Millimetre Wave Antennas for Gigabit Wireless Communications

Preface
List of Abbreviations
1 Gigabit Wireless Communications
1.1 Gigabit Wireless Communications
1.2 Regulatory Issues
1.3 Millimetre Wave Characterisations
1.4 Channel Performance
1.5 System Design and Performance
1.6 Antenna Requirements
1.7 Link Budget
1.8 Summary
References
2 Critical Antenna Parameters
2.1 Path Loss and Antenna Directivity
2.2 Antenna Beamwidth
2.3 Maximum Possible Gain-to-Q
2.4 Antenna Polarisation
References
3 Planar Antennas
3.1 Printed Antennas
3.2 Slot Antennas
3.3 Quasi-Yagi Antennas
3.4 Bow-Tie Antennas
3.5 Reflector Antennas
3.6 Millimetre Wave Design Consideration
3.7 Production and Manufacture
References
4 Horn Antennas
4.1 Waveguide Modes
4.2 Multimode Horn Antenna
4.3 Integrated Horn
4.4 Cylinder Horn and Circular Polarisation
4.5 Tilt Horn
4.6 Dielectric Sectoral Horn
References
5 Dielectric Antennas
5.1 Dielectric Resonator Antennas
5.2 Dielectric Rod Antenna
5.3 Maximum Gain Rod Antenna
5.4 Dual Rod
5.5 Patch-Fed Circular Rod
5.6 Rod Array and Phase Compensation
5.7 Optimisation of a Rod Antenna
References
6 Lens Antennas
6.1 Luneberg Lens
6.2 Hemispherical Lens
6.3 Extended Hemispherical Lens
6.4 Off-Axis Extended Hemispherical Lens
6.5 Planar Lens Array
6.6 Metal Plate Lens Antennas
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7 Multiple Antennas
7.1 The 60 GHz Multibeam Antenna
7.2 Antenna Array
7.3 Millimetre Wave Arrays
7.4 Mutual Coupling between Antennas
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8 Smart Antennas
8.1 Beam-Switching Antennas
8.2 Beam-Steering/Forming Antennas
8.3 Millimetre Wave MIMO
8.4 Mode-Tracking Antennas
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9 Advanced Antenna Materials
9.1 Low-Temperature Co-fired Ceramics
9.2 Liquid Crystal Polymer
9.3 CMOS
9.4 Left-Handed Material
9.5 High-Temperature Superconducting Antenna
9.6 Nano Antennas
References
10 High-Speed Wireless Applications
10.1 V-Band Antenna Applications
10.2 E-Band Antenna Applications
10.3 Distributed Antenna System
10.4 Wireless Mesh Networks
References
Index