RF and Microwave Engineering: Fundamentals of Wireless Communications

List of Abbreviations

3GPP	Third Generation Partnership Project
Al2O3	Alumina
Balun	Balanced-Unbalanced
CAD	Computer Aided Design
DC	Direct Current
DFT	Discrete Fourier Transform
DUT	Device Under Test
EM	ElectroMagnetic
EMC	ElectroMagnetic Compatibility
ESR	Equivalent Series Resistance
FDTD	Finite-Difference Time-Domain
FEM	Finite Element Method
FR4	Glass reinforced epoxy laminate
GaAs	Gallium arsenide
GPS	Global Positioning System
GSM	Global System for Mobile Communication
GTD	Geometrical Theory of Diffraction
GUI	Graphical User Interface
HPBW	Half Power Beam Width
ICNIRP	International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection
IFA	Inverted-F Antenna
ISM	Industrial, Scientific, Medical
ITU	International Communications Union
LHCP	Left-Hand Circular Polarization
LHEP	Left-Hand Elliptical Polarization
LNA	Low-Noise Amplifier
LOS	Line of Sight
LTE	Long Term Evolution
LTI	Linear Time-Invariant
MIMO	Multiple-Input Multiple-Output
MMIC	Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits
MoM	Method Of Moments
NA	Network Analyser
NLOS	Non Line of Sight
PA	Power Amplifier
PCB	Printed Circuit Board
PEC	Perfect Electric Conductor
PML	Perfectly Matched Layer
PTFE	Polytetraflouroethylene
Radar	Radio Detection and Ranging
RCS	Radar Cross-Section
RF	Radio Frequency
RFID	Radio Frequency Identification
RHCP	Right-Hand Circular Polarization
RHEP	Right-Hand Elliptical Polarization
RMS	Root Mean Square
SAR	Specific ...