Characteristic Modes (eBook)

Yikai Chen is a Research Scientist of Temasek Laboratories at National University of Singapore (TL@NUS), Singapore. His current research interests focus on the characteristic mode theory and its applications in antenna engineering. Dr. Chen is a Senior Member of the IEEE and IEEE Antenna and Propagation Society. He is the recipient of the 2013 National Excellent Doctorate Dissertation Award of China. Chao-Fu Wang is a Principal Research Scientist of Temasek Laboratories at National University of Singapore (TL@NUS), Singapore. Dr. Wang is a Senior Member of the IEEE and served on the IEEE Singapore MTT/AP and EMC Chapters as Committee Member, Secretary, Treasurer, and Vice Chairman from 2003 to 2012. He served as Chairman of the IEEE Singapore MTT/AP Chapter in 2013.

PREFACE

List of Figures

List of Tables

1 Introduction

1.1 Backgrounds

1.2 An Introduction to Characteristic Mode Theory

1.3 Characteristic Modes in Antenna Engineering

1.4 Characteristic Modes in Scattering Computation

1.5 Outline of this Book

References

2 Characteristic Mode Theory for PEC Bodies

2.1 Backgrounds

2.2 Surface Integral Equations

2.3 Method of Moments

2.4 EFIE Based CM Formulation

2.5 MFIE Based CM Formulation

2.6 CFIE Based CM Formulation

2.7 Applicability of the CM Formulations

2.8 Computation of Characteristic Modes

2.9 Numerical Examples

2.10 A First Glance on CM Excitations

2.11 Summary

References

3 Characteristic Mode Theory for Antennas in Multilayered Medium

3.1 Backgrounds

3.2 CM Formulation for PEC Structures in Multilayered Medium

3.3 Relationship Between Cavity Model and Characteristic Modes

3.4 Physical Investigations on Microstrip Patch Antennas

3.5 Applications to Circularly Polarized Microstrip Antenna Design

3.6 Conclusions

References

4 Characteristic Mode Theory for Dielectric Resonators

4.1 Backgrounds

4.2 CM Formulations for Dielectric Bodies

4.3 Analysis and Design of Dielectric Resonator Antennas Using CM Theory

4.4 Computational Efficiency

4.5 Conclusions

References

5 Characteristic Mode Theory for N-Port Networks

5.1 Backgrounds

5.2 Characteristic Mode Formulations for N-Port Networks

5.3 Reactively Controlled Antenna Array Designs Using Characteristic Modes

5.4 Yagi-Uda Antenna Designs Using Characteristic Modes

5.5 Wideband Array Excitation Design Using Characteristic Modes

5.6 Conclusions

References

6 Platform Integrated Antenna System Design Using Characteristic Modes

6.1 Backgrounds

6.2 Electrically Small UAV Antenna System Design Using Characteristic Modes

6.3 HF Band Shipboard Antenna System Design Using Characteristic Modes

6.4 Conclusions

References

INDEX