Loop Antennas

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Fundamentals
  • 2.1. Near-Field and Far-Field
  • 2.2. Electromagnetic Spectrum
  • 2.3. Antenna Types
  • 2.4. Magnetic Testing
  • 2.5. VLF & LF Antenna
  • 2.6. Shielding
• 3. Small Loops
  • 3.1. Introduction
  • 3.2. Radiated Fields
  • 3.3. Loop Geometry
  • 3.4. Impedance of a Small Loops
  • 3.5. Receiving Signal
  • 3.6. Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR)
• 4. EM Modeling
  • 4.1. Magnetic Dipole Moment
  • 4.2. Effective Height (Length)
  • 4.3. Directivity and Efficiency
  • 4.4. Quality Factor
  • 4.5. Losses
  • 4.6. Near field Propagation
  • 4.7. Antenna Gain
• 5. Circuit Modeling
  • 5.1. Complete Model
  • 5.2. Circuit Model of Loop Antennas
  • 5.3. Radiation Resistance
  • 5.4. Coil Resistance
  • 5.5. Coil Inductance
  • 5.6. Coil capacitance
  • 5.7. Impedance Matching
  • 5.8. Self Resonance Frequency
• 6. Magnetic Core Loops
  • 6.1. Introduction
  • 6.2. History
  • 6.3. Radiated Fields
  • 6.4. Magnetic Cores
  • 6.5. Demagnetization Factor
  • 6.6. Induced Voltage and Power
  • 6.7. Core Loss
  • 6.8. Radiation Resistance
  • 6.9. Relative Effective Permeability
• 7. Applications
  • 7.1. Biomedical Implant
  • 7.2. Magnetometer
  • 7.3. Marker Beacon
  • 7.4. Radio Direction Finder
  • 7.5. Radio Receiver Antenna
  • 7.6. Real-time Locating System
  • 7.7. RFID
  • 7.8. Underwater Loop Antenna
  • 7.9. Wireless Power Transfer

Special Chapters

• Eddy Currents
• Electric Dipole Antennas
• Fundamental Limit
• Lossy Medium
• Magnetically Shielded Wire
• Mutual Inductance

Appendices

• Nomenclature
• Abbreviations
• References
• Fingerprints of Papers
• Dictionary
• Useful Links
• Journals

Note

Loop antennas that operate low frequency (LF) or below are taken part in for the most part of this book. Medium frequency (MF) or above antennas are taken part in only if necessary.

Note

This book is a kind of Loop Antennas book by Prof. Serkan Aksoy. For further information, please visit the page of the book: Loop Antennas.