RF Circuit Design

Essential reading for experts in the field of RF circuit design and engineers needing a good reference. This book provides complete design procedures for multiple-pole Butterworth, Chebyshev, and Bessel filters. It also covers capacitors, inductors, and other components with their behavior at RF frequencies discussed in detail. \*Provides complete design procedures for multiple-pole Butterworth, Chebyshev, and Bessel filters \*Covers capacitors, inductors, and other components with their behavior at RF frequencies discussed in detail Cover......Page 1 Half Title Page......Page 2 Title Page......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Preface......Page 6 Acknowledgments......Page 7 Table of Contents......Page 8 Wire......Page 10 Resistors......Page 11 Capacitors......Page 13 Inductors......Page 16 Toroids......Page 19 Toroidal Inductor Design......Page 29 Practical Winding Hints......Page 31 Some Definitions......Page 32 Resonance (Lossless Components)......Page 33 Loaded Q......Page 35 Insertion Loss......Page 37 Coupling of Resonant Circuits......Page 38 Background......Page 45 Normalization and the Low-Pass Prototype......Page 47 Filter Design......Page 48 Frequency and Impedance Scaling......Page 54 High-Pass Filter Design......Page 57 The Dual Network......Page 59 Bandpass Filter Design......Page 60 Band-Rejection Filter Design......Page 65 The Effects of Finite Q......Page 66 Background......Page 67 The L Network......Page 68 Dealing with Complex Loads......Page 69 Three-Element Matching......Page 71 Low-Q or Wideband Matching Networks......Page 73 The Smith Chart......Page 76 Impedance Matching on the Smith Chart......Page 85 Summary......Page 97 The Transistor Equivalent Circuit......Page 99 Y Parameters......Page 103 S Parameters......Page 104 Understanding RF Transistor Data Sheets......Page 115 Summary......Page 117 Transistor Biasing......Page 118 Design Using Y Parameters......Page 121 Design Using S Parameters......Page 128 Transistor Biasing......Page 151 Power Amplifier Design......Page 158 Matching to Coaxial Feedlines......Page 159 Automatic Shutdown Circuitry......Page 161 Broadband Transformers......Page 162 Practical Winding Hints......Page 163 Summary......Page 164 Appendix A......Page 165 Appendix B......Page 168 Appendix C......Page 171 Backcover......Page 178 Cover 1 Frontmatter 2 Half Title Page 2 Title Page 4 Copyright 5 Preface 6 Acknowledgments 7 Table of Contents 8 Chapter 1: Components 10 Wire 10 Resistors 11 Capacitors 13 Inductors 16 Toroids 19 Toroidal Inductor Design 29 Practical Winding Hints 31 Chapter 2: Resonant Circuits 32 Some Definitions 32 Resonance (Lossless Components) 33 Loaded Q 35 Insertion Loss 37 Impedance Transformation 38 Coupling of Resonant Circuits 38 Chapter 3: Filter Design 45 Background 45 Modern Filter Design 47 Normalization and the Low-Pass Prototype 47 Filter Design 48 Frequency and Impedance Scaling 54 High-Pass Filter Design 57 The Dual Network 59 Bandpass Filter Design 60 Summary of the Bandpass Filter Design Procedure 65 Band-Rejection Filter Design 65 The Effects of Finite Q 66 Chapter 4: Impedance Matching 67 Background 67 The L Network 68 Dealing with Complex Loads 69 Three-Element Matching 71 Low-Q or Wideband Matching Networks 73 The Smith Chart 76 Impedance Matching on the Smith Chart 85 Summary 97 Chapter 5: The Transistor at Radio Frequencies 99 The Transistor Equivalent Circuit 99 Y Parameters 103 S Parameters 104 Understanding RF Transistor Data Sheets 115 Summary 117 Chapter 6: Small-Signal RF Amplifier Design 118 Transistor Biasing 118 Design Using Y Parameters 121 Design Using S Parameters 128 Chapter 7: RF Power Amplifiers 151 RF Power Transistor Characteristics 151 Transistor Biasing 151 Power Amplifier Design 158 Matching to Coaxial Feedlines 159 Automatic Shutdown Circuitry 161 Broadband Transformers 162 Practical Winding Hints 163 Summary 164 Backmatter 165 Appendix A 165 Appendix B 168 Appendix C 171 Backcover 178 Referex Provides complete design procedures for multiple-pole Butterworth, Chebyshev, and Bessel filters. This book covers capacitors, inductors, and other components with their behavior at RF frequencies discussed in detail. It provides complete design procedures for multiple-pole Butterworth, Chebyshev, and Bessel filters.