August 2012
Intermediate to advanced
360 pages
10h 14m
English
Content preview from RF and Microwave Engineering: Fundamentals of Wireless Communications
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List of Abbreviations
| 3GPP | Third Generation Partnership Project |
| Al2O3 | Alumina |
| Balun | Balanced-Unbalanced |
| CAD | Computer Aided Design |
| DC | Direct Current |
| DFT | Discrete Fourier Transform |
| DUT | Device Under Test |
| EM | ElectroMagnetic |
| EMC | ElectroMagnetic Compatibility |
| ESR | Equivalent Series Resistance |
| FDTD | Finite-Difference Time-Domain |
| FEM | Finite Element Method |
| FR4 | Glass reinforced epoxy laminate |
| GaAs | Gallium arsenide |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| GSM | Global System for Mobile Communication |
| GTD | Geometrical Theory of Diffraction |
| GUI | Graphical User Interface |
| HPBW | Half Power Beam Width |
| ICNIRP | International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection |
| IFA | Inverted-F Antenna |
| ISM | Industrial, Scientific, Medical |
| ITU | International Communications Union |
| LHCP | Left-Hand Circular Polarization |
| LHEP | Left-Hand Elliptical Polarization |
| LNA | Low-Noise Amplifier |
| LOS | Line of Sight |
| LTE | Long Term Evolution |
| LTI | Linear Time-Invariant |
| MIMO | Multiple-Input Multiple-Output |
| MMIC | Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits |
| MoM | Method Of Moments |
| NA | Network Analyser |
| NLOS | Non Line of Sight |
| PA | Power Amplifier |
| PCB | Printed Circuit Board |
| PEC | Perfect Electric Conductor |
| PML | Perfectly Matched Layer |
| PTFE | Polytetraflouroethylene |
| Radar | Radio Detection and Ranging |
| RCS | Radar Cross-Section |
| RF | Radio Frequency |
| RFID | Radio Frequency Identification |
| RHCP | Right-Hand Circular Polarization |
| RHEP | Right-Hand Elliptical Polarization |
| RMS | Root Mean Square |
| SAR | Specific ... |
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