The text begins by covering the fundamental concepts and new advances in the field of antenna theory, antenna hardware, and propagation. It further explains the designing of metamaterials microstrip patch antennas for medical applications, photonic crystals of millimeter wave signals for 5G communications, dual-band miniaturized circular antennas for wireless networks, and ultra-thin compact flexible antennas for wearable applications.
This book:
- Presents the design and development of S-shaped and T-shaped microstrip path antennas for industrial applications.
- Highlights the use of W-shaped and metamaterials microstrip patch antennas for medical applications.
- Covers photonic crystals of millimeter wave signals for 5G communications.
- Showcases the importance of compact and wideband slot antenna for wireless communications.
- Illustrates the design of an ultra-thin compact flexible antenna for wearable applications.
It is primarily written for senior undergraduates, graduate students, and academic researchers in the fields of electrical engineering, electronics and communications engineering, antenna design, and microwave engineering.
S. Kannadhasan is working as an Associate Professor and HOD in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering at Study World College of Engineering, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. He completed his Ph.D. in the field of smart antennas at Anna University in 2022. He has 13 years of teaching and research experience. He obtained his B.E. in ECE from Sethu Institute of Technology, Kariapatti, in 2009 and his M.E. in Communication Systems from Velammal College of Engineering and Technology, Madurai, in 2013. He obtained his M.B.A. in Human Resources Management from Tamil Nadu Open University, Chennai. He has published around 110 papers in reputed international journals indexed by SCI, Scopus, Web of Science, and Major Indexing, and more than 250 papers have been presented or published in national and international journals and conferences. In addition, he has also contributed a book chapter. He also serves as a board member, reviewer, speaker, session chair, and member of the advisory and technical committees of various colleges and conferences. He also attends various workshops, seminars, conferences, faculty development programs, STTP, and online courses. His areas of interest are smart antennas, digital signal processing, wireless communication, wireless networks, embedded systems, network security, optical communication, microwave antennas, electromagnetic compatibility and interference, wireless sensor networks, digital image processing, satellite communication, cognitive radio design, and soft computing techniques. He is a member of SMIEEE, ACM, IET, ISTE, FIEI, FIETE, CSI, IAENG, SEEE, IEAE, INSC, IARDO, ISRPM, IACSIT, ICSES, SPG, SDIWC, IJSPR, and the EAI Community.
R. Nagarajan received his B.E. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Madurai Kamarajar University, Madurai, India, in 1997. He received his M.E. in Power Electronics and Drives from Anna University, Chennai, India, in 2008. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Anna University, Chennai, India, in 2014. He has worked in the industry as an Electrical Engineer. He is currently working as a Professor of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Gnanamani College of Technology, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India. His current research interest includes power electronics, power system, soft computing techniques, and renewable energy sources.
