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Summary: microwave waveguides
Review: I am a Research Associate in the Institute of Information Technology University of Sindh, Jamshoro Pakistan.
Rating: 
Summary: a nice little book
Review: I read this nice little book (110 pages) over a weekend and learned the most important concepts and theories on transmission line and simple waveguides.
Most treatments are in great detail and clarity, thus very easy to follow. In addition to basic transmission line theory (chapter 2), the book treats four types of relatively simple
waveguides: rectangular metal, planar dielectri, circular metel and circular dielectric (chapter 3 to 6), roughly in increasing mathematical difficulty (but the book did a good job in making
the mathematics in track). One advantages of this book, as
mentioned in itself, is that it treats both wavequides commonly
used in microwave as well as optical frequencies. The contents on
transmission line and micowave-type waveguides (chapter 2,3,5)
can also be found mostly in chapter 3,4,11 of S.Y.Liao's "microwave devices and circuits" (3rd edition), with
probably greater depth there. Speaking of shortcomings, I would like the beginning two sections of Chapter 2 (transmission lines) to include the definitions and background of all quantities introduced, as consistent with the level of this book and the style
of later chapters. I also like less the last chapter (6), It
treats an apparently rather resticted and simplied model of "optical fibre" (with infinite cladding) and mostly focuses on the case of "weakly guiding fibre" (the core and cladding
having nearly the same index). The discussions here are less detailed and seems in a more rush compared with previous chapters---perhaps due to the greater degree mathematical involvement here---and a few mistakes are also found, some
merely typo, some more serious. In conclusion, this good turns out to be a nice read and I
recommend it to anyone who seeks a "transmission line and waveguides made easy" treatment or wants to quickly learn such important concepts as characterisic impedance, waveguide modes
or cutoff frequencies, which the book all explained excellently,
Rating:
Summary: a nice little book
Review: I read this nice little book (110 pages) over a weekend and learned the most important concepts and theories on transmission line and simple waveguides.
Most treatments are in great detail and clarity, thus very easy to follow. In addition to basic transmission line theory (chapter 2), the book treats four types of relatively simple
waveguides: rectangular metal, planar dielectri, circular metel and circular dielectric (chapter 3 to 6), roughly in increasing mathematical difficulty (but the book did a good job in making
the mathematics in track). One advantages of this book, as
mentioned in itself, is that it treats both wavequides commonly
used in microwave as well as optical frequencies. The contents on
transmission line and micowave-type waveguides (chapter 2,3,5)
can also be found mostly in chapter 3,4,11 of S.Y.Liao's "microwave devices and circuits" (3rd edition), with
probably greater depth there. Speaking of shortcomings, I would like the beginning two sections of Chapter 2 (transmission lines) to include the definitions and background of all quantities introduced, as consistent with the level of this book and the style
of later chapters. I also like less the last chapter (6), It
treats an apparently rather resticted and simplied model of "optical fibre" (with infinite cladding) and mostly focuses on the case of "weakly guiding fibre" (the core and cladding
having nearly the same index). The discussions here are less detailed and seems in a more rush compared with previous chapters---perhaps due to the greater degree mathematical involvement here---and a few mistakes are also found, some
merely typo, some more serious. In conclusion, this good turns out to be a nice read and I
recommend it to anyone who seeks a "transmission line and waveguides made easy" treatment or wants to quickly learn such important concepts as characterisic impedance, waveguide modes
or cutoff frequencies, which the book all explained excellently,
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