Practical Microwave Circuits

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This work presents microwave and RF technology from a circuit design viewpoint, rather than a set of electromagnetic problems. The emphasis is on gaining a practical understanding of often overlooked but vital physical processes.ContentsPreface.Transmission Lines - Transmission Lines. Practical Considerations. Application: RC Transmission Line. Application: Multisection Quarter-Wave Transformer.Coupled Transmission Lines and Modal Analysis - Even- and Odd-Mode Analysis. General, Multiple Coupled Lines. Balun Design.Scattering Parameters - Circuit Description in Terms of Wave Quantities. Properties of the Scattering Matrix. S Parameter Analysis of Two-Ports. Stability. Transfer Scattering Matrix.Matching Circuits - Fundamentals. Narrowband Matching. Transmission-Line Transformers. Classical Synthesis. Distributed Networks. Modern Methods. Circuit Analysis - Network Graph Analysis. Nodal Analysis.Circuit and Element Modeling - Circuit Characterization. Some Useful Nonexistent Components. Some Problematical Circuit Elements.Active Two-Ports - Amplifier Theory. Noise. Amplifier Design.Balanced and Quadrature-Coupled Circuits-90-and 180-Degree Hybrid Junctions. Quadrature-Coupled Circuits. Balanced Amplifiers Using Baluns and 180-Degree Hybrids.About the Author.Index.