Radio Wave Propagation for Telecommunication Applications

The first radio links, wireless telegraphy, were established at the beginnings of the twentieth century by Marconi, who drew upon the theory developed by Maxwell and upon the experimental researches conducted by Hertz. In France, such renown scientists, mathematicians, physicists and experimenters as Poincaré, Blondel and the Général Ferrié played a crucial role in the development of radiocommunications, more particularly through theoretical and experimental researches which contributed to a better understanding of the different propagation media. Following the Second World War, the researchers and engineers of the newly created Centre National d Etudes des Télécommunications (CNET), among whom may be mentioned Jean Voge, François du Castel, André Spizzichino or Lucien Boithias, made decisive contributions to the understanding of the propagation of radio waves, in particular in the context of their application to telecommunications. Although the CNET has now become France Telecom Recherche & Développement, the present book is in keeping with this approach, which has been going on for more than half a century. By providing the reader with some of the most recent researches in this field, Hervé Sizun offers here an essential complement to the work by Lucien Boithias Radiowave Propagation, first published in 1983 in the Collection Technique et Scientifique des Télécommunications, and published in an English version in 1987 by McGraw- Hill.

Provides methodology and physical background for the design of radio links Theoretically founded but strictly application-oriented Adresses students, electrical and communications engineers

Klappentext

This book describes the physical mechanisms involved in the propagation of electromagnetic waves in the radiofrequency range, inside and outside buildings, in the terrestrial and near space environments, with a special focus on mobile radio communication. It combines a theoretical and an experimental approaches with an understanding of the physical environment through adequate formulations of the laws of electromagnetism. It should thus provide the background needed by advanced students and development engineers for the conception of high quality and reliable telecommunication systems.

Inhalt
Introduction to the Propagation of Radio Waves.- The Earth's Atmosphere.- Electromagnetic Waves and Propagation Characteristics.- Ionospheric Links.- Terrestrial Fixed Links.- Satellite Links.- Mobile Radio Links.- The Sun and the Solar Activity.- Microphysical Properties of Hydrometeors.- The Frequency Spectrum.- Cross-Polarisation induced by the Atmosphere.- Fresnel Equations.- Ionospheric and Geomagnetic Disturbances associated with Solar Events.- Investigation Methods of the Ionosphere.- The Terrestrial Magnetic Field and the Magnetic Indexes.- Rain Attenuation.- Vegetation Attenuation.- Diffraction Models.- Mobile Radio Measurements.- Directions of Arrival.- Geographical Databases.- Determination of the Electromagnetic Field after Interaction with Structures.