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Microstrip Filters for RF/Microwave Applications, 2nd Edition
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Microstrip Filters for RF/Microwave Applications, 2nd Edition

by Jia-Sheng Hong
March 2011
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
656 pages
18h 37m
English
Wiley
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CHAPTER ONE

Introduction

The term microwaves may be used to describe electromagnetic (EM) waves with frequencies ranging from 300 MHz to 300 GHz, which correspond to wavelengths (in free space) from 1 m to 1 mm. The EM waves with frequencies above 30 and up to 300 GHz are also called millimeter waves, because their wavelengths are in the millimeter range (1−10 mm). Above the millimeter wave spectrum is the infrared, which comprises electromagnetic waves with wavelengths between 1 μm (10−6 m) and 1 mm. Beyond the infrared spectrum is the visible optical spectrum, the ultraviolet spectrum, and x rays. Below the microwave frequency spectrum is the radio-frequency (RF) spectrum. The frequency boundary between RF and microwaves is somewhat arbitrary, depending on the particular technologies developed for the exploitation of that specific frequency range. Therefore, by extension, the RF/microwave applications can be referred to as communications, radar, navigation, radio astronomy, sensing, medical instrumentation, and others that explore the usage of frequency spectrums in the range, for example, 300 kHz up to 300 GHz (Fig. 1.1). For convenience, some of these frequency spectrums are further divided into many frequency bands, as indicated in Fig. 1.1.

FIGURE 1.1 RF/microwave spectrums.

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Filters play important roles in many RF/microwave applications. They are used to separate or combine ...

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