Design of Microwave Active Devices

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Table of Contents
3. Title Page
4. Copyright
5. Chapter 1: Amplification in Linear Mode
   1. 1.1. Principles of microwave amplification
   2. 1.2. Narrowband amplifiers with maximum gain
   3. 1.3. Low-noise narrowband amplifier
   4. 1.4. Specific configurations for transistors
   5. 1.5. Wideband amplification
   6. 1.6. Differential amplifier
   7. 1.7. Bibliography
6. Chapter 2: Power Amplification
   1. 2.1. Characteristics of power amplifiers
   2. 2.2. Analysis of the operation of a power amplifier
   3. 2.3. Classes of operation
   4. 2.4. Architectures of power amplifiers
   5. 2.5. Design example of an amplifier in class B
   6. 2.6. Linearization and efficiency improvement
   7. 2.7. Bibliography
7. Chapter 3: Frequency Transposition
   1. 3.1. Operating principles
   2. 3.2. Mixer characteristics
   3. 3.3. Simple mixer operation
   4. 3.4. Balanced mixer topologies
   5. 3.5. Topology of passive and active mixers
   6. 3.6. Frequency multipliers
   7. 3.7. Bibliography
8. Chapter 4: Oscillators
   1. 4.1. Operating principles
   2. 4.2. Analysis of one-port circuit-type oscillators
   3. 4.3. Oscillator characteristics
   4. 4.4. Impedance with a negative resistive component
   5. 4.5. Fixed-frequency oscillators
   6. 4.6. Electronically tunable oscillators
   7. 4.7. Bibliography
9. Chapter 5: Control Functions
   1. 5.1. Semiconductor components for control functions
   2. 5.2. Variable attenuators
   3. 5.3. Variable phase shifters
   4. 5.4. Switches
   5. 5.5. Bibliography
10. Appendix 1: Lossless Two-Port Network: Mismatching
11. Appendix 2: Noise in a Balanced Amplifier
12. Appendix 3: Specific Topologies with Transistors
    1. A3.1. Common-grid and common-drain topologies
    2. A3.2. Cascade association of 2 two-port networks
13. Appendix 4: Wideband Impedance Matching: Reactive Two-Port Networks
    1. A4.1. Use of filters’ theory
    2. A4.2. Darlington’s equivalences
    3. A4.3. Applying Darlington’s equivalences to the impedance-matching circuits
    4. A4.4. Implementation with complex impedance-matching
    5. A4.5. Synthesis methodology
14. Appendix 5: Wideband Impedance Matching: Dissipative Two-Port Networks
    1. A5.1. Series-RC circuit
    2. A5.2. Parallel-RC circuit
15. Appendix 6: Wideband Amplification: Parallel Resistive Feedback
16. Appendix 7: Graphical Method
    1. A7.1. Constant SijT modulus and argument circles
    2. A7.2. Constant maximum transducer power gain circles
17. Appendix 8: Distributed Amplifier
    1. A8.1. Analysis of the grid line
    2. A8.2. Study of the drain line
    3. A8.3. Study of the amplifier
18. Appendix 9: Differential Amplifier
    1. A9.1. Differential operation of a four-port network
    2. A9.2. Symmetrical four-port network
    3. A9.3. Purely differential operation mode
19. Appendix 10: Third-order Intermodulation
    1. A10.1. Compression–intermodulation relationship
    2. A10.2. Amplifier cascade intermodulation
20. List of Authors
21. Index