Analysis and Design of Integrated Circuit- Antenna Modules

Аннотация

Integration of circuits and antennas into single modules has been made possible by the common technological features of radio frequency (RF) and microwave circuits and printed microstrip antennas. The basic microstrip technology used for the design of microstrip lines and other planar transmission structures (used extensively in hybrid and monolithic microwave integrated circuits) has been the cornerstone for the development of microstrip antennas. Using the commonality in technology to combine circuit and antenna functions in single modules represents a significant step in further miniaturization of RF and microwave modules for a variety of applications including active phased arrays and wireless communication systems. So-called quasi-optic systems that are used by grid arrays to generate high powers at millimeter wavelengths are another important example. In several of these areas, the use of circuit-antenna modules is sufficiently well developed that designers are now requiring computer based tools for analysis, synthesis, and simulation. The need for a book bringing these aspects together is thus apparent and we hope that this volume is a timely contribution.