RF and Microwave Applications and Systems / Edition 1

by Mike Golio, Janet Golio

Overview

This volume, RF and Microwave Applications and Systems, includes a wide range of articles that discuss RF and microwave systems used for communication and radar and heating applications. Commercial, avionics, medical, and military applications are addressed. An overview of commercial communications systems is provided. Past, current, and emerging cellular systems, navigation systems, and satellite-based systems are discussed. Specific voice and data commercial systems are investigated more thoroughly in individual chapters that follow. Detailed discussions of military electronics, avionics, and radar (both military and automotive) are provided in separate chapters. A chapter focusing on FR/microwave energy used for therapeutic medicine is also provided.

Systems considerations including thermal, mechanical, reliability, power management, and safety are discussed in separate chapters. Engineering processes are also explored in articles about corporate initiatives, cost modeling, and design reviews. The book closes with a discussion of the underlying physics of electromagnetic propagation and interference.




In addition to new chapters on WiMAX and broadband cable, nearly every existing chapter features extensive updates and several were completely rewritten to reflect the massive changes areas such as radio navigation and electronic warfare.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780849372193
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/22/2007
Series:	The RF and Microwave Handbook, Second Edition
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	690
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION. Definitions. General Applications. Frequency Bands. Overview of Microwave Engineering. MICROWAVE AND RF PRODUCT APPLICATIONS. Cellular. Mobile Communications. Broadband Wireless Access. Wireless LANs. Wireless PANs. WiMAX. Satellite Systems. Satellite Cellular. Radio Navigation. Avionics. Radar. Electronic Warfare. Automotive Radar. Medical Therapy Applications. Broadband Cable. SYSTEMS CONSIDERATIONS. Thermal Management. Biological Issues. Modulation. Cost Modeling. Power Supply Management. Low Voltage RF Electronics. Manufacturability. Hardware Reliability. UNDERLYING PHYSICS. Maxwell's Equations. Propagation in Free Space. Guided Wave Propagation. Fading and Multipath. EMI. Material Properties. Appendices. Index.