Authored by the international community of printed antenna specialists.l Presents a wide ranging coverage of principles, state-of-the-art design andup-to-date applications of microstrip antennas.l Includes detailed explanations of a variety of analytical techniques fromtransmission line theory to moments methods and their applications to CAD.l Covers the numerous patch designs and array configurations giving manyexamples of practical applications.l Discusses microstrip technology in detail including substrates, processingand environmental aspects.l Addresses measurement methods particular to printed antennas such as substrateand connector characterisation and near field probing.l Application areas covered include antennas for satellite terrestrial and mobilecommunications, conformal and aerospace antennas, phased arrays, hyperthermia applicators and millimetric antennas.