1st Edition

Microwave and RF Product Applications

Edited By Mike Golio Copyright 2003
    440 Pages 192 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    The field of microwave engineering has undergone a radical transformation in recent years, as commercial wireless endeavors overtook defense and government work. The modern microwave and RF engineer must be knowledgeable about customer expectations, market trends, manufacturing technologies, and factory models to a degree that is unprecedented. Unfortunately, most of the available literature does not reflect this fact, but remains focused on high-performance, low-volume applications.

    Microwave and RF Product Applications helps resolve that deficiency. Editor Mike Golio culled its chapters from his bestselling RF and Microwave Handbook, incorporated critical updates contributed by the original authors, and organized the chapters into a practical, tightly focused reference. A complete table of contents at the front of the text makes finding specific answers quick and easy, and detailed lists of references in each chapter provide convenient access to the relevant expert literature.

    For engineers in industry, government, or academia, Microwave and RF Product Applications provides insight and information that may be outside their area of expertise. For managers, marketers, and technical support personnel, it builds a better understanding of the fields that drive and are affected by their decisions.

    INTRODUCTION, Patrick Fay
    Overview of Microwave and Radio Frequency Engineering
    Frequency Band Definitions
    Applications
    MICROWAVE AND RF PRODUCT APPLICATIONS
    Cellular Mobile Telephony, Paul G. Glikkema
    Nomadic Communications, Andy D. Kucar
    Broadband Wireless Access: High Rate, Point to Multipoint, Fixed Antenna Systems, Brian Petry
    Digital European Cordless Telephone, Saf Asghar
    Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN), Jim Paviol, Carl Andren, and John Fakatselis
    Wireless Personal Area Network Communications: An Application Overview, Thomas M. Siep and Ian C. Gifford
    Satellite Communications Systems, Ramesh K. Gupta
    Satellite-Based Cellular Communications, Nils V. Jespersen
    Electronic Navigation Systems, Benjamin B. Peterson
    Microwave and Radio Frequency Avionics, James L. Bartlett
    Continuous Wave Radar, James C. Wiltse
    Pulse Radar, Melvin L. Belcher, Jr. and Josh T. Nessmith
    Electronic Warfare and Countermeasures, Robert D. Hayes
    Automotive Radar, Madhu S. Gupta
    New Frontiers for RF/Microwaves in Therapeutic Medicine, Arye Rosen, Hrael D. Rosen, and Stuart D. Edwards
    CAD, SIMULATION, AND MODELING
    System Simulation, Joseph Staudinger
    Numerical Techniques for the Analysis and Design of RF/Microwave Structures, Manos M. Tentzeris
    UNDERLYING PHYSICS
    Maxwell's Equations, Nicholas E. Buris
    Wave Propagation in Free Space, Matthew N.O. Sadiku
    Guided Wave Propagation and Transmission Lines, W.R. Deal, Vesna Radisic, Y. Qian, and T. Itoh
    Effects of Multipath Fading in Wireless Communication Systems, Wayne E. Stark
    Electromagnetic Interference (EMI), Alfy Riddle
    INDEX

    Biography

    Mike Golio