Transmission Lines and Wave Propagation

Philip C. Magnusson, Andreas Weisshaar, Vijai K. Tripathi, Gerald C. Alexander

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN: 9781138582439
• eBook ISBN: 9781351830690
• Edition: 4
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Electrical Engineering & Telecommunications
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Transmission Lines and Wave Propagation, Fourth Edition helps readers develop a thorough understanding of transmission line behavior, as well as their advantages and limitations. Developments in research, programs, and concepts since the first edition presented a demand for a version that reflected these advances. Extensively revised, the fourth edition of this bestselling text does just that, offering additional formulas and expanded discussions and references, in addition to a chapter on coupled transmission lines. What Makes This Text So Popular? The first part of the book explores distributed-circuit theory and presents practical applications. Using observable behavior, such as travel time, attenuation, distortion, and reflection from terminations, it analyzes signals and energy traveling on transmission lines at finite velocities. The remainder of the book reviews the principles of electromagnetic field theory, then applies Maxwell's equations for time-varying electromagnetic fields to coaxial and parallel conductor lines, as well as rectangular, circular, and elliptical cylindrical hollow metallic waveguides, and fiber-optic cables. This progressive organization and expanded coverage make this an invaluable reference. With its analysis of coupled lines, it is perfect as a text for undergraduate courses, while graduate students will appreciate it as an excellent source of extensive reference material.

This Edition Includes:

• An overview of fiber optic cables emphasizing the principle types, their propagating modes, and dispersion
• Discussion of the role of total internal reflection at the core/cladding interface, and the specific application of boundary conditions to a circularly symmetrical propagating mode
• A chapter on coupled transmission lines, including coupled-line network analysis and basic crosstalk study
• More information on pulse propagation on lines with skin-effect losses
• A freeware program available online

Solutions manual available with qualifying course adoption

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Preface
• Contents
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Wave Propagation on an Infinite Lossless Line
• 3 Step-Function Waves on a Terminated Lossless Line
• 4 Sinusoidal Traveling Waves on a Lossy Line
• 5 Wave Distortion on Lossy Lines—Step-Function Source
• 6 Sinusoidal Voltages and Currents on a Terminated Line—Standing Waves
• 7 Impedance, Admittance, and the Smith
• 8 The Ladder-Network Delay Line or Artificial Line
• 9 Coupled Transmission Lines
• 10 Electromagnetic Fields and Maxwell's Equations
• 11 Plane Electromagnetic Waves
• 12 Guided Fields
• 13 Fields in Hollow Rectangular Waveguides
• 14 Fields in Cylindrical Waveguides
• 15 Skin Effect in Coaxial Conductors
• Appendix A: Vector Analysis-Definitions and Formulas
• Appendix B: Bessel Functions
• Appendix C: Parallel-Slab Equivalent of Slotted Coaxial Line
• Appendix D: Earth Currents and Distributed Impedances
• Appendix E: Low-Temperature Impedance Effects
• Appendix F: Table of Physical Constants
• Author Index
• Subject Index