Advances in Microwaves

Contributors

Preface

Contents of Previous Volumes

Effect of Surface Roughness on Propagation of the TEM Mode

I. Introduction

II. Electromagnetic Theory for Rough Surfaces

III. Effect of Roughness on the TEM Mode

IV. Numerical Methods

V. Experimental Methods

VI. Experimental Results

VII. Anomalous Surface-Roughness Effects

VIII. Conclusions

References

Voltage Breakdown of Microwave Antennas

I. Introduction

II. Qualitative Description of Breakdown

III. Phenomenological Theory

IV. Ionization Rates in Hot Air

V. Nonuniform Parameters

VI. Effects of Breakdown on Transmitted Power

VII. Extension to Optical Frequencies—Laser Breakdown

VIII. Breakdown Suppression by Electron Flow

Appendix I. Analysis and References for Table I

Appendix II. Analysis and References for Table II

Appendix III. Temporal Growth of Electron Density for Nonrectangular Pulses

Appendix IV. Effects of Recombination on Breakdown

List of Symbols

References

Additional References

Single Slotted-Waveguide Linear Arrays

I. Introduction

II. Background

III. Summary of the Theory

IV. Design Considerations

V. Design Example

References

Bibliography

Ultralow-Noise Parametric Amplifiers in Communication Satellite Earth Terminals

I. The Paramp Role in Communication Satellite Earth Terminals

II. Parametric Amplifier Subcomponents

III. Low Noise Amplification and Noise Budgets

IV. Wide Bandwidths in Parametric Amplifiers

V. Wideband Communication Parametric Amplifiers

VI. Ultralow Noise Parametric Amplifiers above 10 GHz

VII. The Technology Basis of Millimeter Wave Paramps

VIII. Parametric Amplifiers in the 10- to 100-GHz Range

IX. Parametric Amplifiers above 100 GHz

References

Author Index

Subject Index