（国外书籍）The RF and Microwave Handbook (2001)

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The RF and Microwave Handbook (2001)
The field of microwave engineering has undergone a radical transformation in recent years as the Defense
and Government work effort that once dominated the industry is now exceeded by commercial wireless
efforts. The explosive growth of commercial wireless markets has not only altered the Defense/non-
Defense work balance, but also brought about significant shifts in the perspective and focus of working
microwave and RF engineers. Engineering emphasis has changed from optimum performance design to
design for manufacturing, from one-of-a-kind parts to high volume production, from performance at
all cost to minimum cost with acceptable performance, from widest possible bandwidth to regulated
narrow band, etc. Even engineers and researchers working in the traditional high performance, low
volume microwave markets have seen a shift in emphasis of their work as every effort is made to reduce
cost through the re-use of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) parts. Although the physics and mathematics
of microwave and RF engineering is the same, the job of the typical microwave engineer has changed
dramatically. The modern microwave and RF engineer is expected to be knowledgeable of customer
expectations, market trends, manufacturing technologies, and factory models to a degree that is unprecedented
in the history of RF/microwave engineering. Unfortunately, the 40+ years of close association
of the microwave industry solely with Defense/Government agencies has left a legacy of microwave
literature that is narrowly focused on high performance, low volume applications and is deficient in many
areas of critical importance today. This handbook comes at a time when there is an emerging interest in
a broader range of microwave material with more balance than that which has been previously available.
The purpose of
The RF and Microwave Handbook
is to provide a single-volume comprehensive reference
for modern microwave and RF engineers. The articles that comprise the handbook provide important
information for practicing engineers in industry, government, and academia. The intended audience
also includes microwave and other electrical engineers requiring information outside of their area of
expertise as well as managers, marketers, and technical support workers who need better understanding
of the fields driving and affected by their decisions.
The book is organized into nine chapters, with all but the first chapter consisting of several articles
on related topics. The first chapter consists of a single introductory article that provides important
definitions and spectral information. Two appendices containing useful information for practicing microwave
engineers are also included. By design, there is some overlap of information presented in some of
the chapters. This allows the reader to investigate a topic without needing to make numerous references
to other portions of the handbook. A complete table of contents is presented at the front of the book to
provide the reader with a means of locating desired information as easily and rapidly as possible. Finally,
all of the articles provide the reader with additional references to related expert literature.