John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2000 — 440 p. — ISBN-10: 0471190446. — ISBN-13: 978-0471190448.With communications technologies rapidly expanding, the traditional separation of electronic circuits and antenna systems design is no longer feasible. This book covers various design approaches applicable to integrated circuit-antenna modules with the goal of placing the antenna, transmitter, and receiver all on a single chip. It emphasizes analysis and design involving the integration of circuit functions with radiating elements and addresses trends in systems miniaturization.Analysis of circuit–antenna modules requires an appreciation of the various analytical methods and their application, but also some understanding of the technology types and their application. In addressing these two needs, it is necessary first to set the scene and to lay some foundation, then to give a detailed account of analytic methods, and finally to review some operational and technology types that have very specific and somewhat different analytical needs. This is the framework we have adopted in putting this book together. After the introductory chapter, the CAD process is reviewed. Four types of analysis methods are then described in detail. Although not exhaustive, these chapters are representative of the various methods currently being studied. Two chapters are then devoted to an analysis of very specific configurations, namely, injection locked oscillator arrays and grid based structures. The following two chapters indicate some important applications. They are devoted to monolithic based modules and modules incorporating optical control. The book is then drawn together in a concluding chapter.Introduction.
Development of Circuit–Antenna Modules.
Terminology Used in Circuit–Antenna Modules.
Applications of Circuit–Antenna Modules.
Glossary of Circuit–Antenna Module Types.
Levels of Integration.
The Design Process.
Analytical Outcomes and Circuit–Antenna Module Performance Parameters.
Overview of the Book.
Review of the CAD Process.
The Design Process.
CAD for Microwave Circuits.
CAD for Printed Microwave Antennas.
CAD Considerations for Integrated Circuit–Antenna Modules.
Summary.
Circuit Simulator Based Methods.
Introduction to Equivalent Circuit Simulation.
Linear Simulation Using Equivalent Circuit Models.
Nonlinear Simulation Using Equivalent Circuit Models.
Conclusions.
Multiport Network Method.
Introduction: Network Modeling of Antennas.
Multiport Network Model (MNM) for Microstrip Patches.
MNM for Two-Layer Microstrip Antennas.
MNM for Integrated Circuit–Antenna Modules.
Summary and Remarks.
Full Wave Analysis in the Frequency Domain.
Introduction.
Lumped Elements in the Method of Moments.
Analysis of Active Linear Circuits and Antennas.
Extension of the Approach to Nonlinear Devices.
Conclusion.
Full Wave Electromagnetic Analysis in the Time Domain.
Introduction.
FDTD Fundamentals and Implementation Issues.
FDTD Analysis of Passive Circuits and Antennas.
Extended FDTD for Active Circuits and Integrated Antennas.
Phase-Locking Dynamics in Integrated Antenna Arrays.
Introduction.
Systems of Coupled Oscillators.
Scanning by Edge Detuning.
Externally Locked Arays.
Phase Noise in Oscillator Arrays.
PLL Techniques.
Perspective.
Appendix: Kurokawa’s Substitution.
Analysis and Design of Oscillator Grids and Arrays.
Introduction.
Full-Wave Modeling of Planar Grids.
Grid Oscillator Analysis.
Synthesis of the Optimum Grid Equivalent Circuit.
Benchmarking Grid Oscillator Performance.
Optimizing Grid Performance.
Oscillator Design Using Power Amplifier Techniques.
Conclusion.
Analysis and Design Considerations for Monolithic Microwave Circuit Transmit–Receive (T–R) Modules.
Introduction.
Present Developments on Active T–R Modules.
T–R Module Design Considerations.
Present Trends and Future Directions.
Integrated Transmit–Receive Circuit–Antenna Modules for Radio on Fiber Systems.
System Requirements for Radio on Fiber.
Optical Generation of Millimeter-Wave Signals.
Optical Detection of Millimeter-Wave Signals.
New Configurations for Radios on Fiber Systems.
Design of Diplexer–Antenna Unit.
PhotoHBT–Patch Antenna Integration.
RF Transmit–Receive Module for the Radio on Fiber System.
Summary and Concluding Remarks.
Conclusions.
Introduction.
Overview of Analytical Methods.
The Future.
