Modern Communications Receiver Design and Technology

by Cornell Drentea

Overview

This comprehensive sourcebook thoroughly explores the state-of-the-art in communications receivers, providing detailed practical guidance for constructing an actual high dynamic range receiver from system design to packaging. You also find clear explanations of the technical underpinnings that you need to understand for your work in the field . This cutting-edge reference presents the latest information on modern superheterodyne receivers, dynamic range, mixers, oscillators, complex coherent synthesizers, automatic gain control, DSP and software radios. You find in-depth discussions on system design, including coverage of all pertinent data and tools. Moreover, the book offers you a solid understanding of packaging and mechanical considerations, as well as a look at tomorrow's receiver technology, including new Bragg-cell applications for ultra-wideband electronic warfare receivers. This one-stop resource is packed with over 300 illustrations that support critical topics throughout.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781596933095
Publisher:	Artech House, Incorporated
Publication date:	08/31/2010
Series:	Artech House Intelligence and Information Operations
Pages:	454
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 10.20(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Cornell Drentea is a technical consultant with over 40 years of hands-on experience in the aerospace, telecommunications, and electronics industries. He was previously a senior engineer/scientist at Hughes/Raytheon Systems and a technology leader at the Avionics and Corporate Divisions of Honeywell. He was involved in the design and development of complex terrestrial and satellite communications networks and has made significant contributions in the design and development of RF, radar, guidance, and communications systems at frequencies of up to 100 GHz. Mr. Drentea has developed several state-of-the-art RF products including ultrawideband-high probability of intercept (HPOI) receivers, complex synthesizers, multimodulation transmitters, and frequency agile deep-space transceivers. He holds five patents and has published over 80 professional technical papers and articles in national and international magazines.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Receivers. History of Radio. The Superheterodyne Receiver. Implementing Single Conversion Superheterodynes. Modern Filter Approximations. IF Filter Technologies. Implementing Double Conversions. Implementing Multiple Conversions. Implementing Direct Conversions. Special Conversions and Their Implementation. Drift Cancelling Loops and the Barlow-Wadley Receiver. High Probability of Intercept (HPOI) and the Ideal Receiver. The Role of the Receiver in a Communications Link. System Design Considerations for Modern Receivers. Dynamic Range. High Performance Receiver Front End Design Example. Mixers. Frequency Synthesizers. Intermediate Frequency (IF) Receivers. Automatic Gain Control (AGG). Product Detectors and Beat Frequency Oscillators (BFO). Audio and Baseband Amplifier Design Considerations. The Power Supply. Putting It All Together. Radio Astronomy and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Receivers. Digital Signal Processing (DSP) and Software Defined Radio (SDR). Electronic Warfare (EW) Receivers. Conclusions. Index.