Microwave Engineering: Land & Space Radiocommunications (Wiley Survival Guides in Engineering and Science)

458 Pages·2008·6.07 MB·English

by  Gerard Barue

MICROWAVE
ENGINEERING
LAND & SPACE
RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS
Gérard Barué
A JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC., PUBLICATION

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Microwave Engineering: Land & Space Radiocommunications
Gérard Barué
MICROWAVE
ENGINEERING
LAND & SPACE
RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS
Gérard Barué
A JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC., PUBLICATION
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Barue, Gerard, 1945–
Microwave engineering : land & space radiocommunications / by Gerard Barue.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-470-08996-5 (cloth)
1. Microwave communication systems. 2. Microwaves. I. Title.
TK7876.B37 2008
621.381′3—dc22
2008019299
Printed in the United States of America
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
To my son Vincent, a brilliant architect, fi rst prizewinner at the French Academy of
Architecture
To my wife, Dominique, who had the privilege of reading the manuscript entirely
This book is dedicated to the memory of Philippe Magne, THOMSON-CSF former
Scientifi c and Technical Manager, who developed extensively the microwave
radiocommunications in all domains.

CONTENTS
Foreword xvii
Preface xxi
Acknowledgments xxv
1. Electromagnetic Wave Propagation 1
1.1 Properties of Plane Electromagnetic Wave 1
1.1.1 Equation of Wave or Propagation 1
1.1.2 Wave Velocity 3
1.1.3 Power Flux Density 4
1.1.4 Field Created in Free Space by Isotropic Radiator 5
1.1.5 Wave Polarization 5
1.2 Radiant Continuous Aperture 9
1.2.1 Expression of Directivity and Gain 9
1.2.2 Radiation Pattern 12
1.2.3 Near Field and Far Field 15
1.2.4 Effective Aperture 17
1.2.5 Skin Effect 17
1.3 General Characteristics of Antennas 18
1.3.1 Expression of Gain and Beamwidth 18
1.3.2 Reference Radiation Patterns 20
1.3.3 Characteristics of Polarization 23
1.4 Free-Space Loss and Electromagnetic Field Strength 25
1.4.1 Attenuation of Propagation 25
1.4.2 Electromagnetic Field Strength 26
1.5 Refl ector and Passive Repeater 28
1.5.1 Refl ector in Far Field 28
1.5.2 Passive Repeater in Far Field 33
1.5.3 Refl ector in Near Field (Periscope) 35
1.6 Model of Propagation 37
1.6.1 Spherical Diffraction 37
1.6.2 Fresnel’s Ellipsoid 38
1.7 Refl ection and Refraction 39
1.7.1 General Laws 39
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