Reconfigurable Circuits and Technologies for Smart Millimeter-wave Systems

Get up to speed on the modeling, design, technologies, and applications of tunable circuits and reconfigurable millimeter-wave (mm-wave) systems. Coverage includes smart antennas and frequency-agile radio frequency (RF) components, as well as a detailedcomparison of three key technologies for the design of tunable mm-wave circuits: complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS), RF microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), and microwave liquid crystals. Measurement results of state-of-the-art prototypes are also considered. Numerous examples of tunable circuits and systems are included that can be practically implemented for the reader's own needs. This book is ideal for graduate students studying RF/microwave engineering and researchers and engineers involved in circuit and system design for new communication platforms such as mm-wave 5G and beyond, high-throughput satellites in geostationary orbit (GSO), and future satellite constellations in medium Earth orbit (MEO) and low Earth orbit (LEO), as well as for automotive radars, security, and biomedical mm-wave systems. Philippe Ferrari is a professor at the RFIC-Lab at the University of Grenoble. Rolf Jakoby is a professor and the managing director of the Institute for Microwave Engineering and Photonicsat the Technical University of Darmstadt. Onur Hamza Karabey is the chief executive officer at ALCAN Systems GmbH, Darmstadt. Holger Maune is Privatdozent and leads the tunable microwave devices group at the Technical University of Darmstadt. Gustavo P. Rehder is an associate professor at the Department of Electronic Systems at the University of Säao Paulo--