Microwaves and Wireless Simplified

Thomas S. Laverghetta1580539432, 9781580539432, 9781580539449

If you are a sales, marketing, or management professional whose work involves microwave or wireless communications technology, this thoroughly revised second edition of the Artech House classic, Microwaves and Wireless Simplified, is essential reading. It gives you a technical edge in your career by providing you with a thorough understanding of key concepts, components, devices, materials, and applications, without bogging you down with mathematics. Helping you foresee emerging market trends, the second edition has been updated and expanded to include coverage of the latest technologies, including WLANs, RFIDs, RFICs, MEMS, GPS, Bluetooth and bipolar heterojunction devices. The new edition also includes more definitions of basic technological terms that are important in your field.
This valuable reference helps you communicate more accurately with designers, engineers, and other technical personnel. It enables you to better understand clients’ technical needs and devise technical solutions to effectively meet those needs. With more than 100 illustrations, thoroughly explained in down-to-earth language, and a comprehensive glossary, this book offers you the technical savvy that the wireless and microwave industries demand of all successful professionals.

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Table of contents :
Cover……Page 1
Microwaves and Wireless Simplified Second Edition……Page 2
Contents……Page 6
Preface……Page 10
1 Introduction……Page 12
2 Microwave Applications……Page 24
2.1 Radar……Page 25
2.2 Telephones and telephone systems……Page 37
2.3 Telecommunications……Page 43
2.4 Navigational technology (GPS)……Page 53
Reference……Page 59
3 Transmission Lines……Page 60
3.1 Coaxial transmission lines……Page 67
3.2 Strip transmission line (stripline)……Page 78
3.3 Microstrip……Page 82
3.4 Coplanar waveguide……Page 85
3.5 Waveguide……Page 88
3.6 Summary……Page 94
Reference……Page 96
4 Microwave Components……Page 98
4.1 Directional couplers……Page 99
4.2 Quadrature hybrids……Page 110
4.3 Power dividers……Page 118
4.4 Detectors……Page 123
4.5 Mixers……Page 130
4.6 Attenuators……Page 137
4.7 Filters……Page 142
4.8 Circulators and isolators……Page 152
4.9 Antennas……Page 161
4.10 Amplifiers……Page 166
4.11 Oscillators……Page 173
4.12 Summary……Page 180
5 Solid State Devices……Page 182
5.1 Microwave diodes……Page 186
5.2 Microwave transistors……Page 200
5.3 Solid state techniques……Page 223
5.4 Summary……Page 233
Reference……Page 234
6 Microwave Materials……Page 236
6.1 Definition of terms……Page 237
6.2 Material requirements……Page 247
6.3 Types of materials……Page 249
6.4 Choice of materials……Page 257
6.5 Summary……Page 258
Glossary……Page 260
About the Author……Page 270
Index……Page 272