Microwave Devices, Circuits and Subsystems for Communications Engineering

This book provides a detailed treatment of the common microwave elements found in modern microwave communications systems. The treatment is thorough without being unnecessarily mathematical. The emphasis is on acquiring a conceptual understanding of the techniques and technologies discussed and the practical design criteria required to apply these in real engineering situations.
Key topics addressed include:

• Microwave diode and transistor equivalent circuits
• Microwave transmission line technologies and microstrip design
• Network methods and s-parameter measurements
• Smith chart and related design techniques
• Broadband and low-noise amplifier design
• Mixer theory and design
• Microwave filter design
• Oscillators, synthesisers and phase locked loops