Handbook of Defence Electronics and Optronics

Preface xxi 1 Military Communications 1 1.1 Introduction to Military Communications 1 1.2 Communication Techniques 5 1.3 Communication Transmitters and Receivers 35 1.4 Antennas, Transmission Media and Propagation Modes 52 1.5 Optical Communication 77 1.6 Software -Defined Radio 82 1.7 Network -Centric Warfare 87 1.8 C4ISR 89 1.9 Representative Military Communications Equipment 91 Illustrated Glossary 101 Bibliography 111 2 Radar Fundamentals 113 2.1 Introduction to Radar 113 2.2 Basic Radar Functions 118 2.3 Accuracy and Resolution 123 2.4 Radar Cross -Section 129 2.5 Radar Clutter 137 2.6 Radar Range Equation 144 2.7 Radar Waveforms 148 2.8 Radar Transmitters 155 2.9 Radar Receivers 159 2.10 Radar Displays 167 2.11 Radar Antennas 168 2.12 Types of Radar 169 Illustrated Glossary 199 Bibliography 201 3 Military Radars 203 3.1 Military Applications of Radar Systems 203 3.2 Ground (or Area) Surveillance Radar Systems 212 3.3 Air Surveillance Radar Systems 224 3.4 Ground Penetrating Radar Systems 240 3.5 Weapon Locating Radar Systems 253 3.6 Fire -Control Radar Systems 265 3.7 Space -Based Radar Systems 272 3.8 Police Radar 278 Illustrated Glossary 285 Bibliography 294 4 Satellite Technology 295 4.1 Basic Principles of Orbiting Satellites 295 4.2 Satellite Launch and In -Orbit Operations 317 4.3 Satellite Hardware 341 4.4 Multiple Access Techniques 358 4.5 Satellite Link Design 367 4.6 Networking Concepts 387 Illustrated Glossary 408 Bibliography 417 5 Military Satellites 419 5.1 Military Applications of Satellites 419 5.2 Military Communication Satellites 420 5.3 Military Satellite Communication Systems 421 5.4 Major International Military Communication Satellites 429 5.5 Reconnaissance Satellites 433 5.6 Major International Reconnaissance Satellites 443 5.7 Military Weather Forecasting Satellites 449 5.8 Military Navigation Satellites 450 5.9 Major International Navigation Satellites 454 5.10 The Future of Satellite Navigation Systems 458 5.11 Space - Based Weapons 458 Illustrated Glossary 470 Bibliography 473 6 Electronic Warfare 475 6.1 Introduction to Electronic Warfare 475 6.2 Types of Electronic Warfare Systems 476 6.3 Electronic Support Measures 477 6.4 Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) 503 6.5 Electro -Optic Countermeasures 519 6.6 Infrared Countermeasures 526 6.7 Electronic Counter -Countermeasures 533 6.8 Stealth Technology 535 6.9 Current and Future Trends in Electronic Wafare 542 Illustrated Glossary 544 Bibliography 554 7 Laser Fundamentals 555 7.1 Operational Basics 555 7.2 Laser Characteristics 576 7.3 Laser Parameters 579 7.4 Measurement of Laser Parameters 585 7.5 Laser Beam Diagnostic Equipment 589 7.6 Types of Lasers 592 7.7 Solid -State Lasers 593 7.8 Fibre Lasers 613 7.9 Gas Lasers 621 7.10 Semiconductor Lasers 639 Illustrated Glossary 659 Bibliography 667 8 Laser Electronics 669 8.1 Basic Building Blocks of Laser Electronics 669 8.2 Laser Electronics and Related Technologies 723 8.3 Solid -State Laser Electronics 730 8.4 Gas Laser Electronics 740 8.5 Semiconductor Diode Laser Electronics 758 Illustrated Glossary 775 Bibliography 781 9 Photo Sensors and Related Devices 783 9.1 Classification of Photo Sensors 783 9.2 Radiometry and Photometry 785 9.3 Characteristic Parameters 786 9.4 Photoconductors 793 9.5 Photo Diodes 797 9.6 Solar Cells 806 9.7 Photo Transistors 808 9.8 Photo FET, Photo SCR and Photo TRIAC 810 9.9 Image Sensors 812 9.10 Photo Emissive Sensors 818 9.11 Thermal Sensors 820 9.12 Light -Emitting Diodes (LEDs) 824 9.13 Displays 829 9.14 Night Vision Technologies 838 Illustrated Glossary 856 Bibliography 862 10 Military Laser Systems 865 10.1 Military Applications of Lasers 865 10.2 Laser Aiming Devices 868 10.3 Laser Range Finders (LRF) 869 10.4 Laser Target Designators 884 10.5 Laser Proximity Sensors 901 10.6 Laser -Based Detection of Electro -Optic Targets 904 10.7 Laser Bathymetry Sensors 907 10.8 LADAR Sensors 909 10.9 Laser -Based Gyroscopic Sensors 912 10.10 LIDAR For Detection of Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents 920 10.11 Laser -Based Detection of Explosive Agents 924 Illustrated Glossary 926 Bibliography 931 11 Precision -Guided Munitions 933 11.1 Introduction 933 11.2 Types of Guided Weapons 934 11.3 Guidance Techniques 939 11.4 Laser -Guided Munitions 947 11.5 Major Laser -Guided Weapon Systems 959 11.6 Testing Laser -Guided Munitions 964 11.7 Infrared -Guided Weapons 968 11.8 Major Infrared -Guided Weapon Systems 983 11.9 Testing Infrared -Guided Weapons 991 11.10 Radar -Guided Weapons 994 11.11 Major Radar -Guided Weapon Systems 999 11.12 GPS/INS -Guided Weapons 1004 Illustrated Glossary 1006 Bibliography 1011 12 Directed Energy Weapons 1013 12.1 Directed -Energy Weapons (DEWs) 1013 12.2 Types of DEWs 1015 12.3 Particle Beam Weapons 1016 12.4 High -Power Microwave (HPM) Weapons 1025 12.5 Directed -Energy Laser Systems 1051 12.6 Less -Lethal Laser Dazzlers 1052 12.7 High -Power Lasers for Ordnance Disposal 1061 12.8 High -Power Directed -Energy Laser Weapons 1065 12.9 High -Power Laser Sources 1071 12.10 Beam -Control Technologies 1086 12.11 Laser Propagation Effects 1087 12.12 Lethality 1091 12.13 Representative Directed -Energy Laser Weapon Systems 1092 12.14 Laser -Induced Plasma Channel (LIPC) Weapons 1098 Illustrated Glossary 1098 Bibliography 1105 Index 1107

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