TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cataldo,Andrea
AU  - De Benedetto,Egidio
AU  - Cannazza,Giuseppe
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Broadband Reflectometry for Enhanced Diagnostics and Monitoring Applications
T2  - Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering,
SN  - 9783642202339
AV  - TK7800-8360 
U1  - 621.381 23
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Berlin, Heidelberg
PB  - Springer Berlin Heidelberg
KW  - Engineering
KW  - Microwaves
KW  - Electronics
KW  - Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation
KW  - Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering
KW  - Measurement Science and Instrumentation
KW  - Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices
N1  - Introduction -- Basic Physical Principles -- Broadband Reflectometry: Theoretical Background.-  Quantitative and Qualitative Characterization of Liquid Materials -- Qualitative Characterization of Granular Materials and Moisture -- Measurements  -- BMR Characterization of Antennas Through the Combined TD/FD -- Approach
N2  - This book is dedicated to the adoption of broadband microwave reflectometry (BMR)-based methods for diagnostics and monitoring applications. This electromagnetic technique has established as a powerful tool for monitoring purposes; in fact, it can balance several contrasting requirements, such as the versatility of the system, low implementation cost, real-time response, possibility of remote control, reliability, and adequate measurement accuracy. Starting from an extensive survey of the state of the art and from a clear and concise overview of the theoretical background, throughout the book, the different approaches of BMR are considered (i.e., time domain reflectometry - TDR, frequency domain reflectometry - FDR, and the TDR/FDR combined approach) and several applications are thoroughly investigated. The applications considered herein are very diverse from each other and cover different fields. In all the described procedures and methods, the ultimate goal is to endow them with a significant performance enhancement in terms of measurement accuracy, low cost, versatility, and practical implementation possibility, so as to unlock the strong potential of BMR
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20233-9
ER  -