RF and Microwave Engineering

  1. Active RF and Microwave Components
    1. Semiconductor Diodes
      1. PN Junction Diodes
        1. Forward and Reverse Bias
          1. Junction Capacitance
            1. High-Frequency Limitations
            2. Schottky Barrier Diodes
              1. Metal-Semiconductor Junction
                1. Low Forward Voltage Drop
                  1. Fast Switching Characteristics
                    1. Applications in Detection and Mixing
                    2. PIN Diodes
                      1. Structure and Operation
                        1. RF Resistance Control
                          1. Applications
                            1. RF Switches
                              1. Variable Attenuators
                                1. Limiters
                              2. Varactor Diodes
                                1. Voltage-Variable Capacitance
                                  1. Tuning Applications
                                    1. Voltage-Controlled Oscillators
                                      1. Tunable Filters
                                        1. Frequency Multipliers
                                      2. Tunnel Diodes
                                        1. Negative Resistance Region
                                          1. High-Frequency Oscillators
                                          2. IMPATT Diodes
                                            1. Impact Avalanche Transit Time
                                              1. High-Power Oscillators
                                              2. Gunn Diodes
                                                1. Transferred Electron Effect
                                                  1. Negative Differential Resistance
                                                    1. Oscillator Applications
                                                  2. Microwave Transistors
                                                    1. Bipolar Junction Transistors
                                                      1. High-Frequency Equivalent Circuit
                                                        1. Cutoff Frequency and Maximum Oscillation Frequency
                                                          1. Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors
                                                          2. Field-Effect Transistors
                                                            1. JFET Structure and Operation
                                                              1. MESFET Technology
                                                                1. GaAs MESFET
                                                                  1. High-Frequency Performance
                                                                  2. High Electron Mobility Transistors
                                                                    1. HEMT Structure
                                                                      1. PHEMT Variations
                                                                        1. InP and GaN Technologies
                                                                        2. MOSFET at Microwave Frequencies
                                                                          1. Silicon MOSFET Limitations
                                                                            1. LDMOS for Power Applications
                                                                          2. Transistor Modeling
                                                                            1. Small-Signal Models
                                                                              1. Large-Signal Models
                                                                                1. Noise Models
                                                                                  1. Thermal Models
                                                                                2. RF and Microwave Amplifiers
                                                                                  1. Amplifier Fundamentals
                                                                                    1. Gain Definitions
                                                                                      1. Available Power Gain
                                                                                        1. Transducer Power Gain
                                                                                          1. Operating Power Gain
                                                                                            1. Insertion Power Gain
                                                                                            2. Stability Analysis
                                                                                              1. Stability Factor
                                                                                                1. Stability Circles
                                                                                                  1. Unconditional Stability
                                                                                                    1. Conditional Stability
                                                                                                    2. Amplifier Design Flow
                                                                                                      1. Bias Point Selection
                                                                                                        1. Matching Network Design
                                                                                                          1. Stability Considerations
                                                                                                        2. Small-Signal Amplifiers
                                                                                                          1. Low-Noise Amplifiers
                                                                                                            1. Noise Figure Optimization
                                                                                                              1. Noise Circles
                                                                                                                1. Simultaneous Noise and Gain Matching
                                                                                                                  1. Cascaded Noise Figure
                                                                                                                  2. Broadband Amplifiers
                                                                                                                    1. Feedback Techniques
                                                                                                                      1. Distributed Amplification
                                                                                                                        1. Resistive Feedback
                                                                                                                          1. Reactive Feedback
                                                                                                                        2. Power Amplifiers
                                                                                                                          1. Classes of Operation
                                                                                                                            1. Class A Operation
                                                                                                                              1. Bias Point and Efficiency
                                                                                                                                1. Linearity Characteristics
                                                                                                                                2. Class AB Operation
                                                                                                                                  1. Compromise Between Efficiency and Linearity
                                                                                                                                  2. Class B Operation
                                                                                                                                    1. Push-Pull Configuration
                                                                                                                                    2. Class C Operation
                                                                                                                                      1. High Efficiency Applications
                                                                                                                                      2. Class D Operation
                                                                                                                                        1. Switching Mode Operation
                                                                                                                                        2. Class E Operation
                                                                                                                                          1. Zero Voltage Switching
                                                                                                                                          2. Class F Operation
                                                                                                                                            1. Harmonic Tuning
                                                                                                                                          3. Linearity Metrics
