Title:
Television technology : fundamentals and future prospects
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Publication Information:
Norwood, Mass. : Artech House, 1988
ISBN:
9780890063323
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Author Notes
A. Michael Noll holds an M.E.E. from New York University and a Ph.D. from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn.
He is a professor and former dean at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California. Professor Noll is also a senior affiliated research fellow and director of technology research at the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information at Columbia University and has authored eight other books about communication technologies and strategic critical business analysis.
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Table of Contents
| Preface | p. vii |
| 1. Introduction | p. 1 |
| 2. History | p. 5 |
| 3. Basic Principles | p. 9 |
| Image Scanning | |
| Signals | |
| Vertical Resolution | |
| Interlacing | |
| Horizontal Scanning Frequency | |
| Waveforms | |
| 4. Monochrome Television Transmission | p. 25 |
| Modulation | |
| Video Bandwidth | |
| Audio Bandwidth | |
| Channel Bandwidth | |
| Modulated Video Carrier Waveform | |
| Channel Allocation | |
| Propagation Problems | |
| 5. Colorimetry | p. 33 |
| Light Spectrum | |
| Color Theory | |
| Color Wheel | |
| Color Attributes | |
| Color Spatial Resolution | |
| CIE Chromaticity Diagram | |
| 6. Principles of Color Television | p. 41 |
| Introduction and Overview | |
| Signal Specifics | |
| Waveforms | |
| Color Vector Diagram | |
| Color Subcarrier | |
| Frequency Interleaving | |
| Frequency Spectrum | |
| 7. Picture and Camera Tubes | p. 57 |
| Picture Tubes | |
| Monochrome Cathode Ray Tubes | |
| Color Picture Tubes | |
| Gamma Correction | |
| Camera Tubes | |
| Color Cameras | |
| 8. Receiver Circuitry | p. 71 |
| Functional Block Diagram | |
| Front-End Circuits | |
| Audio Circuits | |
| Video Circuits | |
| Sweep Circuits | |
| Color Receivers | |
| Color Demodulation | |
| Digital Television | |
| 9. Video Tape Recording | p. 87 |
| Principles of Magnetic Tape Recording | |
| Video Tape Recording Principles | |
| Professional Video Recording | |
| Home Video Cassette Recording | |
| Beta and VHS | |
| Super VHS | |
| Time-Base Error and Other Problems | |
| 10. Video Discs | p. 105 |
| Introduction | |
| Capacitance Electronic Disc (CED) | |
| Optical Video Disc | |
| Interactive Video Disc | |
| 11. CATV and Alternative Broadcast Technology | p. 115 |
| Introduction | |
| CATV System | |
| Two-Way CATV | |
| Pay per View | |
| Broadband Cable | |
| Optical Fiber | |
| Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) | |
| Satellite Master Antenna Television (SMATV) | |
| Subscription Television (STV) | |
| Low-Power Television (LPTV) | |
| Multipoint Distribution Service (MDS) | |
| 12. Multichaned Sound | p. 127 |
| 13. New Display Technology | p. 131 |
| Introduction | |
| Projection TV | |
| Stereoscopic 3D TV | |
| Flat Displays | |
| Conventional Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs) | |
| Flat Folded-Beam Cathode Ray Tubes | |
| CRT Addressing | |
| Liquid-Crystal Display Technology | |
| 14. CCD Image Sensors | p. 145 |
| Photodiodes | |
| CCD Image Sensors | |
| Color CCD Image Sensors | |
| Solid-State Television Cameras | |
| 15. Uses of the Vertical Blanking Interval | p. 153 |
| Introduction | |
| Vertical Interval Test Signals (VITS) | |
| Vertical Interval Reference (VIR) Signal | |
| Closed Captioning | |
| Teletext | |
| Other Uses of the VBI | |
| 16. High-Definition Television | p. 163 |
| 17. International Standards | p. 169 |
| Introduction | |
| The PAL System | |
| The SECAM System | |
| Polarity of Video Modulation | |
| 18. The Future of Television Technology | p. 173 |
| Glossary | p. 177 |
| Bibliography | p. 175 |
| Index | p. 181 |
