wave microstrip antenna; 2.5 Circular-polarized design; 2.6 Efficiency; 2.7 Design of microstrip antenna with dielectric cover; 2.8 Design guidelines for rectangular microstrip antenna

2.9 Design guidelines for a circularly polarized microstrip antenna2.10 Electromagnetically coupled rectangular microstrip antenna; 2.11 Ultra-wide rectangular microstrip antennas; 2.12 Rectangular microstrip antenna cross-polarization; References; 3. Circular microstrip antennas; 3.1 Circular microstrip antenna properties; 3.2 Directivity; 3.3 Input resistance and impedance bandwidth; 3.4 Gain, radiation pattern, and efficiency; 3.5 Circular microstrip antenna radiation modes; 3.6 Circular microstrip antenna cross-polarization; 3.7 Annular microstrip antenna

3.8 Shorted annular microstrip antennaReferences; 4. Broadband microstrip antennas; 4.1 Broadband microstrip antennas; 4.2 Microstrip antenna broadbanding; 4.3 Patch shape for optimized bandwidth; 4.4 Broadband monopole pattern patch-ring; References; 5. Dual-band microstrip antennas; 5.1 Rectangular microstrip dual-band antenna; 5.2 Multiple resonator dual-band antennas; 5.3 Dual-band microstrip antenna design using a diplexer; 5.4 Multiband patch shaping using a genetic algorithm; References; 6. Microstrip arrays; 6.1 Planar array theory

6.2 Rectangular microstrip antenna array modeled with slots6.3 Aperture excitation distribution; 6.4 Microstrip array feeding methods; 6.5 Mutual coupling; References; 7. Printed antennas; 7.1 Omnidirectional microstrip antenna; 7.2 Tapered (Vivaldi) antenna; 7.3 Microstrip-fed slot antenna; 7.4 Stripline series slot antenna; 7.5 Inverted F antenna; 7.6 Electrically small antennas; 7.7 Tapered balun printed dipole; 7.8 Log-periodic balun dipole; 7.9 Loop antenna and coupler for RFID; 7.10 CPW flexible monopole; 7.11 Characteristic mode antenna; References

8. Millimeter wave microstrip antennas8.1 General millimeter wave design considerations; 8.2 Corporate-fed patch arrays; References; Appendix A. Microstrip antenna substrates; A.1 Microstrip antenna/transmission line substrates; A.2 Metal cladding; A.3 Dielectric materials; A.4 Radome materials; A.5 Water absorption; A.6 Dielectric films; A.7 Passive intermodulation; A.8 Solder mask and conformal coatings; References; Appendix B. Numerical methods; B.1 Numerical integration; B.2 Evaluation of sums; B.3 Fixed-point iteration; B.4 Bisection algorithm; B.5 MSA Q-efficiency calculation