Microwave Transmission Line Circuits

This authoritative resource offers professionals and students valuable assistance with their work and studies involving microwave circuit analysis and design. Readers gain a thorough understanding of the properties of planar transmission lines for integrated circuits. Moreover, this practical book presents matrix and computer-aided methods for analysis and design of circuit components. Engineers find in-depth details on input, output, and interstage networks, as well as coverage of stability, noise, and signal distortion.

Stripline-Like Transmission Lines For Microwave Integrated Circuits Offers A Unique Combination Of A Textbook And A Design Data Handbook. It Provides An Exhaustive Coverage Of The Analysis, Design And Applications Of Stripline-Like Transmission Lines. Starting From The Fundamental Principles, The Book Builds Up On Analytical Techniques Towards The Solution Of Various Structures In A Lucid And Systematic Manner So As To Be Of Direct Utility For Classroom Teaching. Both Quasi- Static And Hybrid-Mode Analyses Are Included. A Unified Analytical Technique Is Developed Which Is Then Applied To A Class Of Single Conductor, Edge-Coupled Andbroadside-Coupled Structures Using Isotropic/Anisotropic Substrates. The Same Technique Is Extended To Analyse Rectangular Conductor Patches, Open-Circuit End Effects And Gap Capacitances In These Structures. The Analyses Of Losses And Details Of Power Handling Capability Are Also Presented. For R & D Engineers Involved In Mic Design, The Book Offers Unified Formulas And Closed Form Expressions Which Are Readily Programmable, Graphical Illustrations And Extensive Tables Of Data On Propagation Parameters For A Wide Variety Of Practical Structures Using Commercially Available Dielectric Substrates. The Book Concludes With A Chapter On Circuit Applications Which Discusses The Constructional Features, Transitions To Coaxial Lines And Waveguides, And Design Aspects Of A Member Of Mic Components--Couplers, Hybrids, Baluns, Power Dividers, Filters, Pin Diode Switches, Attenuators And Phase Shifters, And Mixers.

Offers a detailed explanation of the development of the impedance concept and its equivalent microwave circuits.

The book introduces concepts on a wide range of materials and has several advantages over existing texts, including: 1. The presentation of a series of scientific postulates and laws of RF and microwaves, which lay the foundation for the behavior of waves and their propagation on transmission lines, is unique to this book compared with similar RF and Microwave texts. 2. The presentation of classical laws and principles of electricity and magnetism, all inter-related, conceptually and graphically. 3. There is a shift of emphasis from rigorous mathematical solutions of Maxwell's equations, and instead has been aptly placed on simple yet fundamental concepts that underlie these equations. This shift of emphasis will promote a deeper understanding of the electronics, particularly at RF/Microwave frequencies. 4. Wave propagation in free space and tramsmission lines has been amply treated from a totally new standpoint. Designing RF/Microwave passive circuits using the Smith Chart as covered in this book becomes a systematic and yet pleasant task, which can easily be duplicated by any practitioner in the field. 5. New technical terms are precisely defined as they are first introduced, thereby keeping the subject matter in focus and preventing misunderstanding, and 6. Finally the abundant use of graphical illustrations and diagrams brings a great deal of clarity and conceptual understanding, enabling difficult concepts to be understood with ease. The fundamentals of RF and microwave electronics can be mastered visually, through many tested practical examples in the book and in the accompanying CD using Microsoft Excel (R) environment. This book is perfect for RF/microwave newcomers or industry veterans! The material is presented lucidly and effectively through worked practical examples using both clear-cut math and vivid illustrations, which help the reader gain practical knowledge in passive circuit design using the Smith Chart.

RF and Microwave Circuit Design Provides up-to-date coverage of the fundamentals of high-frequency microwave technology, written by two leading voices in the field RF and Microwave Circuit Design: Theory and Applications is an authoritative, highly practical introduction to basic RF and microwave circuits. With an emphasis on real-world examples, the text explains how distributed circuits using microstrip and other planar transmission lines can be designed and fabricated for use in modern high-frequency passive and active circuits and sub-systems. The authors provide clear and accurate guidance on each essential aspect of circuit design, from the theory of transmission lines to the passive and active circuits that form the basis of modern high-frequency circuits and sub-systems. Assuming a basic grasp of electronic concepts, the book is organized around first principles and includes an extensive set of worked examples to guide student readers with no prior grounding in the subject of high-frequency microwave technology. Throughout the text, detailed coverage of practical design using distributed circuits demonstrates the influence of modern fabrication processes. Filling a significant gap in literature by addressing RF and microwave circuit design with a central theme of planar distributed circuits, this textbook: Provides comprehensive discussion of the foundational concepts of RF and microwave transmission lines introduced through an exploration of wave propagation along a typical transmission line Describes fabrication processes for RF and microwave circuits, including etched, thick-film, and thin-film RF circuits Covers the Smith Chart and its application in circuit design, S-parameters, Mason???s non-touching loop rule, transducer power gain, and stability Discusses the influence of noise in high-frequency circuits and low-noise amplifier design Features an introduction to the design of high-frequency planar antennas Contains supporting chapters on fabrication, circuit parameters, and measurements Includes access to a companion website with PowerPoint slides for instructors, as well as supplementary resources Perfect for senior undergraduate students and first-year graduate students in electrical engineering courses, RF and Microwave Circuit Design: Theory and Applications will also earn a place in the libraries of RF and microwave professionals looking for a useful reference to refresh their understanding of fundamental concepts in the field.

Building on the success of the previous three editions, Foundations for Microstrip Circuit Design offers extensive new, updated and revised material based upon the latest research. Strongly design-oriented, this fourth edition provides the reader with a fundamental understanding of this fast expanding field making it a definitive source for professional engineers and researchers and an indispensable reference for senior students in electronic engineering. Topics new to this edition: microwave substrates, multilayer transmission line structures, modern EM tools and techniques, microstrip and planar transmision line design, transmission line theory, substrates for planar transmission lines, Vias, wirebonds, 3D integrated interposer structures, computer-aided design, microstrip and power-dependent effects, circuit models, microwave network analysis, microstrip passive elements, and slotline design fundamentals.

This Book Is Intended To Serve As A Textbook For A First Course In Microwave Engineering Which, Today, Is Included In The Engineering Undergraduate Curricula Of Almost All Universities And Institutions Of Higher Learning. This Book Is An Outgrowth Of The Classroom Lectures That The Author Has Been Giving At The Indian Institute Of Science, Bangalore, For Over Three Decades. It Attempts To Discuss The Basic Microwave Techniques, Starting With Transmission Lines. Throughout The Book, Emphasis Has Been Laid On Physical Principles. This Book Would Be Equally Useful To Postgraduates, Research Students And Practising R & D Engineers, For Self-Study And Also For Reference To Acquire A Better Understanding Of The Fundamentals Of Microwave Engineering.Complete Numerical/Analytical Solutions Of Some Typical Problems, And Sets Of Exercises With Answers, Have Been Given At The End Of Each Chapter. A Distinctive Feature Of This Book Is That All The Drawings And Graphs/Curves Are Computer-Generated Using Data Of Some Typical Practical Lines. Low Frequency Telephone And Telegraph Lines Have Also Been Discussed To A Fairly Good Depth.