The organization of the book is as follows:
Chapter 1 presents a general explanation of RF and microwave concepts and components. Engineering students will be surprised to find out that resistors, inductors, and capacitors at high frequencies are no longer ideal elements but rather a network of circuit elements. For example, a capacitor at one frequency may in fact behave as an inductor at another frequency.
In chapter 2 the transmission line theory is developed and several important parameters are defined. It is shown how to simulate and measure these parameters using Genesys software. Popular types of transmission lines are introduced and their parameters are examined.
In Chapter 3 network parameters and the application of Smith chart as a graphical tool in dealing with impedance behavior and reflection coefficient are discussed. Description of RF and microwave networks in terms of their scattering parameters, known as S- Parameters, is introduced.
Iin Chapter 4 the subject of lumped and distributed resonant circuits and filters are discussed. Using the Genesys software a robust technique is developed for the evaluation of Q factor form the S- Parameters of a resonant circuit. An introduction to the vast subject of filter synthesis and the electromagnetic simulation of distributed filters are also treated in this chapter.
In Chapter 5 the condition for maximum power transfer and the lumped element impedance matching are considered. The analytical equations for matching two complex impedances with lossless two-element networks are derived. Both analytical and graphical techniques are used to design narrowband and broadband matching networks. The Genesys impedance matching synthesis program is used to solve impedance matching problems. The VBScript programming techniques developed in this chapter can be used by students to generate their own synthesis applications within the Genesys software.
In Chapter 6 both narrowband and broadband distributed matching networks are analytically and graphically analyzed.
In Chapter 7 single-stage amplifiers are designed by utilizing four different impedance matching objectives. The first amplifier is designed for maxim gain where the input and the output are conjugately matched to the source and load impedance; the second amplifier is designed for specific gain where the input or the output is mismatched to achieve a specific gain less than its maximum; the third amplifier is a low noise amplifier where the transistor is selectively mismatched to achieve a specific Noise Figure; and the fourth amplifier is a power amplifier where the transistor is selectively mismatched to achieve a specific amount of output power.
In Chapter 8 a two-stage amplifier is designed by utilizing a direct interstage matching network. Monte Carlo and Yield analysis techniques are also introduced in this chapter. Finally a brief introduction to cascade analysis is presented.
