Provides an introduction to microwave network analysis, microwave components and devices, and microwave circuit design. This book includes chapters on network analysis theory and network parameters, installation and functions of the software, built in device models, circuit design and operation principles and design examples.

The Software VNA provided with the book includes: a trainer for users to gain experience of how a VNA would operate in practice; capability of accessing to the data on a commercial VNA test instrument; device simulator equipped with 35 device builders from which an unlimited number of devices can be defined and studied; and circuit simulator that can be used to build circuits and study their properties. "Software VNA and Microwave Network Design and Characterisation" is a practical guide for senior undergraduate and MSc students as well as practising engineers and researchers in the field of microwave engineering.

Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction to Network Analysis of Microwave Circuits
1.1 One Port Network
1.1.1 Total Voltage and Current Analysis
1.1.2 Transmission Reflection Analysis
1.1.2.1 Voltage and Current
1.1.2.2 Reflection Coefficient
1.1.2.3 Power
1.1.2.4 Introduction of a1 and b1
1.1.2.5 Z in Terms of G
1.1.3 Smith Chart
1.1.3.1 Impedance Chart
1.1.3.2 Admittance Chart
1.1.4 Terminated Transmission Line
1.2 Two Port Network
1.2.1 Total Quantity Network Parameters
1.2.2 Determination of Z, Y and ABCD Parameters
1.2.3 Properties of Z, Y and ABCD Parameters
1.2.4 Scattering Parameters
1.2.5 Determination of S parameters
1.2.6 Relation between a and b and Total Voltages and Currents
1.2.7 Power in Terms of a and b
1.2.8 Signal Flow Chart
1.2.9 Properties of S parameters
1.2.10 Power Flow in a Terminated Two Port Network
1.3 Conversions between Z, Y and ABCD and S parameters
1.4 Single Impedance Two port Network
1.4.1 S parameters for Single Series Impedance
1.4.2 S parameters for Single Shunt Impedance
1.4.3 Two Port Chart
1.4.3.1 Single Series Impedance Network
1.4.3.2 Single Shunt Impedance Network
1.4.3.3 Scaling Property
1.4.4 Applications of the Two Port Chart
1.4.4.1 Identification of Pure Resonance
1.4.4.2 Q factor Measurements
1.4.4.3 Resonance with Power Dependent Losses
1.4.4.4 Impedance or Admittance Measurement Using the Two Port Chart
1.5 S parameters of Common One
and Two Port Networks
1.6 Connected Two Port Networks
1.6.1 T Junction
1.6.2 Cascaded Two Port Networks
1.6.3 Two Port Networks in Series and Parallel Connections
1.7 Scattering Matrix of Microwave Circuits Composed of Multi port Devices
1.7.1 S parameters of a Multi port Device
1.7.2 S parameters of a Microwave Circuit
Chapter 2. Introduction to Software VNA
2.1 How to Install
2.2 The Software VNA
2.3 STIMULUS Functions
2.4 PARAMETER Functions
2.5 FORMAT Functions
2.6 RESPONSE Functions
2.7 MENU Block
2.8 Summary of Unlabelled key Functions
2.9 Preset
2.10 Device Under Test (DUT)
2.11 Circuit Simulator
2.12 Circuit Simulation Procedures and Example
Chapter 3. Device Builders and Models
3.1 Lossless Transmission Line
3.2 One
and Two Port Standards
3.3 Discrete RLC Components: One Port Impedance Load
3.4 Discrete RLC Components: Two Port Series Impedance
3.5 Discrete RLC Components: Two Port Shunt Admittance
3.6 General Transmission Line
3.7 Transmission Line Components: Two Port Serial Transmission Line Stub
3.8 Transmission Line Components: Two Port Parallel Transmission Line Stub
3.9 Ideal Two Port Components: Attenuator/Gain Block
3.10 Ideal Two Port Components: 1:N and N:1 Transformer
3.11 Ideal Two Port Components: Isolator
3.12 Ideal Two Port Components: Gyrator
3.13 Ideal Two Port Components: Circulator
3.14 Physical Transmission Lines: Coaxial Line
3.15 Physical Transmission Lines: Microstrip Line
3.16 Physical Transmission Lines: Stripline
3.17 Physical Transmission Lines: Coplanar Waveguide
3.18 Physical Transmission Lines: Coplanar Strips
3.19 Physical Line Discontinuities: Coaxial Line Discontinuities
3.19.1 Step Discontinuity
3.19.2 Gap Discontinuity
3.19.3 Open End Discontinuity
3.20 Physical Line Discontinuities: Microstrip Line Discontinuities
3.20.1 Step Discontinuity
3.20.2 Gap Discontinuity
3.20.3 Bend Discontinuity
3.20.4 Slit Discontinuity
3.20.5 Open End Discontinuity
3.21 Physical Line Discontinuities: Stripline Discontinuities
3.21.1 Step Discontinuity
3.21.2 Gap Discontinuity
3.21.3 Bend Discontinuity
3.21.4 Open End Discontinuity
3.22 General Coupled Lines: Four Port Coupled Lines
3.23 General Coupled Lines: Two Port Coupled Lines
