Microwave engineering

Pozar's new edition of Microwave Engineering includes more material on active circuits, noise, nonlinear effects, and wireless systems. Chapters on noise and nonlinear distortion, and active devices have been added along with the coverage of noise and more material on intermodulation distortion and related nonlinear effects. On active devices, there's more updated material on bipolar junction and field effect transistors. New and updated material on wireless communications systems, including link budget, link margin, digital modulation methods, and bit error rates is also part of the new edition. Other new material includes a section on transients on transmission lines, the theory of power waves, a discussion of higher order modes and frequency effects for microstrip line, and a discussion of how to determine unloaded Q from resonator measurements.--Publisher information Pozar's New Edition Of Microwave Engineering Includes More Material On Active Circuits, Noise, Nonlinear Effects, And Wireless Systems. Chapters On Noise And Nonlinear Distortion, And Active Devices Have Been Added Along With The Coverage Of Noise And More Material On Intermodulation Distortion And Related Nonlinear Effects. On Active Devices, There's More Updated Material On Bipolar Junction And Field Effect Transistors.new And Updated Material On Wireless Communications Systems, Including Link Budget, Link Margin, Digital Modulation Methods, And Bit Error Rates Is Also Part Of The New Edition. Other New Material Includes A Section On Transients On Transmission Lines, The Theory Of Power Waves, A Discussion Of Higher Order Modes And Frequency Effects For Microstrip Line, And A Discussion Of How To Determine Unloaded--provided By Publisher. I. Electromagnetic Theory : Introduction To Microwave Engineering ; Maxwell's Equations ; Fields In Media And Boundary Conditions ; The Wave Equation And Basic Plane Wave Solutions ; General Plane Wave Solutions ; Energy And Power ; Plane Wave Reflection From A Media Interface ; Oblique Incidence At A Dielectric Interface ; Some Useful Theorems -- Ii. Transmission Line Theory : The Lumped-element Circuit Model For A Transmission Line ; Field Analysis Of Transmission Lines ; The Terminated Lossless Transmission Line ; The Smith Chart ; The Quarter-wave Transformer ; Generator And Load Mismatches ; Lossy Transmission Lines ; Transients On Transmission Lines --^ Iii. Transmission Lines And Waveguides : General Solutions For Tem, Te, And Tm Waves ; Rectangular Waveguide ; Circular Waveguide ; Coaxial Line ; Surface Waves On A Grounded Dielectric Sheet ; Stripline ; Microstrip Line ; The Transverse Resonance Technique ; Wave Velocities And Dispersions ; Summary Of Transmission Lines And Waveguides -- Iv. Microwave Network Analysis : Impedance And Equivalent Voltages And Currents ; Impedance And Admittance Matrices ; The Scattering Matrix ; The Transmission (abcd) Matrix ; Signal Flow Graphs ; Discontinuities And Modal Analysis ; Excitation Of Waveguides: Electric And Magnetic Currents ; Excitation Of Waveguides: Aperture Coupling --^ V. Impedance Matching And Tuning : Matching With Lumped Elements (l Netwoks) ; Single-stub Tuning ; Double-stub Tuning ; The Quarter-wave Transformer ; The Theory Of Small Reflections ; Binomial Multisection Matching Transformers ; Cherbyshev Multisection Matching Transformers ; Tapered Lines ; The Bode-fano Criterion -- Vi. Microwave Resonators : Series And Parallel Resonant Circuits ; Transmission Line Resonators ; Rectangular Waveguide Cavity Resonators ; Circular Waveguide Cavity Resonators ; Dielectric Resonators ; Excitation Of Resonators ; Cavity Perturbations -- Vii. Power Dividers And Directional Couplers : Basic Properties Of Dividers And Couplers ; The T-junction Power Divider ; The Wilkinson Power Divider ; Waveguide Directional Couplers ; The Quadrature (90°) Hybrid ; Coupled Line Directional Couplers ; The Lange Coupler ; The 180° Hybrid ; Other Couplers -- Viii. Microwave Filters : Periodic Structures ; Filter Design By The Image Parameter Method ; Filter Design By The Insertion Loss Method ; Filter Transformations ; Filter Implementation ; Stepped-impedance Low-pass Filters ; Coupled Line Filters ; Filters Using Coupled Resonators -- Ix. Theory And Design Of Ferrimagnetic Components : Basic Properties Of Ferrimagnetic Materialts ; Plane Wave Propagation In A Ferrite Medium ; Propagation In A Ferrite-loaded Rectangular Waveguide ; Ferrite Isolators ; Ferrite Phase Shifters ; Ferrite Circulators -- X. Noise And Nonlinear Distortion : Noise In Microwave Circuits ; Noise Figure ; Nonlinear Distortions ; Dynamic Range -- Xi. Active Rf And Microwave Devices : Diodes And Diode Circuits ; Bipolar Junction Transisters ; Field Effect Transistors ; Microwave Integrated Circuits ; Microwave Tubes -- Xii. Microwave And Amplifier Design : Two-port Power Gains ; Stability ; Single-stage Transistor Amplifier Design ; Broadband Transistor Amplifier Design ; Power Amplifiers -- Xiii. Oscillation And Mixers : Rf Oscillators ; Microwave Oscillators ; Oscillator Phase Noise ; Frequency Multipliers ; Mixers -- Xiv. Introduction To Microwave Systems : System Aspects Of Antennas ; Wireless Communications ; Radar Systems ; Radiometer Systems ; Microwave Propagation ; Other Applications And Topics -- Appendices : A. Prefixes ; B. Vector Analysis ; C. Bessel Functions ; D.other Mathematical Results ; E. Physical Constants ; F. Conductivities For Some Materials ; G. Dielectric Constants And Loss Tangents For Some Materials ; H. Properties Of Some Microwave Ferrite Materials ; I. Standard Rectangular Waveguide Data ; J. Standard Coaxial Cable Data. David M. Pozar. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Content: I. Electromagnetic theory : Introduction to microwave engineering Maxwell's equations Fields in media and boundary conditions The wave equation and basic plane wave solutions General plane wave solutions Energy and power Plane wave reflection from a media interface Oblique incidence at a dielectric interface Some useful theorems -- II. Transmission line theory : The lumped-element circuit model for a transmission line Field analysis of transmission lines The terminated lossless transmission line The Smith chart The quarter-wave transformer Generator and load mismatches Lossy transmission lines Transients on transmission lines -- III. Transmission lines and waveguides : General solutions for TEM, TE, and TM waves Rectangular waveguide Circular waveguide Coaxial line Surface waves on a grounded dielectric sheet Stripline Microstrip line The transverse resonance technique Wave velocities and dispersions Summary of transmission lines and waveguides -- IV. Microwave network analysis : Impedance and equivalent voltages and currents Impedance and admittance matrices The scattering matrix The transmission (ABCD) matrix Signal flow graphs Discontinuities and modal analysis Excitation of waveguides: electric and magnetic currents Excitation of waveguides: aperture coupling -- V. Impedance matching and tuning : Matching with lumped elements (L netwoks) Single-stub tuning Double-stub tuning The quarter-wave transformer The theory of small reflections Binomial multisection matching transformers Cherbyshev multisection matching transformers Tapered lines The Bode-Fano criterion -- VI. Microwave resonators : Series and parallel resonant circuits Transmission line resonators Rectangular waveguide cavity resonators Circular waveguide cavity resonators Dielectric resonators Excitation of resonators Cavity perturbations -- VII. Power dividers and directional couplers : Basic properties of dividers and couplers The T-junction power divider The Wilkinson power divider Waveguide directional couplers The quadrature (90°) hybrid Coupled line directional couplers The Lange coupler The 180° hybrid Other couplers. VIII. Microwave filters : Periodic structures Filter design by the image parameter method Filter design by the insertion loss method Filter transformations Filter implementation Stepped-impedance low-pass filters Coupled line filters Filters using coupled resonators -- IX. Theory and design of ferrimagnetic components : Basic properties of ferrimagnetic materialts Plane wave propagation in a ferrite medium Propagation in a ferrite-loaded rectangular waveguide Ferrite isolators Ferrite phase shifters Ferrite circulators -- X. Noise and nonlinear distortion : Noise in microwave circuits Noise figure Nonlinear distortions Dynamic range -- XI. Active RF and microwave devices : Diodes and diode circuits Bipolar junction transisters Field effect transistors Microwave integrated circuits Microwave tubes -- XII. Microwave and amplifier design : Two-port power gains Stability Single-stage transistor amplifier design Broadband transistor amplifier design Power Amplifiers -- XIII. Oscillation and mixers : RF oscillators Microwave oscillators Oscillator phase noise Frequency multipliers Mixers -- XIV. Introduction to microwave systems : System aspects of antennas Wireless communications Radar systems Radiometer systems Microwave propagation Other applications and topics -- Appendices : A. Prefixes B. Vector analysis C. Bessel functions D. Other mathematical results E. Physical constants F. Conductivities for some materials G. Dielectric constants and loss tangents for some materials H. Properties of some microwave Ferrite materials I. Standard rectangular waveguide data J. Standard coaxial cable data. "Pozar's new edition of Microwave Engineering includes more material on active circuits, noise, nonlinear effects, and wireless systems. Chapters on noise and nonlinear distortion, and active devices have been added along with the coverage of noise and more material on intermodulation distortion and related nonlinear effects. On active devices, there's more updated material on bipolar junction and field effect transistors.New and updated material on wireless communications systems, including link budget, link margin, digital modulation methods, and bit error rates is also part of the new edition. Other new material includes a section on transients on transmission lines, the theory of power waves, a discussion of higher order modes and frequency effects for microstrip line, and a discussion of how to determine unloaded" -- Résumé de l'éditeur The 4th edition of this classic text provides a thorough coverage of RF and microwave engineering concepts, starting from fundamental principles of electrical engineering, with applications to microwave circuits and devices of practical importance. Coverage includes microwave network analysis, impedance matching, directional couplers and hybrids, microwave filters, ferrite devices, noise, nonlinear effects, and the design of microwave oscillators, amplifiers, and mixers. Material on microwave and RF systems includes wireless communications, radar, radiometry, and radiation hazards. A large number of examples and end-of-chapter problems test the reader`s understanding of the material. The 4th edition includes new and updated material on systems, noise, active devices and circuits, power waves, transients, RF CMOS circuits, and more Pozar's new edition of __Microwave Engineering__ includes more material on active circuits, noise, nonlinear effects, and wireless systems. Chapters on noise and nonlinear distortion, and active devices have been added along with the coverage of noise and more material on intermodulation distortion and related nonlinear effects. On active devices, there's more updated material on bipolar junction and field effect transistors. New and updated material on wireless communications systems, including link budget, link margin, digital modulation methods, and bit error rates is also part of the new edition. Other new material includes a section on transients on transmission lines, the theory of power waves, a discussion of higher order modes and frequency effects for microstrip line, and a discussion of how to determine unloaded.