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Understanding Microwaves (Professional Engineering Library) [Hardcover]

Allan W. Scott (Author)
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0471575674 978-0471575672 June 4, 1993 1
A complete and accessible introduction to the important field of microtechnology

Understanding Microwaves covers all the important microwave terminology, devices, and systems, and provides an understanding of how everything fits together to make communications, navigation, and radar equipment. The text is geared toward engineers new to the microwave industry, as well as technicians, managers, and students. This field-tested book presents material the author has used in industrial training courses for thousands of students. It is easy to understand and avoids complex mathematics. With extensive exercises at the end of each chapter, and answers at the end of the book, it is suitable for self-study or as a text for industrial seminars and college courses.

First, the coverage details the special language of microwaves. Then, it outlines all of the unique devices that are used in microwave equipment and explains how these types fit together to make a typical microwave system, describing what they do, how they work, and what their important performance characteristics are. Finally, the book covers all of the important types of microwave systems, including their structure, function, and applications. Understanding Microwaves is a complete introduction to this important field.

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A complete and accessible introduction to the important field of microtechnology. Avoiding complex mathematics, it covers all the pertinent microwave terminology, devices, systems and subsystems in order to facilitate an understanding of how everything fits together to create communications, navigation and radar equipment. Packed with illustrations as well as extensive exercises and answers.

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A complete and accessible introduction to the important field of microtechnology

Understanding Microwaves covers all the important microwave terminology, devices, and systems, and provides an understanding of how everything fits together to make communications, navigation, and radar equipment. The text is geared toward engineers new to the microwave industry, as well as technicians, managers, and students. This field-tested book presents material the author has used in industrial training courses for thousands of students. It is easy to understand and avoids complex mathematics. With extensive exercises at the end of each chapter, and answers at the end of the book, it is suitable for self-study or as a text for industrial seminars and college courses.

First, the coverage details the special language of microwaves. Then, it outlines all of the unique devices that are used in microwave equipment and explains how these types fit together to make a typical microwave system, describing what they do, how they work, and what their important performance characteristics are. Finally, the book covers all of the important types of microwave systems, including their structure, function, and applications. Understanding Microwaves is a complete introduction to this important field. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.


Product Details

  • Hardcover: 543 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley-Interscience; 1 edition (June 4, 1993)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0471575674
  • ISBN-13: 978-0471575672
  • Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.5 x 1.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,790,097 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars This is a GREAT book., July 4, 2009
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I highly recommend this book for anyone who needs to learn about microwaves in a hurry. The book is written in very plain english with minimal math (no calc). It covers a very broad range of subjects for a single book. I really enjoyed it and I was able to read the whole book in a few days. Great book.
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4.0 out of 5 stars solid introduction to microwave circuitry, July 13, 2007
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From the simplest electromagnetic models and the simplest circuitry, Scott gradually develops the important ideas of a microwave system. Starting with a circuit composed of merely an AC oscillator, wire and an impedance. Then introducing the concept of a transmission line and waveguides. The difference between the two terms is often merely one of convention. Each can be considered an instance of the other.

Later, circuit elements like phase shifters and switches are explained. Along with a necessary foray into solid state electronics. An engineer needs some understanding of the basic device physics of field effect transistors, especially those made of GaAs. Since microwave FETs are often composed of the latter.

Each chapter ends with a set of problems. Fairly straightforward, for the student who has understood the chapter. The book even provides answers to all the problems.
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This chapter surveys microwave systems and devices. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
comparing transmission lines, microstrip circuit elements, output microstrip line, velocity modulation process, posttuning drift, amplifier performance characteristics, deceptive jamming technique, metal cavity resonator, microwave amplifier tubes, received microwave signal, microwave cycle, gridded tube, input microwave signal, microwave signal travels, microwave relay system, heterodyne repeater, microwave input power, average power capability, bunched electron beam, intermodulation sidebands, input cavity, jamming pulse, reflected microwave signal, microwave output power, microwave semiconductor devices
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Artech House, United States, Maximum Available Gain, New York, Made Simple, Hewlett Packard, Waveguide Designation, Solution From Figure, Andrew Corporation, Englewood Cliffs, Power Attenuation Transmission Line Handling, Time Figure, Use Figure
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