The Microwave Engineering Handbook

1 Point-to-point transmission, terrestrial line-of-sight links, terrestrial troposcatter links.- 1.1 General.- 1.2 Principles of radio relays.- 1.3 Analogue microwave links.- 1.4 Digital microwave links.- 1.5 Specific nature of over-the-horizon microwave links.- References.- 2 Satellite links.- 2.1 General.- 2.2 Basic principles.- 2.3 Communication satellite technology.- 2.4 Earth stations.- 2.5 Conclusions and prospects.- References.- 3 Low and medium power translators and transmitters.- 3.1 Optimization of the input design of a television translator.- 3.2 Development of television transmitter modulation stages.- 3.3 Optimization of the output design of a television transmitter or translator and enhancing the level of transistorization.- 3.4 Conclusion.- Appendix 3.A The frequency spectrum and broadcasting channels.- 4 Radar systems.- 4.1 The history of radar.- 4.2 General description of radar systems.- 4.3 Main applications of radar systems.- 4.4 Expected evolution of radar systems.- References.- 5 Electronic confrontation.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 Electronic support measures (ESM).- 5.3 Electronic countermeasures (ECM).- 5.4 ECCM applied to radio frequency links.- 5.5 ECCM applied to radars.- 5.6 System design methodology.- 6 Infrared.- 6.1 Introduction.- 6.2 Short historical background.- 6.3 Theory notes.- 6.4 Infrared techniques.- 6.5 Military applications of infrared.- 6.6 Developments and trends in the infrared field.- 7 Industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) applications of microwaves present and prospective.- 7.1 Introduction.- 7.2 High power applications.- 7.3 Active sensors and systems.- 7.4 Passive sensors and systems.- 7.5 Conclusion.- References.- 8 Radioastronomy.- 8.1 Introduction.- 8.2 Radio telescopes.- 8.3 Cosmic radio emission.- 8.4 Continuum radiosources.- 8.5 The 21 cm hydrogen line.- 8.6 Interstellar molecules.- 8.7 Conclusion and prospects.- Appendix 8.A Units and constants in astronomy.- References.- Problems.