Mobile Antenna Systems Handbook (Artech House Antennas and Propagation Library)

As more and more services like GPS and Bluetooth get packed into smaller mobile handsets and devices, the pressure is on antenna designers to make sure they all perform flawlessly. This extensively revised and expanded edition of the Artech bestseller "Mobile Antenna Systems Handbook" puts the very latest technologies, design and analysis procedures, and applications at their command. For engineers scrambling to configure ever more powerful, versatile, and compact antennas, this one-stop reference is essential.It features all-new chapters on smart antennas, MIMO systems, and antennas for recently deployed mobile systems such as RFID, UWB, and terrestrial digital TV broadcasting. This comprehensive reference provides problem-solving tips for tackling everything from propagation obstacles to safety issues. The book allows designers to quickly access the theory of operation, application strengths and weaknesses, performance characteristics, design procedures, and analysis techniques for a wide range of antenna types.