Design and Realizations of Miniaturized Fractal RF and Microwave Filters

Description

Engineers are continually searching for design methods that can satisfy the ever-increasing demand for miniaturization, accuracy, reliability, and fast development time. This book provides RF and microwave engineers and researchers, advanced graduate students, and wireless and telecommunication engineers with the knowledge and skills to design and realize miniaturized fractal microwave and RF filters. This book is an essential resource for the realization of portable and cellular phones, WiFi, 3G and 4G, and satellite networks. The text focuses on the synthesis and fabrication of miniaturized fractal filters with symmetrical and asymmetrical frequency characteristics in the C, X and Ku bands, though applications to other frequency bands are considered. Readers will find helpful guidance on: Miniaturized filters in bi-level fashion Simplified methods for the synthesis of pseudo-elliptic electrical networks Methods for extracting coupling coefficients and external quality factors from simulations of the RF/microwave structure Methods for matching theoretical couplings to couplings of structure