Filters 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Filter Design Procedure 8.3 Filter Design by the Insertion Loss Method 8.4 Stepped Impedance Low Pass Filters 8.5 Stepped Impedance Resonator Bandpass Filters 8.6 Edge/Parallel‐coupled, Half‐wavelength Resonator Bandpass Filters 8.7 End‐Coupled, Capacitive Gap, Half‐Wavelength Resonator Bandpass Filters 8.8 Tunable Tapped Combline Bandpass Filters 8.9 Dual Band Bandpass Filters using Composite Transmission Lines 8.10 Engineering Application Examples References Problems
17 9 Waveguides 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Rectangular Waveguides 9.3 Cylindrical Waveguides 9.4 Waveguide Phase Shifter Design 9.5 Engineering Application Examples References Problems
18 10 Power Amplifiers 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Amplifier Parameters 10.3 Small Signal Amplifier Design 10.4 Engineering Application Examples References Problems
19 11 Antennas 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Antenna Parameters 11.3 Wire Antennas 11.4 Microstrip Antennas 11.5 Engineering Application Examples References Problems
20 12 RF Wireless Communication Basics for Emerging Technologies 12.1 Introduction 12.2 Wireless Technology Basics 12.3 Standard Protocol vs Proprietary Protocol 12.4 Overview of Protocols 12.5 RFIDs 12.6 RF Technology for Implantable Medical Devices 12.7 Engineering Application Examples References
21 13 Energy Harvesting and HVACSystems with RF Signals 13.1 Introduction 13.2 RF Energy Harvesting 13.3 RF Energy Harvesting System Design for Dual Band Operation 13.4 Diode Threshold V th Cancellation 13.5 HVAC Systems 13.6 Engineering Application Examples References
22 Index
List of Tables
1 Chapter 2Table 2.1 Typical parameter values for semiconductor materials.Table 2.2 RF Power transistors and their applications and frequency of opera...Table 2.3 Test results for transformer.
2 Chapter 4Table 4.1 Network parameter conversion table.Table 4.2 ABCD and S parameters of basic network configurations.Table 4.3 Conversion chart between S parameters and two‐port parameters.Table 4.4 MATLAB CPW calculations.Table 4.5 Ansoft designer CPW calculations.Table 4.6 DC bias conditions.
3 Chapter 6Table 6.1 LC parallel and series RL network transformation.Table 6.2 Transform of series network to parallel network.
4 Chapter 7Table 7.1 erf(ε r ) = aε r 2 + bε r + c for different coupling lev...Table 7.2 Multilayer coupler design equations.Table 7.3 Design equations for six‐port transformer coupled directional coup...Table 7.4 Calculated insertion loss (dB) for θ = 90°.Table 7.5 Three‐line microstrip coupler design parameters for TMM10.Table 7.6 Phase information.Table 7.7 Physical dimensions of spiral inductor.Table 7.8 Simulation and measurement results.
5 Chapter 8Table 8.1 Component values for binomial low pass filter response with g 0 = 1...Table 8.2 Chebyshev polynomials up to seventh order.Table 8.3 Component values for Chebyshev low pass filter response with g 0 = ...Table 8.4 Even‐ and odd‐mode impedance values.Table 8.5 Simulation of microstrip gap.Table 8.6 Summary of the calculated lengths and capacitance values.Table 8.7 Parameters in Eqs. (8.136)–(8.139).Table 8.8 Final dimensions of step impedance LPF.Table 8.9 The layout of the filter using the dimensions.Table 8.10 Tabulation of measurement and simulation results.Table 8.11 Summary of bandpass responses.
6 Chapter 9Table 9.1 Field components, cutoff frequency, and dispersion relation for re...Table 9.2 Field components, cutoff frequency, and dispersion relation for re...Table 9.3 Cutoff frequency and dispersion relation for rectangular waveguide...Table 9.4 Standard rectangular waveguide dimensions.Table 9.5 TE mn modes for WR‐430.Table 9.6 TE mn modes for WR‐430 waveguide filled with a magnetically gyrot...Table 9.7 TE mn modes for WR‐430 waveguide filled with a magnetically gyrotr...Table 9.8 TE mn and TM mn