Microwaves and Wireless Simplified Second Edition -- Contents v -- Preface ix -- 1 Introduction 1 -- 2 Microwave Applications 13 -- 2.1 Radar 14 -- 2.2 Telephones and telephone systems 26 -- 2.3 Telecommunications 32 -- 2.4 Navigational technology (GPS) 42 -- 2.5 Summary 48 -- Reference 48 -- 3 Transmission Lines 49 -- 3.1 Coaxial transmission lines 56 -- 3.2 Strip transmission line (stripline) 67 -- 3.3 Microstrip 71 -- 3.4 Coplanar waveguide 74 -- 3.5 Waveguide 77 -- 3.6 Summary 83 -- Reference 85 -- 4 Microwave Components 87 -- 4.1 Directional couplers 88 -- 4.2 Quadrature hybrids 99 -- 4.3 Power dividers 107 -- 4.4 Detectors 112 -- 4.5 Mixers 119 -- 4.6 Attenuators 126 -- 4.7 Filters 131 -- 4.8 Circulators and isolators 141 -- 4.9 Antennas 150 -- 4.10 Amplifiers 155 -- 4.11 Oscillators 162 -- 4.12 Summary 169 -- 5 Solid State Devices 171 -- 5.1 Microwave diodes 175 -- 5.2 Microwave transistors 189 -- 5.3 Solid state techniques 212 -- 5.4 Summary 222 -- Reference 223 -- 6 Microwave Materials 225 -- 6.1 Definition of terms 226 -- 6.2 Material requirements 236 -- 6.3 Types of materials 238 -- 6.4 Choice of materials 246 -- 6.5 Summary 247 -- Glossary 249 -- About the Author 259 -- Index 261.