RF and microwave technology are essential throughout industry and to a world of new applications-in wireless communications, in Direct Broadcast TV, in Global Positioning System (GPS), in healthcare, in medicine, and many other sciences. Whether you're seeking to strengthen your skills or enter the filed for the first time, Radio Frequency and Microwave Electronics Illustrated is the fastest way to master every key measurement, electronic, and design principle you need to be effective. Dr. Matthew Radmanesh uses easy mathematics and a highly graphical approach with scores of examples to bring about a total comprehension of the subject. Along the way, he clearly introduces everything from wave propagation to impedance matching in transmission line circuits, microwave linear amplifiers to hand-core nonlinear active circuit design in Microwave Integrated Circuits (MICs). Coverage includes:

• A Scientific framework for learning RF and Microwaves easily and effectively


• Fundamental RF and microwave concepts and their applications


• The characterization of two-port networks at RF and microwaves using S-parameters


• Use of the Smith Chart to simplify analysis of complex design problems


• Key design considerations for microwave amplifiers: stability, gain, and noise


• Workable considerations in the design of practical active circuits: amplifiers, oscillators, frequency converters, and control circuits


• RFICs and MICs


• Novel use of "live math" in circuits analysis and design