Asymmetric Passive Components in Microwave Integrated Circuits / Wiley Series in Microwave and Optical Engineering Bd.1 (PDF)

This book examines the new and important technology of asymmetric
passive components for miniaturized microwave passive circuits. The
asymmetric design methods and ideas set forth by the author are
groundbreaking and have not been treated in previous works. Readers
discover how these design methods reduce the circuit size of
microwave integrated circuits and are also critical to reducing the
cost of equipment such as cellular phones, radars, antennas,
automobiles, and robots.

An introductory chapter on the history of asymmetric passive
components, which began with asymmetric ring hybrids first
described by the author, sets the background for the book. It lays
a solid foundation with a chapter examining microwave circuit
parameters such as scattering, ABCD, impedance, admittance, and
image. A valuable feature of this chapter is a conversion table
between the various circuit matrices characterizing two-port
networks terminated in arbitrary impedances. The correct conversion
has also never been treated in previous works.

Next, the author sets forth a thorough treatment of asymmetric
passive component design, which covers the basic and indispensable
elements for integration with other active or passive devices,
including:

* Asymmetric ring hybrids

* Asymmetric branch-line hybrids

* Asymmetric three-port power dividers and N-way power
dividers

* Asymmetric ring hybrid phase shifters and attenuators

* Asymmetric ring filters and asymmetric impedance
transformers

With its focus on the principles of circuit element design, this is
a must-have graduate-level textbook for students in microwave
engineering, as well as a reference for design engineers who want
to learn the new and powerful design method for asymmetric passive
components.