                                                                                                                                            1. 1 dB Compression Point
                                                                                                                                              1. Third-Order Intercept Point
                                                                                                                                                1. Adjacent Channel Power Ratio
                                                                                                                                                  1. Error Vector Magnitude
                                                                                                                                                  2. Efficiency Metrics
                                                                                                                                                    1. Drain Efficiency
                                                                                                                                                      1. Power-Added Efficiency
                                                                                                                                                        1. Overall Efficiency
                                                                                                                                                        2. Power Amplifier Design
                                                                                                                                                          1. Load-Pull Analysis
                                                                                                                                                            1. Harmonic Termination
                                                                                                                                                              1. Thermal Management
                                                                                                                                                                1. Bias Sequencing
                                                                                                                                                              2. Distributed Amplifiers
                                                                                                                                                                1. Principle of Operation
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Gain-Bandwidth Product
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Design Considerations
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Applications and Limitations
                                                                                                                                                                      2. Feedback Amplifiers
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Negative Feedback Benefits
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Stability Considerations
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Bandwidth Enhancement
                                                                                                                                                                          2. Oscillators
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Oscillation Theory
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Barkhausen Criterion
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Nyquist Criterion
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Start-Up Conditions
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Steady-State Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Resonator Technologies
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. LC Resonators
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Lumped Element Resonators
                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Distributed Element Resonators
                                                                                                                                                                                          2. Crystal Resonators
                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Quartz Crystal Properties
                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Equivalent Circuit
                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Temperature Stability
                                                                                                                                                                                                2. Ceramic Resonators
                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Dielectric Resonators
                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. High-Q Performance
                                                                                                                                                                                                    2. SAW Resonators
                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Surface Acoustic Wave Devices
                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Frequency Stability
                                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Oscillator Topologies
                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Hartley Oscillator
                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Colpitts Oscillator
                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Clapp Oscillator
                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Pierce Oscillator
                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Negative Resistance Oscillators
                                                                                                                                                                                                                2. Voltage-Controlled Oscillators
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Varactor Tuning
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Tuning Range and Linearity
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Pushing and Pulling
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Temperature Compensation
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2. Phase-Locked Loops
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. PLL Components
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Loop Dynamics
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Frequency Synthesis
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2. Phase Noise
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Definition and Measurement
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Noise Sources
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Flicker Noise
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Thermal Noise
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Shot Noise
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2. Phase Noise Reduction Techniques
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. High-Q Resonators
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Low-Noise Bias Circuits
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Feedback Techniques
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2. Mixers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Mixing Fundamentals
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Frequency Conversion Process
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Nonlinear Device Requirements
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Image Frequency Considerations
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Mixer Performance Parameters
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Conversion Loss
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Conversion Gain
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Noise Figure
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Isolation
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. LO-to-RF Isolation
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. LO-to-IF Isolation
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. RF-to-IF Isolation
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                2. Linearity
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. 1 dB Compression Point
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Third-Order Intercept Point
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Spurious Response
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Mixer Types
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Single-Ended Mixers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Simple Diode Mixers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Single-Transistor Mixers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2. Balanced Mixers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Single-Balanced Configuration
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Double-Balanced Configuration
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Gilbert Cell Mixers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                2. Image-Reject Mixers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Hartley Image-Reject Architecture
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Weaver Image-Reject Architecture
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Subharmonic Mixers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Anti-Parallel Diode Pairs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Frequency Division Applications
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Mixer Design Considerations
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. LO Drive Level
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Port Matching
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Spurious Response Suppression
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Thermal Management

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