RF and microwave wireless systems / Kai Chang.

A comprehensive introduction to the hardware, parameters, and architectures of RF/microwave wireless systems As the basis for some of the hottest technologies of the new millennium, radio frequency (RF) and microwave wireless systems rapidly propel us toward a future in which the transmission of voi...

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Main Author: Chang, Kai, 1948- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Wiley, [2000]
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Table of Contents:
  • 1.1 Brief History of RF and Microwave Wireless Systems
  • 1.2 Frequency Spectrums
  • 1.3 Wireless Applications
  • 1.4 A Simple System Example
  • 2 Review of Waves and Transmission Lines
  • 2.2 Wave Propagation
  • 2.3 Transmission Line Equation
  • 2.4 Reflection, Transmission, and Impedance for a Terminated Transmission Line
  • 2.5 Voltage Standing-Wave Ratio
  • 2.6 Decibels, Insertion Loss, and Return Loss
  • 2.7 Smith Charts
  • 2.8 S-Parameters
  • 2.9 Coaxial Lines
  • 2.10 Microscript Lines
  • 2.11 Waveguides
  • 2.12 Lumped Elements
  • 2.13 Impedance Matching Networks
  • 3 Antenna Systems
  • 3.2 Isotropic Radiator and Plane Waves
  • 3.3 Far-Field Region
  • 3.4 Antenna Analysis
  • 3.5 Antenna Characteristics and Parameters
  • 3.6 Monopole and Dipole Antennas
  • 3.7 Horn Antennas
  • 3.8 Parabolic Dish Antennas
  • 3.9 Microstrip Patch Antennas
  • 3.10 Antenna Arrays and Phased Arrays
  • 3.11 Antenna Measurements
  • 4 Various Components and Their System Parameters
  • 4.2 Couplers, Hybrids, and Power Dividers/Combiners
  • 4.3 Resonators, Filters, and Multiplexers
  • 4.4 Isolators and Circulators
  • 4.5 Detectors and Mixers
  • 4.6 Switches, Phase Shifters, and Attenuators
  • 4.7 Oscillators and Amplifiers
  • 4.8 Frequency Multipliers and Dividers
  • 5 Receiver System Parameters
  • 5.1 Typical Receivers 5.2 System Considerations
  • 5.3 Natural Sources of Receiver Noise
  • 5.4 Receiver Noise Figure and Equivalent Noise Temperature
  • 5.5 Compression Points, Minimum Detectable Signal, and Dynamic Range
  • Third-Order Intercept Point and Intermodulation
  • 5.7 Spurious Responses
  • 5.8 Spurious-Free Dynamic Range
  • 6 Transmitter and Oscillator Systems
  • 6.1 Transmitter Parameters
  • 6.2 Transmitter Noise
  • 6.3 Frequency Stability and Spurious Signals
  • 6.4 Frequency Tuning, Output Power, and Efficiency
  • 6.5 Intermodulation
  • 6.6 Crystal Reference Oscillators
  • 6.7 Phase-Locked Oscillators
  • 6.8 Frequency Synthesizers
  • 7 Radar and Sensor Systems
  • 7.2 Radar Equation
  • 7.3 Radar Equation Including Pulse Integration and System Losses
  • 7.4 Radar Cross Section
  • 7.5 Pulse Radar
  • 7.6 Continuous-Wave or Doppler Radar
  • 7.7 Frequency-Modulated Continuous-Wave Radar
  • 7.8 Direction Finding and Tracking
  • 7.9 Moving-Target Indication and Pulse Doppler Radar 7.10 Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • 7.11 Practical Radar Examples
  • 8 Wireless Communication Systems
  • 8.2 Friis Transmission Equation
  • 8.3 Space Loss
  • 8.4 Link Equation and Link Budget
  • 8.5 Effective Isotropic Radiated Power and G/T Parameters
  • 8.6 Radio/Microwave Links
  • 8.7 Satellite Communication Systems
  • 8.8 Mobile Communication Systems and Wireless Cellular Phones
  • 8.9 Personal Communication Systems and Satellite Personal Communication Systems
  • 9 Modulation and Demodulation
  • 9.2 Amplitude Modulation and Demodulation
  • 9.3 Frequency Modulation
  • 9.4 Digital Shift-Keying Modulation
  • 9.5 Bit Error Rate and Bandwidth Efficiency
  • 9.6 Sampling and Pulse Code Modulation
  • 10 Multiple-Access Techniques 10.2 Frequency Division Multiple Access and Frequency Division Multiplexing
  • 10.3 Time Division Multiple Access and Time Division Multiplexing
  • 10.4 Spread Spectrum and Code Division Multiple Access
  • 11 Other Wireless Systems
  • 11.1 Radio Navigation and Global Positioning Systems
  • 11.2 Motor Vehicle and Highway Applications
  • 11.3 Direct Broadcast Satellite Systems
  • 11.4 RF Identification Systems
  • 11.5 Remote Sensing Systems and Radiometers
  • 11.6 Surveillance and Electronic Warfare Systems.