The Surface-Wave Transmission Line and Its Use in Communicating with High-Speed Vehicles

Author

Gallawa, Robert L. ; Beery, Wesley M. ; Chu, Teh-ming ; Cook, Kenneth R. ; Fitzgerrell, Richard G. ; Haidle, Leroy L. ; Partch, Jerome E. ; Rosner, Kurt

Author_Institution

Institute for Telecommunication Sciences, Environmental Science Services Administration, Boulder, Colo.

Volume

17

Issue

5

fYear

1969

fDate

10/1/1969 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

518

Lastpage

525

Abstract

The potential use of surface waves for the communication and control link with high-speed trains is being studied for the U. S. Department of Transportation, Office of High-Speed Ground Transportation. The results are presented for the first part of this study, which dealt with the feasibility of using the surfacewave transmission line (SWTL) as this link, including its characteristics, launching energy onto the line, coupling to and from the line, and communication capacity. The SWTL shows promise in providing the bandwidth and economy required to meet the demands of a high-speed ground transportation system, without requiring the allocation of space in the crowded radio spectrum.

Keywords

Bandwidth; Communication system control; Conductors; Control systems; Dielectrics; Land transportation; Surface waves; Transmission line theory; Transmission lines; Vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communication Technology, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9332

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TCOM.1969.1090137

Filename

1090137