Infrared and Millimeter Waves V9

List of Contributors

Preface

Contents of Other Volumes

Chapter 1 Millimeter-Wave Communications

I. Introduction

II. Devices and Components for Millimeter-Wave Communication Systems

III. Guided Millimeter-Wave Communication Systems

IV. Millimeter-Wave Terrestrial Radio Communication Systems

V. Satellite Communication in Millimeter Waves

References

Chapter 2 A Comparative Study of Millimeter-Wave Transmission Lines

I. Introduction

II. List of Transmission Lines

III. Conclusion

References

Chapter 3 Dielectric Waveguide Electrooptic Devices

I. Introduction

II. Electrooptic Properties of Ferroelectric Materials

III. Candidate Waveguide Structures for Phase Shifting

IV. Properties of the TE10 Mode in Η Guide

V. TE10-Mode Parameters for LiNb03 Η Guide

VI. LiNb03 Η-Guide Phase Shifters at 95 GHz

VII. Other Electrooptic Devices

VIII. Prospects for Improved Materials

IX. Conclusion

References

Chapter 4 Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere

I. Introduction

II. Atmospheric Effects on Propagated Waves

III. Transmission Paths

IV. Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere

V. Conclusion

References

Chapter 5 Technology of Large Radio Telescopes for Millimeter and Submillimeter Wavelengths

I. Introduction

II. Natural Limits

III. Structural Design—Homology

IV. Temperature Effects

V. Thermal Control of the 30-m Millimeter Telescope

VI. Wind Effects

VII. Radome, Astrodome, or Exposed?

VIII. Reflector Surface

IX. Measuring and Setting the Reflector Profile

X. Pointing and Tracking—Servo Control

XI. Electromagnetic and Operational Aspects

XII. Conclusion

References

Chapter 6 A Gyrotron Study Program

I. Single-Cavity Oscillators at 35 GHz

II. Self-Consistent Calculations of Beam-Waveguide Interaction

III. Space-Charge Effects in Traveling-Wave Gyrotron Amplifiers (Small Signal Theory)

IV. Proposed Scheme for an Infrared Electron Maser and Its Electron Source

V. Conclusion

References

Chapter 7 Multimode Analysis of Quasi-Optical Gyrotrons and Gryoklystrons

I. Introduction

II. Field and Particle Equations

III. Linear Theory of the Quasi-Optical Gyroklystron

IV. Single-Mode Nonlinear Computations

V. Multimode Formulation

VI. Multimode Simulations

VII. Conclusion

References

Index