Design and application of active integrated antennas

Design and Applications of
Active Integrated Antennas
	Contents
	Preface
	Acknowledgments
	Chapter 1
Introduction
		1.1 Review of Wireless Communication Technology Evolution
		1.2	Transmitter and Receiver Architectures
			1.2.1 RF Transmitter Architectures
			1.2.2 RF Receiver Architectures
			1.2.3 Digital IF RF Transceivers
		1.3	Technology Trends
		1.4	Conclusions
		References
	Chapter 2
Impedance Matching Methods
		2.1	Introduction to Impedance Matching
		2.2	Narrowband Matching
			2.2.1 Lumped Element Matching Using the L-Network
			2.2.2 Example on the Lumped Element L-Matching Method
			2.2.3 Quality Factor of a Matching Network
			2.2.4 Lumped Element Matching Using the T-Networks and π-Networks
			2.2.5 Example on T-Matching Using Lumped Elements
			2.2.6 Distributed Element Matching
			2.2.7 Example on Distributed Element Matching
		2.3	Wideband Matching
			2.3.1 Constant-Q Circles Technique
			2.3.2 Real Frequency Technique
			2.3.3 Non-Foster Based Technique
		2.4	Use of CAD for Matching Network Design
		2.5	Conclusions
		References
	Chapter 3
Amplifier Design
		3.1	Generic Approach for Amplifiers Design
		3.2	LNA Design
			3.2.1 Noise Analysis in Cascaded Systems
			3.2.2 Noise Analysis in Amplifiers
			3.2.3 Design Procedure
			3.2.4 Design Example
		3.3	Maximum Gain Amplifier Design
			3.3.1 Matching Requirements
			3.3.2 Design Procedure
			3.3.3 Design Example
		3.4	Amplifier Design for Gain-Noise Trade-Off
			3.4.1 Gain Circles
			3.4.2 Design Procedure
			3.4.3 Design Examples
		3.5	PA Design
			3.5.1 Load-Pull Analysis
			3.5.2 Design Procedure
		3.6	Conclusions
		References
	Chapter 4
Antenna Fundamentals
		4.1	Antenna Features and Metrics
			4.1.1 Input Impedance, Resonance, and Bandwidth
			4.1.2 Radiation Pattern, Efficiency, Polarization, Gain, and MEG
		4.2	Antenna Types
			4.2.1 Dipole Antennas
			4.2.2 Monopole Antennas
			4.2.3 Patch Antennas
			4.2.4 Loop Antennas
			4.2.5 Slot Antennas
		4.3	Antenna Arrays
			4.3.1 Linear Antenna Arrays
			4.3.2 Planar Antenna Arrays
			4.3.3 Circular Antenna Arrays
		4.4	MIMO Antenna Systems
			4.4.1 Features of MIMO Antennas and Systems
			4.4.2 Performance Metrics of MIMO Antenna Systems
			4.4.3 MIMO Antenna System Examples
		4.5	Computer-Aided Antenna Design
			4.5.1 Printed Monopole Antenna Modeling Example Using HFSS
			4.5.2 Printed PIFA Antenna Modeling Example Using CST
		4.6	Conclusions
		References
	Chapter 5
Active Integrated Antennas
		5.1	Performance Metrics of AIA
			5.1.1 Frequency Bandwidth
			5.1.2 Power Gain
			5.1.3 Total Efficiency
			5.1.4 Stability
			5.1.5 Noise Performance
			5.1.6 Example
		5.2	Oscillator-Based AIA
			5.2.1 Design Outline
			5.2.2 Examples
		5.3	Amplifier-Based AIA
			5.3.1 Design Outline
			5.3.2 Examples
		5.4	Mixer-Based AIA
			5.4.1 Design Outline
			5.4.2 Examples
		5.5	Transceiver-Based AIA
			5.5.1 Design Outline
			5.5.2 Examples
		5.6	Other Types of AIAs
			5.6.1 Frequency, Polarization, and Pattern Reconfigurable Antennas
			5.6.2 On-Chip/On-Package Antennas
			5.6.3 Non-Foster Antennas
		5.7 Conclusions
		References
	Chapter 6
A Codesign Approach for Designing AIAs
		6.1	Detailed AIA Codesign Procedure
		6.2	Narrowband AIA Codesign Examples
		6.3	Wideband AIA Codesign Examples
		6.4	UWB AIA Codesign Approach
		6.5	Conclusions
		References
	Appendix A Using ADS Tutorial
		Example A.1: RF Lumped Component-Based BPF
		Example A.2: RF Amplifier Characteristics Based on Its S-Parameters
	Appendix B
Using the MWO Tutorial
		Example B.1: Lowpass RF Filter
	Appendix C
Using the HFSS Tutorial
	Appendix D
Using the CST Tutorial
	List of Acronyms
	About the Authors