Antenna boresightIn telecommunications and radar engineering, antenna boresight is the axis of maximum gain (maximum radiated power) of a directional antenna. For most antennas the boresight is the axis of symmetry of the antenna. For example, for axial-fed dish antennas, the antenna boresight is the axis of symmetry of the parabolic dish, and the antenna radiation pattern (the main lobe) is symmetrical about the boresight axis. Most antennas boresight axis is fixed by their shape and cannot be changed.
Ghosting (television)In television, a ghost is a replica of the transmitted image, offset in position, that is superimposed on top of the main image. It is often caused when a TV signal travels by two different paths to a receiving antenna, with a slight difference in timing. Common causes of ghosts (in the more specific sense) are: Mismatched impedance along the communication channel, which causes unwanted reflections. The technical term for this phenomenon is ringing.
Équations des télégraphistesLes équations des télégraphistes sont un système de deux équations aux dérivées partielles qui décrivent l'évolution de la tension et du courant sur une ligne électrique en fonction de la distance et du temps. Oliver Heaviside a conçu dans les années 1880 le modèle des lignes électriques qui aboutit à ces équations. Il s'applique à toute ligne électrique et à toute fréquence et couvre les phénomènes de transmission et de réflexion sur une ligne de transmission, qu'elle serve au télégraphe, au téléphone ou à tout autre usage, ainsi qu'aux lignes de distribution du réseau électrique.
Lens antennaA lens antenna is a directional antenna that uses a shaped piece of microwave-transparent material to bend and focus microwaves by refraction, as an optical lens does for light. Typically it consists of a small feed antenna such as a patch antenna or horn antenna which radiates radio waves, with a piece of dielectric or composite material in front which functions as a converging lens to collimate the radio waves into a beam.