The characteristics of all modes in the dielectric-loaded coaxial cable have been given. Reduction in attenuation by dielectric loading is possible for the dominant mode in these cables, including -cables with optimum-dimensions, if lossless or sufficiently low-loss dielectrics are used. For higher losses in the loading dielectric, higher frequencies are required to achieve attenuation reduction. No significant reduction in conductor losses can be achieved with cables whose dimensions are such that only the dominant mode can be supported. Measurements of the attenuation coefficients of several lower order modes were carried out at S-band frequencies using a resonant cavity. Experimental observations agree favorably with theory for the TM modes. / Applied Science, Faculty of / Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of / Graduate

An experimental analysis of the factors which affect the sensitivity of the Ported Coaxial Cable Sensor (PCCS) system is presented. The measured response profile of the test system is compared against variations of cable separation distance, soil conductivity and permittivity, and magnetic field intensity above the transmitter cable. These experiments show that higher conductivity and permittivity of the burial medium results in a decrease in the strength of the magnetic field above the transmitter cable, and that this results in a decrease in response number. The results of these experiments are compared with the results obtained from a theoretical analysis of a simplified model. An experimentally derived relationship between cable separation distance and response number, which is valid for all soil types, can be applied to predictably minimize variations in sensitivity, resulting in a response ratio for each cell which will not exceed 3:1.

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Thesis--Ph. D., University of Hong Kong.

The project investigates the Cavity Perturbation Method (CRM) and design of a coaxial resonator covering a wide frequency band from 2.5 to 11.5 GHz. Using the published analyses for coaxial cavities, original theoretical analysis of Cavity Perturbation Method for TEM coaxial cavity was carried out by the author. Using similar approach, the H(_011) cylindrical cavity was analyzed. The deliberate objective of the method was to produce a wide band technique since there are none available at present. The method then examines the possibility of employing the coaxial cavity as an important and necessary measuring device for dielectric measurements using CPM. It was the aim in the investigations to state clearly what assumptions were made so that the accuracy of the calculated results could be assessed. A new measurement technique, using a Sweep Generator/ Spectrum Analyzer Assembly (SG/SA) was introduced. The technique is based on very precise measurements of the changes in cavity Q and its resonant frequency, displayed on Spectrum Analyzer, when the test sample of the material is inserted. Because the main objective of the project is the method of measurements, the assessment of its validity and accuracy was fully discussed. Measurements were carried out on fifteen materials of various types of ceramics over the frequency range of interest. These materials were used mainly for the assessment of the validity and accuracy of the new Sweep Generator/Spectrum Analyzer Assembly technique, and also a test of the capability of the constructed broadband coaxial cavity to be used for dielectric measurements. The well-known Bridge and Q-meter methods, were employed initially to provide the low frequency values for the materials as reference. An attempt has also been made to justify the validity of the universal law on those materials. Additional work not directly related to the main project has been carried out on Curie temperature measurements. The object was to develop a simple and reliable method using the Gouy balance technique.

International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / October 28-31, 1996 / Town and Country Hotel and Convention Center, San Diego, California / This paper contains a description of a new technology tracking feed and a discussion of the features which make this feed unique and allow it to perform better than any other comparable feed. Also included in this report are measured primary antenna patterns, measured and estimated phase tracking performance and estimated aperture efficiency. The latter two items were calculated by integrating the measured primary patterns.

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Este trabalho faz um estudo sistemático de fibras óticas coaxiais de quatro camadas de índices de refração no regime linear e não linear. Para o estudo no regime linear deduzimos as equações transcendentais para a constante de propagação utilizando a aproximação LP, para quatro diferentes perfis de índice de refração. A partir destas equações transcendentais estudamos as propriedades da constante de propagação e da freqüência de corte dos modos como função dos parâmetros da fibra. Mostramos que existem situações em que duas das fibras estudadas (as estruturas W2 e M2), apresentam modos fundamentais cuja freqüência de corte pode ser diferente de zero. Em seguida, utilizamos as equações transcendentais deduzidas para a constante de propagação para otimizar uma fibra ótica coaxial que pode funcionar como compensadora de dispersão de segunda ordem no comprimento de onda de 1.55 m. Mostramos que podem ser obtidos valores da ordem de 12000 ps/(nm.Km) para o parâmetro D no comprimento de onda anterior. Por fim, propomos um novo método numérico para resolver um sistema de equações diferenciais parciais que será utilizado no estudo da propagação de um pulso ao logo de um taper. Para esse último estudo, desenvolvemos um modelo que permitiu gerar uma equação diferencial válida para estudar a propagação de um pulso ao longo de um taper adiabático / In this work a systematic coaxial optical fibers study was done to four layers of refraction indexes in the lineal and not lineal regime. For the study in the lineal regime deduced the transcendental equations for the propagation constant using the approach LP, for four different profiles of refraction index. Starting from these transcendental equations we studied- the properties of the propagation constant and the cut-off as function of the parameters of the fiber. We showed that situations exist in that two of the studied fibers (the structures W2 and MZ), they present fundamental mode whose cut-off can be different from zero. Soon after, we used the transcendental equations deduced for the propagation constant for optimized a coaxial optical fiber that can work as compensation of dispersion of second order in the length of wave of 1.55 p. We showed that can be obtained values of the order of -12000 ps/(nm.Km) for the parameter D in the previous wavelength. Finally, we propose a new numeric method to solve a system of equations for differentiate partial that will be used in the study of the propagation of a pulse to the therefore of a taper. For that last study, we developed a model that allowed to generate an differential equation valid to study the propagation of a pulse along an adiabatic taper

A coaxial loudspeaker in which the woofer and tweeter oscillate at angular frequencies ω_1 and ω_2 respectively, is known to produce sum and difference frequencies ω_± = ω_1 ± ω_2. The generation of these can be attributed to both the nonlinearity of the equations of motion and the Lagrangian boundary behaviour of the low-frequency transducer. In order to characterize the phenomena of interest a perturbation expansion of the field variables is introduced (sometimes called quasi-linear approximation). After deriving a second-order equation for pressure, from which the intermodulation frequencies are obtained, an attempt is made to justify the dominance of the boundary mechanism over that of the fluid nonlinearity. An exact integral solution is then given for the spatial factor of the ω_± pressure terms. In the special case of a farfield on-axis observer an analytic solution is obtained. Several numerical investigations are performed and compared with experiment.

A coaxial loudspeaker in which the woofer and tweeter oscillate at angular frequencies ω_1 and ω_2 respectively, is known to produce sum and difference frequencies ω_± = ω_1 ± ω_2. The generation of these can be attributed to both the nonlinearity of the equations of motion and the Lagrangian boundary behaviour of the low-frequency transducer. In order to characterize the phenomena of interest a perturbation expansion of the field variables is introduced (sometimes called quasi-linear approximation). After deriving a second-order equation for pressure, from which the intermodulation frequencies are obtained, an attempt is made to justify the dominance of the boundary mechanism over that of the fluid nonlinearity. An exact integral solution is then given for the spatial factor of the ω_± pressure terms. In the special case of a farfield on-axis observer an analytic solution is obtained. Several numerical investigations are performed and compared with experiment.