Design better, more effective RF, microwave, and millimeter-wave filters - in substantially less time - with this practical new book. It shows you how to employ sophisticated, optimization-based approaches to filter design, and provides ready-made CAD filter design algorithms that help you easily develop a wide variety of filter configurations. Authored by a leading expert with more than 15 years experience in microwave analysis and filter design, this self-contained reference presents you with...Proven optimization oriented techniques for designing filter structures that have equal ripple insertion or return loss in the passband; An effective new filter design procedure based on equal ripple optimization; Details on designing lumped element, E-plane, ridged waveguide, and coplanar waveguide filters; A numerically efficient, easy-to-use method for calculating the insertion and return losses of a cascade of lossless symmetrical 2-ports. This book is a valuable hands on reference for any designer or engineer who needs to learn new methods for designing a wide range of RF, microwave, and mm-wave filter configurations. R&D specialists involved in CAD filter design can use the book as a guide for writing basic analysis, synthesis, design, and optimization programs for various filter structures, and more than 100 detailed illustrations, 261 equations, and dozens of real-world examples make it an excellent supplement for advanced university study.
Introduction. Transmission Lines, Lumped Elements, and Resonators. Characterization of Discontinuities. Optimization Based Filter Design. Design of Lumped Element Filters by Optimization. Design of E-Plane Filters by Optimization. Design of Ridged Waveguide Filters by Optimization. Design of Coplanar Waveguide Filters by Optimization. CAD Programs. Appendices.