High Frequency Techniques: An Introduction To Rf And Microwave Engineering

The book provides engineers with a comprehensive guide to RF circuit analysis and wave propagation in order to be able to design new systems. An emphasis is placed on fundamental concepts, engineering techniques, and the regular and intelligent use of the computer design tools. This book contains a review of wireless history and engineering fundamentals including complex numbers, alternating-current theory, and the logarithmic basis of decibels. The important topics in microwave design theory such as, transmission lines, the Smith Chart, and matrix algebra, are discussed. Computer generated examples are used to provide insight into the basic performance, bandwidth, and manufacturing yield of RF and microwave networks. The author also provides a broad presentation of electromagnetic (EM) field theory tailored to the needs of the microwave and RF engineer.

Joseph F. White is an instructor and consultant at JFW Industries, Inc. He has twenty-five years of design experience, was technical director at M/A-COM, Inc., and received the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society's Application Award for "Contributions to Phased Array Antennas." Dr. White edited Microwave Journal, Applied Microwaveand Wireless, and Microwave Semiconductor Engineering. He is a Fellow of the IEEE.