Microwave transistor amplifiers : analysis and design

FEATURES: A clear and straightforward presentation designed to be comprehensive. A self-contained book. Examples based on practical designs. Over 300 figures, 153 problems, and 14 appendices. NEW TO THIS EDITION: NEW —Presents material on: transmission-lines concepts; power waves and generalized scattering parameters; measurements of scattering parameters; bipolar and field-effect transistors; power gain expressions; constant VSWR circles; gain, noise, and VSWR design trade offs; broadband amplifiers, high-power amplifiers; oscillator theory, and DROs. NEW —A new appendix using CAD methods. NEW —A 65% increase in the number of problems and figures. A unified presentation of the analysis and design of microwave transistor amplifiers (and oscillators) - using scattering parameters techniques.