PBG based Terahertz Antenna for Aerospace Applications

• Main Authors: Choudhury, Balamati (Author), Danana, Bhavani (Author), Jha, Rakesh Mohan (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Physics.; Microwaves.; Optical engineering.; Electrical engineering.; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering.; Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics.; Communications Engineering, Networks.

This book focuses on high-gain antennas in the terahertz spectrum and their optimization. The terahertz spectrum is an unallocated EM spectrum, which is being explored for a number of applications, especially to meet increasing demands of high data rates for wireless space communications. Space comm...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Challenges
• Trends in THz Space Communication System
• Developments in Terahertz Devices
• Terahertz Antenna Design
• Conclusion
• Appendix A.1: Models of PBG based Microstrip Patch Antenna
• Appendix A.2: Feeding types of Microstrip Patch Antennas
• Appendix A.3: Multiobjective Particles Swarm Optimization.