Foreword.
 
Acknowledgements.
 
List of Contributors.
 
1 Introduction (Zhi Ning Chen).
 
References.
 
2 Handset Antennas (Brian S. Collins).
 
2.1 Introduction.
 
2.2 Performance Requirements.
 
2.3 Electrically Small Antennas.
 
2.4 Classes of Handset Antennas.
 
2.5 The Quest for Efficiency and Extended Bandwidth.
 
2.6 Practical Design.
 
2.7 Starting Points for Design and Optimization.
 
2.8 The RF Performance of Typical Handsets.
 
2.9 Conclusion.
 
References.
 
3 RFID Tag Antennas (Xianming Qing and Zhi Ning Chen).
 
3.1 Introduction.
 
3.2 RFID Fundamentals.
 
3.3 Design Considerations for RFID Tag Antennas.
 
3.4 Effect of Environment on RFID Tag Antennas.
 
3.5 Summary.
 
References.
 
4 Laptop Antenna Design and Evaluation (Duixian Liu and Brian Gaucher).
 
4.1 Introduction.
 
4.2 Laptop-Related Antenna Issues.
 
4.3 Antenna Design Methodology.
 
4.4 PC Card Antenna Performance and Evaluation.
 
4.5 Link Budget Model.
 
4.6 An INF Antenna Implementation.
 
4.7 Integrated and PC Card Solutions Comparison.
 
4.8 Dualband Examples.
 
4.9 Remarks on WLAN Antenna Design and Evaluations.
 
4.10 Antennas for Wireless Wide Area Network Applications.
 
4.11 Ultra-Wide Band Antennas.
 
References.
 
5 Antenna Issues in Microwave Thermal Therapies (Koichi Ito and Kazuyuki Saito).
 
5.1 Microwave Thermal Therapies.
 
5.2 Interstitial Microwave Hyperthermia.
 
5.3 Clinical Trials.
 
5.4 Other Applications.
 
5.5 Summary.
 
References.
 
6 Antennas for Wearable Devices (Akram Alomainy, Yang Hao and Frank Pasveer).
 
6.1 Introduction.
 
6.2 Modelling and Characterization of Wearable Antennas.
 
6.3 WBAN Radio Channel Characterization and Effect of Wearable Antennas.
 
6.4 Case Study: A Compact Wearable Antenna for Healthcare Sensors.
 
6.5 Summary.
 
References.
 
7 Antennas for UWB Applications (Zhi Ning Chen and Terence S.P. See).
 
7.1 UWB Wireless Systems.
 
7.2 Challenges in UWB Antenna Design.
 
7.3 State-of-the-Art Solutions.
 
7.4 Case Study.
 
7.5 Summary.
 
References.
 
Index.