Gigahertz and Terahertz Technologies for Broadband Communications, Second Edition is a cutting-edge resource for understanding current, emerging, and future broadband communications systems, as well as the industry's major players and their products. Nowadays, our powerful mobile phones are the center of our digital lives, and this depends on gigahertz and terahertz technologies for broadband communications. This second edition covers more material on the massive and radical technological developments that have occurred in the past two decades.
With the world becoming more digitalized, particularly with the rise of remote work, video conferencing, and devices such as gaming systems, there is an increase in the utilization of broadband communication technologies. This includes broadband fiber-optics (cable), free-space optics (FSO), mmWave terrestrial radio links, high-altitude platform services (HAPS), and satellite communications (SATCOM). The second edition of this resource covers the key aspects and provides numerous examples of these communication technologies.
This second edition provides engineers with the necessary tools to navigate the complexities of designing communication systems for 5G, 6G, terrestrial, space, and satellite applications. In summary, it serves as an indispensable guide for professionals seeking to stay informed of the latest advancements in broadband communication technologies. This is a great resource for a skilled engineer or a newcomer to the field, it provides valuable insights and practical advice to navigate the challenges of modern communication systems.
Chapter 1 The Communications Revolution
1.1 Opportunities for broadband communications
1.2 From beneath the oceans upwards and through Earth’s exosphere
1.3 Artificial intelligence (AI)
1.4 Driving forces leading to the hunger for more and more bandwidth
1.5 Digital telecommunications and fiber-optics
1.6 Enabling technologies: digital and RF
1.7 CubeSATs
1.8 Digital twins
Chapter 2 The Hunger for Bandwidth
2.1 Why ever-more bandwidth?
2.2 Current and future bandwidth resources
2.3 Technologies for optical systems
Chapter 3 Broadband Cabled and Free Space Optical Systems
3.1 Introduction
3.2 New generations of fiber-optic cabled optical systems
3.3 Gigabit data network evolution
3.4 Free-space optical links
Chapter 4 Defence Systems
4.1 Defense—we all still need it
4.2 Military SATCOM
4.3 Global Security Systems
4.4 Typical technologies
Chapter 5 Digital Television
5.1 Convergence Revisited – Analog vs Digital
5.2 Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB)
5.3 Moving Picture Expert Group (MPEG)
5.4 Multiplexing and COFDM
5.5 Satellite TV
5.6 TV Screens
5.7 Modulation schemes
5.8 Delivery systems: LNBs, feeders, and compact antennas
Chapter 6 CATV and SMATV Feeds
6.1 Introduction
6.2 CATV subscribers and delivery technologies
6.3 SMATV
Chapter 7 Teleports
7.1 What is a teleport?
7.2 Roles of teleports
7.3 The WTA and 21st century teleports
7.4 Likely future scenarios for teleports
7.5 Some technological aspects
Chapter 8 Terrestrial and Stratospheric Broadband Wireless
8.1 Broadband wireless without satellites or fiber
8.2 Frequency bands
8.3 The Networks
8.4 High Altitude Platform Services (HAPS)
Chapter 9 SATCOM and New Space
9.1 Some background on commercial satellite communications
9.2 Current and projected mobile satellite systems (MSS)
9.3 Terrestrial User Terminals
Chapter 10 High-Speed Digital Epilogue
10.1 Introduction to the future
10.2 The 6G era
10.3 Supercomputers
10.4 Quantum computers
10.5 Hyperconvergence