Antenna References

This blog will of course not be able to explain everything about the theory of antennas. These are my three favorite antenna reference books:

• Antennas: For all Applications, John D. Kraus and Ronald Marhefka
• Kraus was a genius in the field of antennas and has written an excellent textbook. If you really want to UNDERSTAND how antennas work this is the book for you. Since he passed away it is becoming harder and harder to find, so you may need to head to the library.
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• Antenna Theory: Analysis and Design, Constantine Balanis
• Balanis is another excellent author and his book is more math-intensive than Kraus. This is the book to use if you want design equations for antennas.
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• Antenna Theory and Design, Warren Stutzman and Gary Thiele
• This book is great because it contains a little of everything. It walks the middle road between Kraus and Balanis, but it has everything you need to know. The chapters on computational electromagnetics are outstanding.
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Of course, a knowledge of electromagnetics is essential groundwork for the study of antennas:

• Electromagnetics with Applications, John Kraus
• Again, Kraus' book is focuses on conceptual understanding and is not very rigorous. But if you want to see the basic principles of electromagnetics explained clearly, this book is great.
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• Introduction to Electrodynamics, David J Griffiths
• This book is the widely acclaimed introduction to using the principles of vector calculus on electromagnetic problems. If you want to see the power and beauty of Maxwell's equations, I highly recommend this book.
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