Microwave System Engineering Principles

Preface

I. Thermal Noise

1.1 Basic Nature and Principles Which Can Be Derived from It

1.2 Noise Bandwidth, Noise Figure, and Noise Temperature

1.3 Noise Temperature and Noise Figure of Attenuators

1.4 Cascades

II. Statistics and Its Applications

2.1 Statistical Concepts, Binomial Distribution

2.2 Shot Noise

2.3 The Gaussian Distribution

2.4 Statistics of Detector Outputs

2.5 Choice of Detector and Output Type

2.6 The Bayes Criterion and Likelihood Functions

2.7 Reliability Theory

2.8 Telephone Channel Usage

III. Signal Processing and Detection

3.1 Detection and False Alarm Opportunities

3.2 Incoherent Signal Processing

3.3 Coherent Signal Processing

3.4 ROC Curves and the Calculation of Error Rates

3.5 Approximate False Alarm Probability

3.6 Parity Checks

IV. Antennas

4.1 Definition of Terms

4.2 Basic Properties

4.3 Power Transfer

4.4 Noise Temperature of Antennas

4.5 Antenna Losses

4.6 Antenna Pattern Characteristics

4.7 Beam Widths and Useful Approximations

V. Propagation and Transmission Lines

5.1 Fundamentals of Propagation

5.2 LaPlace's Equation and Transmission Line (TEM) Waves

5.3 Plane Waves

5.4 Skin Depth and Conductor Losses

5.5 Attenuation Due to Finite Conductivity

5.6 Waveguide Propagation

5.7 Ionospheric Propagation

5.8 Extraterrestrial Propagation

VI. Reflection and Refraction

6.1 Interfaces Between Homogeneous Media

6.2 Refraction in Non-Homogeneous Media

6.3 Useful Rules for Calculating Microwave Reflections and Scattering

6.4 Water in the Air

VII. Some System Characteristics

7.1 Modulation, Bandwidth and Noise

7.2 Multiplexing

7.3 Handling of Voice Communication

7.4 Communications Satellites

7.5 The TL Radio Relay System

7.6 Radar

References

Appendix A. Important Formula, Numbers and Concepts

Appendix B. Table of Symbols

Appendix C. Proof That Lossless Two Ports are Reciprocal

Appendix D. Binomial Distribution Derivations

Appendix E. Gaussian Distribution Derivations

Appendix F. Problems

Subject Index