{"product_id":"microwave-filters-for-communication-systems-isbn-9781118274347","title":"Microwave Filters for Communication Systems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn in-depth look at the state-of-the-art in microwave filter design, implementation, and optimization\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThoroughly revised and expanded, this second edition of the popular reference addresses the many important advances that have taken place in the field since the publication of the first edition and includes new chapters on Multiband Filters, Tunable Filters and a chapter devoted to Practical Considerations and Examples. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne of the chief constraints in the evolution of wireless communication systems is the scarcity of the available frequency spectrum, thus making frequency spectrum a primary resource to be judiciously shared and optimally utilized. This fundamental limitation, along with atmospheric conditions and interference have long been drivers of intense research and development in the fields of signal processing and filter networks, the two technologies that govern the information capacity of a given frequency spectrum. Written by distinguished experts with a combined century of industrial and academic experience in the field, \u003ci\u003eMicrowave Filters for Communication Systems\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a coherent, accessible description of system requirements and constraints for microwave filters\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers fundamental considerations in the theory and design of microwave filters and the use of EM techniques to analyze and optimize filter structures\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChapters on Multiband Filters and Tunable Filters address the new markets emerging for wireless communication systems and flexible satellite payloads and\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA chapter devoted to real-world examples and exercises that allow readers to test and fine-tune their grasp of the material covered in various chapters, in effect it provides the roadmap to develop a software laboratory, to analyze, design, and perform system level tradeoffs including EM based tolerance and sensitivity analysis for microwave filters and multiplexers for practical applications.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMicrowave Filters for Communication Systems\u003c\/i\u003e provides students and practitioners alike with a solid grounding in the theoretical underpinnings of practical microwave filter and its physical realization using state-of-the-art EM-based techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Radio Frequency (RF) Filter Networks for Wireless Communications—The System Perspective 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart I Introduction to a Communication System, Radio Spectrum, and Information 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Model of a Communication System 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Radio Spectrum and its Utilization 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Concept of Information 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Communication Channel and Link Budgets 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart II Noise in a Communication Channel 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Noise in Communication Systems 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 Modulation–Demodulation Schemes in a Communication System 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7 Digital Transmission 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart III Impact of System Design on the Requirements of Filter Networks 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.8 Communication Channels in a Satellite System 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.9 RF Filters in Cellular Systems 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.10 Ultra Wideband (UWB) Wireless Communication 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.11 Impact of System Requirements on RF Filter Specifications 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.12 Impact of Satellite and Cellular Communications on Filter Technology 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 1A 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntermodulation Distortion Summary 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Fundamentals of Circuit Theory Approximation 75\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Linear Systems 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Classification of Systems 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Evolution of Electrical Circuits: A Historical Perspective 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Network Equation of Linear Systems in the Time Domain 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Network Equation of Linear Systems in the Frequency-Domain Exponential Driving Function 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Steady-State Response of Linear Systems to Sinusoidal Excitations 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Circuit Theory Approximation 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Characterization of Lossless Lowpass Prototype Filter Functions 87\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 The Ideal Filter 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Characterization of Polynomial Functions for Doubly Terminated Lossless Lowpass Prototype Filter Networks 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Characteristic Polynomials for Idealized Lowpass Prototype Networks 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Lowpass Prototype Characteristics 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Characteristic Polynomials versus Response Shapes 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Classical Prototype Filters 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Unified Design Chart (UDC) Relationships 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.8 Lowpass Prototype Circuit Configurations 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.9 Effect of Dissipation 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.10 Asymmetric Response Filters 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 3A 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnified Design Charts 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Computer-Aided Synthesis of Characteristic Polynomials 129\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Objective Function and Constraints for Symmetric Lowpass Prototype Filter Networks 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Analytic Gradients of the Objective Function 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Optimization Criteria for Classical Filters 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Generation of Novel Classes of Filter Functions 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Asymmetric Class of Filters 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Linear Phase Filters 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 Critical Frequencies for Selected Filter Functions 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 4A 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Analysis of Multiport Microwave Networks 147\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Matrix Representation of Two-Port Networks 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Cascade of Two Networks 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Multiport Networks 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Analysis of Multiport Networks 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Synthesis of a General Class of the Chebyshev Filter Function 177\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Polynomial Forms of the Transfer and Reflection Parameters \u003ci\u003eS\u003csub\u003e21\u003c\/sub\u003e(S)\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eS\u003csub\u003e11\u003c\/sub\u003e(S)\u003c\/i\u003e for a Two-port network 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Alternating Pole Method for the Determination of the Denominator Polynomial \u003ci\u003eE(S)\u003c\/i\u003e 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 General Polynomial Synthesis Methods for Chebyshev Filter Functions 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Predistorted Filter Characteristics 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Transformation for Symmetric Dual-Passband Filters 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 6A 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComplex Terminating Impedances in Multiport Networks 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6A.1 Change of Termination Impedance 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Synthesis of Network-Circuit Approach 215\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Circuit Synthesis Approach 