Classic Works in RF Engineering: Combiners, Couplers, Transformers, and Magnetic Materials

Gain access to practical high-frequency engineering knowledge with this comprehensive and expertly compiled one-stop resource. It provides you with essential papers in the field, covering the applications, design, and analysis of ferrite/powdered iron circuits, RF transformers, power splitters, power combiners and directional couplers. The papers included have been culled from decades of journals and conference proceedings - many of which are now all but impossible to locate without exhaustive searches. You get over 100 fundamental works packed with core techniques, design solutions, and data for the full range of HF components, from toroidal-wound inductors, multielement transmission lines, and broadband balun transformers, to hybrid power dividers and directional channel-separation filters. What's more, this one-of-a-kind encyclopedic guide features current, context-providing introductions and commentary that help you assess the pros and cons of various available solutions to the design challenges you face. You also find informative insight into next-generation RF transformers, splitters/combiners, and directional couplers. Sure to become the reference Bibleù in the field, this volume delivers a wealth of must-have information critical to your work.