3.24 Physical Coupled Lines: Four Port Coupled Microstrip Lines
3.25 Physical Coupled Lines: Two Port Coupled Microstrip Lines
3.26 Lumped Elements: Inductors
3.26.1 Circular Coil 3.26.2 Circular Spiral
3.26.3 Single Turn Inductor
3.27 Lumped Elements: Capacitors
3.27.1 Thin Film Capacitor
3.27.2
Interdigital Capacitor
3.28 Lumped Elements: Resistor
3.29 Active Devices
3.30 Antennas: Dipole Antenna
3.31 Antennas: Resonant Antenna
3.32 Antennas: Transmission between Dipole Antennas
3.33 Antennas: Transmission between Resonant Antennas
3.34 User Defined S Parameters: One Port Device
3.35 User Defined S Parameters: Two Port Device
Chapter 4: Design of Microwave Circuits
4.1 Impedance Matching
4.1.1 Impedance Matching Using a Discreet Element
4.1.2 Single Stub Matching
4.1.3 Double Stub Matching
4.2 Impedance Transformers
4.2.1 Quarter Wave Transformer
4.2.2 Chebyshev Multisection Matching Transformer
4.2.3 Corporate Feeds
4.3 Microwave Resonators
4.3.1 One Port Directly Connected RLC Resonant Circuits
4.3.2 Two Port Directly Connected RLC Resonant Circuits
4.3.3 One Port Coupled Resonators
4.3.4 Two Port Coupled Resonators
4.3.5 Transmission Line Resonators
4.3.6 Coupled Line Resonators
4.4 Power Dividers.
4.4.1 The 3dB Wilkinson Power Divider
4.4.2 The Wilkinson Power Divider with Unequal Splits
4.4.3 Alternative Design of Power Divider with Unequal Splits
4.4.4 Cohn's Cascaded Power Divider
4.5 Couplers
4.5.1 Two Stub Branch Line Coupler
4.5.2 Coupler with Flat Coupling Response
4.5.3 Three Stub Branch Line Coupler
4.5.4 Coupled Line Couplers
4.6 Hybrid Rings
4.6.1 Hybrid Ring Coupler
4.6.2 Rat race Hybrid
4.6.3 Wideband Rat Race Hybrid
4.6.4 Modified Hybrid Ring
4.6.5 Modified Hybrid Ring With Improved Bandwidth
4.7 Phase Shifters
4.7.1 Transmission line phase shifter
4.7.2 LC phase shifters
4.8 Filters
4.8.1 Maximally Flat Response
4.8.2 Chebyshev Response
4.8.3. Maximally Flat Lowpass Filters with w1=1
4.8.4. Chebyshev Lowpass Filters with w1=1
4.8.5 Filter Transformations
4.8.6 Step Impedance Lowpass Filters
4.8.7 Bandpass and Bandstop Filters Using
Resonators
4.8.8 Bandpass Filters Using l/4 Connecting Lines and Short Circuited Stubs
4.8.9 Coupled Line Bandpass Filters
4.8.10 End Coupled Resonator Filters
4.9 Amplifier Design
4.9.1 Maximum Gain Amplifier Design
4.9.2 Broadband Amplifier Design
4.9.3 High Frequency Small Signal FET Circuit Model
4.9.4 Negative Feedback Amplifier Design
Chapter 5: Simulation of Microwave Devices and Circuits
5.1 Transmission Lines
5.1.1 Terminated Transmission Line
5.1.2 Two port Transmission Line
5.1.3 Short Circuited Transmission Line Stub
5.1.4 Open Circuited Transmission Line Stub
5.1.5 Periodic Transmission Line Structures
5.2 Impedance Matching
5.2.1 Matching of a Half Wavelength Dipole Antenna Using a Discreet Element
5.2.2 Single Stub Matching of a Half Wavelength Dipole Antenna
5.3 Impedance Transformers
5.3.1 Quarter wave Impedance Transformer
5.3.2 Chebyshev Multi Section Impedance Transformer
5.3.3 Corporate Feeds
5.3.4 Corporate Feeds Realised Using Microstrip Lines
5.3.5 Kuroda's Identities
5.4 Resonators
5.4.1 One Port RLC Series Resonant Circuit
5.4.2 Two Port RLC Series Resonant Circuit
5.4.3 Two Port Coupled Resonant Circuit
5.4.4 Two Port Coupled Microstrip Line Resonator
5.4.5 Two Port Coupled Microstrip Coupled Line Resonator
5.4.6 Two Port Symmetrically Coupled Ring Resonator
5.4.7 Two Port Asymmetrically Coupled Ring Resonator
5.5 Power Dividers
5.5.1 3dB Wilkinson Power Divider
5.5.2 Microstrip 3dB Wilkinson Power Divider
5.5.3 Cohn's Cascaded 3dB Power Divider
5.6 Couplers
5.6.1 Two Stub Branch Line Coupler
5.6.2 Microstrip Two Stub Branch Line Coupler
5.6.3 Three Stub Branch Line Coupler
5.6.4 Coupled Line Coupler
5.6.5 Microstrip Coupled Line Coupler
5.6.6 Rat Race Hybrid Ring Coupler
5.6.7 March's Wideband Rat Race Hybrid Ring Coupler
5.7 Filters
5.7.1 Maximally Flat Discrete Element Low Pass Filter
5.7.2 Equal Ripple Discrete Element Low Pass Filter
5.7.3 Equal Ripple Discrete Element Bandpass Filter
5.7.4 Step Impedance Lowpass Filter
5.7.5 Bandpass Filter Using Quarter wave Resonators
5.7.6 Bandpass Filter Using Quarter wave Connecting Lines and Short Circuited Stubs
5.7.7 Microstrip Coupled Line Filter
5.7.8 End Coupled Microstrip Resonator Filter
5.8 Amplifier Design
5.8.1 Maximum Gain Amplifier
5.8.2 Balanced Amplifier
5.9 Wireless Transmission Systems
5.9.1 Transmission between with Two Dipoles with Matching Circuits
5.9.2 Transmission between with Two Dipoles with an Attenuator