Antenna Engineering Handbook

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The gold-standard reference on the design and application of classic and modern antennas—fully updated to reflect the latest advances and technologies


This new edition of the “bible of antenna engineering” has been updated to provide start-to-finish coverage of the latest innovations in antenna design and application. You will find in-depth discussion of antennas used in modern communication systems, mobile and personal wireless technologies, satellites, radar deployments, flexible electronics, and other emerging technologies, including 5G, terahertz, and wearable electronics. Antenna Engineering Handbook, Fifth Edition, is bolstered by real-world examples, hundreds of illustrations, and an emphasis on the practical aspects of antennas.


Featuring 60 chapters and contributions from more than 80 renowned experts, this acclaimed resource is edited by one of the world’s leading antenna authorities. This edition features all of the classic antenna types, plus new and emerging designs, with 13 all-new chapters and important updates to nearly all chapters from past editions.


Antenna Engineering Handbook, Fifth Edition, clearly explains cutting-edge applications in WLANs, automotive systems, PDAs, and handheld devices, making it an indispensable companion for today’s antenna practitioners and developers.


Coverage includes:

Antenna basics and classic antennas

Design approaches for antennas and arrays

Wideband and multiband antennas

Antennas for mobile devices and PDAs, automotive applications, and aircraft

Base station and smart antennas

Beamforming and 5G antennas

Millimeter-wave and terahertz antennas

Flexible, wearable, thin film, origami, dielectric, and on-chip antennas

MIMO antennas and phased arrays

Direction-finding and GPS antennas

Active antennas

Low-profile wideband antennas

Nanoantennas

Reflectors and other satellite and radio-telescope antennas

Low-frequency, HF, VHF, UHF, ECM, and ESM antennas

Impedance-matching techniques and material characteristics

Metastructured and frequency selective surfaces

Propagation and guided structures

Computational techniques and toolsets

Indoor and outdoor measurements