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Lowpass Prototype Circuits for Coupled-Resonator Microwave Bandpass Filters 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Ladder Network Synthesis 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Synthesis Example of an Asymmetric (4–2) Filter Network 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Synthesis of Networks: Direct Coupling Matrix Synthesis Methods 247\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 The Coupling Matrix 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Direct Synthesis of the Coupling Matrix 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Coupling Matrix Reduction 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Synthesis of the\u003ci\u003e N\u003c\/i\u003e + 2 Coupling Matrix 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Even- and Odd-Mode Coupling Matrix Synthesis Technique: the Folded Lattice Array 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Reconfiguration of the Folded Coupling Matrix 295\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Symmetric Realizations for Dual-Mode Filters 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Asymmetric Realizations for Symmetric Characteristics 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 \"Pfitzenmaier\" Configurations 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Cascaded Quartets (CQs): Two Quartets in Cascade for Degrees Eight and Above 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Parallel-Connected Two-Port Networks 306\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Cul-de-Sac Configuration 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Synthesis and Application of Extracted Pole and Trisection Elements 323\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Extracted Pole Filter Synthesis 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Synthesis of Bandstop Filters Using the Extracted Pole Technique 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2.1 Direct-Coupled Bandstop Filters 338\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2.1.1 Cul-de-Sac Forms for the Direct-Coupled Bandstop Matrix 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Trisections 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Box Section and Extended Box Configurations 361\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 371\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 371\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Microwave Resonators 373\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Microwave Resonator Configurations 373\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Calculation of Resonant Frequency 376\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Resonator Unloaded \u003ci\u003eQ\u003c\/i\u003e Factor 383\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Measurement of Loaded and Unloaded Q Factor 387\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 393\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 393\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Waveguide and Coaxial Lowpass Filters 395\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Commensurate-Line Building Elements 395\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Lowpass Prototype Transfer Polynomials 396\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Synthesis and Realization of the Distributed Stepped Impedance Lowpass Filter 401\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Short-Step Transformers 410\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5 Synthesis and Realization of Mixed Lumped\/Distributed Lowpass Filters 411\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 425\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 426\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Waveguide Realization of Single- and Dual-Mode Resonator Filters 427\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Synthesis Process 428\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 Design of the Filter Function 428\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 Realization and Analysis of the Microwave Filter Network 434\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4 Dual-Mode Filters 440\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.5 Coupling Sign Correction 442\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.6 Dual-Mode Realizations for Some Typical Coupling Matrix Configurations 444\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.7 Phase- and Direct-Coupled Extracted Pole Filters 447\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.8 The \"Full-Inductive\" Dual-Mode Filter 450\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 454\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 454\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Design and Physical Realization of Coupled Resonator Filters 457\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 Circuit Models for Chebyshev Bandpass Filters 459\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 Calculation of Interresonator Coupling 463\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 Calculation of Input\/Output Coupling 467\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4 Design Example of Dielectric Resonator Filters Using the Coupling Matrix Model 468\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.5 Design Example of a Waveguide Iris Filter Using the Impedance Inverter Model 475\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.6 Design Example of a Microstrip Filter Using the J-Admittance Inverter Model 478\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 483\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 484\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 Advanced EM-Based Design Techniques for Microwave Filters 485\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.1 EM-Based Synthesis Techniques 485\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.2 EM-Based Optimization Techniques 486\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.3 EM-Based Advanced Design Techniques 496\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 513\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 514\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 Dielectric Resonator Filters 517\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.1 Resonant Frequency Calculation in Dielectric Resonators 517\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.2 Rigorous Analyses of Dielectric Resonators 521\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.3 Dielectric Resonator Filter Configurations 524\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.4 Design Considerations for Dielectric Resonator Filters 528\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.5 Other Dielectric Resonator Configurations 531\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.6 Cryogenic Dielectric Resonator Filters 534\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.7 Hybrid Dielectric\/Superconductor Filters 536\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.8 Miniature Dielectric Resonators 538\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 542\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 543\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e17 Allpass Phase and Group Delay Equalizer Networks 545\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.1 Characteristics of Allpass Networks 545\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.2 Lumped-Element Allpass Networks 547\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.3 Microwave Allpass Networks 551\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.4 Physical Realization of Allpass Networks 554\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.5 Synthesis of Reflection-Type Allpass Networks 557\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.6 Practical Narrowband Reflection-Type Allpass Networks 558\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.7 Optimization Criteria for Allpass Networks 561\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.8 Dissipation Loss 566\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.9 Equalization Tradeoffs 567\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 567\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 568\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e18 Multiplexer Theory and Design 569\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.1 Background 569\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.2 Multiplexer Configurations 571\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.3 RF Channelizers (Demultiplexers) 575\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.4 RF Combiners 581\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.5 Transmit–Receive Diplexers 601\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 606\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 607\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e19 Computer-Aided Diagnosis and Tuning of Microwave Filters 609\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.1 