Planar Microwave Engineering : A Practical Guide to Theory, Measurement, and Circuits (Hardcover)

Foreword; 1. A microhistory of microwave technology; 2. Introduction to RF and microwave technology; 3. The Smith Chart and S-parameters; 4. Impedance matching; 5. Connectors, cables and waveguide; 6. Lumped passive components; 7. Microstrip, stripline and planar passive elements; 8. Impedance measurement; 9. Microwave diodes; 10. Mixers; 11. Transistors; 12. Small-signal amplifiers; 13. Low-noise amplifiers; 14. Noise figure measurement; 15. Oscillators; 16. Synthesizers; 17. Oscillator phase noise; 18. Phase noise measurement; 19. Sampling oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers and probes; 20. Power amplifiers; 21. Antennas; 22. Lumped filters; 23. Microstrip filters.