Nonlinear Microwave and RF Circuits, 2nd Edition

This newly and thoroughly revised edition of the 1988 Artech House classic offers you a comprehensive, up-to-date treatment of nonlinear microwave and RF circuits. It gives you a current, in-depth understanding of the theory of nonlinear circuit analysis with a focus on Volterra-series and harmonic-balance methods. You get practical guidance in designing nonlinear circuits and modeling solid-state devices for nonlinear circuit analysis by computer. Moreover, you learn how characteristics of such models affect the analysis of these circuits. Critical new topics include microwave heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBTs), heterojunction FETs (HEMTs), silicon MOSFETs, modern IC design approaches, new methods of harmonic-balance analysis, multitone analysis methods, Fourier methods for multitone problems, and artificial frequency mapping. What's more, the second edition has been updated to include discussions on nonlinear analysis of oscillators and design issues relating to RF and wireless technology. More than 120 illustrations support key topics throughout the book. About the Author Stephen A. Maas is the chief scientist at Applied Wave Research in El Segundo, CA. The Artech House series editor of microwave software, Dr. Maas is also the author of The RF and Microwave Circuit Design Cookbook and Microwave Mixers, Second Edition (Artech House 1998, 1993), and the coauthor of C/NL for Windows 95, NT and 3.1: Version 1.2 (Artech House 1996). He holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from UCLA. This newly and thoroughly revised edition of the 1988 Artech House classic offers a comprehensive, up-to-date treatment of nonlinear microwave and RF circuits. It gives practitioners a current, in-depth understanding of the theory of nonlinear circuit analysis with a focus on Volterra-series and harmonic-balance methods. This hands-on resource provides practical guidance in designing nonlinear circuits and modeling solid-state devices for nonlinear circuit analysis by computer. The book also explains how characteristics of such models affect the analysis of these circuits. Critical new topics include microwave heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBTs), heterojunction FETs (HEMTs), silicon MOSFETs, modern IC design approaches, new methods of harmonic-balance analysis, multitone analysis methods, Fourier methods for multitone problems, and artificial frequency mapping. Moreover, the second edition has been updated to include discussions on nonlinear analysis of oscillators and design issues relating to RF and wireless technology. Rev. and updated ed. of: Nonlinear microwave circuits, 1988 and reprinted in 1997.