Phased Array Antennas: Floquet Analysis, Synthesis, BFNs and Active Systems

A.K. Bhattacharyya
Wiley Interscience • 514 pages; $125
ISBN: 0-471-72757-1

The purpose of this book is to present in a comprehensive manner the analysis and design of phased array antennas and systems. The book includes recent analytical developments in the phased array arena published in journals and conference proceedings. Efforts have been made to develop the concepts in a logical manner starting from fundamental principles. Detailed derivations of theorems and concepts are provided to make the book as self-contained as possible. Several design examples and design guidelines are included. It should be useful for antenna engineers and researchers, especially those involved in the detailed design of phased arrays. It can be used either as a text in an advanced graduate-level course or as a reference book for array professionals. The reader is assumed to have a basic knowledge of engineering mathematics and antenna engineering at a graduate level. The book contains 14 chapters that may be broadly divided into three sections. The first section, which includes Chapters 1 to 6, is mostly devoted to the development of the Floquet modal-based approach to phased array antennas, starting with an introductory chapter. The second section, which includes Chapters 7 to 10, presents applications of the approach to important array structures. The third section, which includes Chapters 11 to 14, is not directly related to the Floquet modal analysis as such; however, it covers several important aspects of phased array design. This section includes beam array synthesis, array beam forming networks, active phased array systems and statistical analysis of phased arrays, with respect to the amplitude and phase uncertainties of the amplifiers and phase shifters. Several practice problems are included at the end of each chapter to provide the reader with an interactive experience.

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Practical MMIC Design

Steve Marsh
Artech House • 373 pages; $119, £72
ISBN: 1-59693-036-5

The aim of this book is to introduce the engineer to the basic technology of MMICs. Chapter 1 offers an introduction to MMICs and a history of their development. The first choice that must be made when designing a MMIC is the component technology that will be used and this choice will then lead to a decision as to which foundry process is required. This is the subject of Chapter 2. Because of the strong link between component technology and foundry suppliers, Chapter 3 describes the type of procedures the designer may go through when designing a MMIC with an external foundry. He must be able to take ideas for the circuit topology and accurately predict the performance of the circuit when implemented in MMIC form. Chapter 4 reviews the concept of S-parameter representation of components, discusses how a foundry typically goes about characterizing the individual components and describes the commonly used equivalent topologies for both active and passive components. Chapter 5 begins with the basic principles of impedance matching and shows how impedances may be plotted and transformed using the Smith chart and goes on to discuss the design of passive elements. Sections are then devoted to different functional types of chips that can be designed, including amplifiers, oscillators, mixers and digital circuits. Chapter 6 describes the format of layout data files and the type of CAD tools that create them. It continues by outlining the circuit array procedure and concludes with comments about mask manufacturing. Chapter 7 gives a brief overview of the typical processing steps involved in the fabrication of MMICs, while Chapter 8 is concerned with the test and measurements that are performed on whole wafers.

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