Characteristic Modes: Theory and Applications in Antenna Engineering

Describes how to systematically implement the various characteristic mode (CM) theories into the designs of practical antenna systems.

This book examines theoretical developments and characteristic mode (CM) based methodology developments for a variety of critical antenna designs. The book is divided into 6 chapters. Chapter 1 provides an introduction and discusses the recent advances of the CM theory and its applications in antenna engineering. In Chapter 2, the characteristic mode theory for perfectly electrically conducting (PEC) bodies is formulated and its numerical implementations are discussed. Chapter 3 presents the CM theory for PEC structures embedded in multi–layered medium and its applications. Recent advances in CM theory for dielectric bodies and their applications are covered in Chapter 4. Chapter 5 discusses the CM theory for N–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.

Introduces characteristic mode theories for various electromagnetic structures including PEC bodies, structures in multi–layered medium, dielectric bodies, and N–port networks Examines CM applications in electrically small antennas, microstrip patch antennas, dielectric resonator antennas, multiport antennas, antenna arrays, and platform mounted antenna systems Discusses numerical algorithms for the implementation of the characteristic mode theories in computer code

Characteristic Modes: Theory and Applications in Antenna Engineering will helpantenna researchers, engineers, and students find new solutions for their antenna design challenges. 

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 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 a committee member, Secretary, Treasurer, and Vice–Chairman from 2003–2012. He served as a Chairman of the IEEE Singapore MTT/AP Chapter in 2013.