Antenna Systems and Electronic Warfare Antenna Systems

Antennas systems play a critical role in modern electronic warfare communications and radar. Today's EW engineers need to have a solid understanding of the design principles of this technology and how antenna systems are used in the field. This comprehensive book serves as a one-stop resource for practical EW antenna system know-how. Supported with over 700 illustrations and nearly 1,700 equations, this authoritative reference offers professionals detailed explanations of all the important foundations and aspects of this technology. Moreover, engineers get an in-depth treatment of a wide range of antenna system applications. The book presents the key characteristics of each type of antenna, including dipoles, monopoles, loops, arrays, horns, and patches. Practitioners also find valuable discussions on the limitations of antennas system performance in EW applications. This comprehensive book serves as a one-stop resource for practical EW antenna system know-how. Supported with over 700 illustrations and nearly 1,700 equations, this authoritative reference offers you detailed explanations of all the important foundations and aspects of this technology. Moreover, you get an in-depth treatment of a wide range of antenna system applications. The book presents the key characteristics of each type of antenna, including dipoles, monopoles, loops, arrays, horns, and patches. This authoritative volume enables you to analyze and design broadband communication and radar EW antennas, interface antennas to receivers and power amplifiers with maximum efficiency, use multicouplers to connect multiple receivers to a single antenna, and apply the correct kind of antenna to EW problems. Electronic warfare engineering consultant Poisel applies theoretical aspects of radio frequency antennas covered by other textbooks to electronic warfare systems, though he does review the necessary background material and technical parameters of the common types of antennas. The meat of the book however, surveys various antenna systems and their application in electronic warfare. Among them are dipole and monopole antennas, antenna arrays, frequency independent electronic warfare antennas, electrically small antennas, fractal antennas, and genetically designed antennas. Other topics include antenna matching and radomes. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)