Sequential Tuning of Coupled Resonator Filters 610\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.2 Computer-Aided Tuning Based on Circuit Model Parameter Extraction 615\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.3 Computer-Aided Tuning Based on Poles and Zeros of the Input Reflection Coefficient 619\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.4 Time-Domain Tuning 622\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.5 Filter Tuning Based on Fuzzy Logic Techniques 627\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.6 Automated Setups for Filter Tuning 637\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 639\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 640\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e20 High-Power Considerations in Microwave Filter Networks 643\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.1 Background 643\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.2 High-Power Requirements in Wireless Systems 643\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.3 High-Power Amplifiers (HPAs) 645\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.4 Gas Discharge 645\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.5 Multipaction Breakdown 651\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.6 High-Power Bandpass Filters 662\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.7 Passive Intermodulation (PIM) Consideration for High-Power Equipment 670\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 674\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgment 675\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 675\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e21 Multiband Filters 679\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.1 Introduction 679\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.2 Approach I: Multiband Filters Realized by Having Transmission Zeros Inside the Passband of a Bandpass Filter 681\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.3 Approach II: Multiband Filters Employing Multimode Resonators 683\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.4 Approach III: Multiband Filters Using Parallel Connected Filters 700\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.5 Approach IV: Multiband Filter Implemented Using Notch Filters Connected in Cascade with a Wideband Bandpass 701\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.6 Use of Dual-Band Filters in Diplexer and Multiplexer Applications 703\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.7 Synthesis of Multiband Filters 705\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 727\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 728\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e22 Tunable Filters 731\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.1 Introduction 731\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.2 Major Challenges in Realizing High-\u003ci\u003eQ\u003c\/i\u003e 3D Tunable Filters 733\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.3 Combline Tunable Filters 734\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.4 Tunable Dielectric Resonator Filters 752\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.5 Waveguide Tunable Filters 772\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.6 Filters with Tunable Bandwidth 776\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 778\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 779\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e23 Practical Considerations and Design Examples 785\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eChandra M. Kudsia, Vicente E. Boria, and Santiago Cogollos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23.1 System Considerations for Filter Specifications in Communication Systems 785\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23.2 Filter Synthesis Techniques and Topologies 796\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23.3 Multiplexers 827\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23.4 High-Power Considerations 839\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23.5 Tolerance and Sensitivity Analysis in Filter Design 851\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 858\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 858\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 23A 858\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThermal Expansion 858\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 859\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Physical Constants 861\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eB Conductivities of Metals 863\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eC Dielectric Constants and Loss Tangents of Some Materials 865\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eD Rectangular Waveguide Designation 867\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eE Impedance and Admittance Inverters 869\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eE.1 Filter Realization with Series Elements 869\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eE.2 Normalization of the Element Values 872\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eE.3 General Lowpass Prototype Case 873\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eE.4 Bandpass Prototype 874\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 878\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 879\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard J. Cameron, \u003c\/b\u003eisthe formerTechnical Director at COM DEV International. Visiting Professor at the University of Leeds (UK), and is a Fellow of IEE and IEEE.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChandra M. Kudsia, PhD, \u003c\/b\u003eis an Adjunct Professor at the University of Waterloo and former Chief Scientist, COM DEV International. He is a Fellow of IEEE, AIAA, CAE, EIC and IETE.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRaafat R. Mansour, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor at the University of Waterloo and a former Director of R\u0026amp;D at COM DEV International. He is a Fellow of IEEE, CAE and EIC. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn in-depth look at the state-of-the-art in microwave filter design, implementation, and optimization\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThoroughly revised and expanded, this second edition of the popular reference addresses the many important advances that have taken place in the field since the publication of the first edition and includes new chapters on Multiband Filters, Tunable Filters and a chapter devoted to Practical Considerations and Examples.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne of the chief constraints in the evolution of wireless communication systems is the scarcity of the available frequency spectrum, thus making frequency spectrum a primary resource to be judiciously shared and optimally utilized. This fundamental limitation, along with atmospheric conditions and interference have long been drivers of intense research and development in the fields of signal processing and filter networks, the two technologies that govern the information capacity of a given frequency spectrum. Written by distinguished experts with a combined century of industrial and academic experience in the field, \u003ci\u003eMicrowave Filters for Communication Systems\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a coherent, accessible description of system requirements and constraints for microwave filters\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers fundamental considerations in the theory and design of microwave filters and the use of EM techniques to analyze and optimize filter structures\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChapters on Multiband Filters and Tunable Filters address the new markets emerging for wireless communication systems and flexible satellite payloads and\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA chapter devoted to real-world examples and exercises that allow readers to test and fine-tune their grasp of the material covered in various chapters, in effect it provides the roadmap to develop a software laboratory, to analyze, design, and perform system level tradeoffs including EM based tolerance and sensitivity analysis for microwave filters and multiplexers for practical applications.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMicrowave Filters for Communication Systems\u003c\/i\u003e provides students and practitioners alike with a solid grounding in the theoretical underpinnings of practical microwave filter and its physical realization using state-of-the-art EM-based techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989625159909,"sku":"NP9781118274347","price":150.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118274347.jpg?v=1761784858","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/microwave-filters-for-communication-systems-isbn-9781118274347","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}