Ultra-wideband RF System Engineering

Description

This comprehensive summary of the state of the art in Ultra Wideband (UWB) system engineering takes you through all aspects of UWB design, from components through the propagation channel to system engineering aspects. Mathematical tools and basics are covered, allowing for a complete characterisation and description of the UWB scenario, in both the time and the frequency domains. UWB MMICs, antennas, antenna arrays, and filters are described, as well as quality measurement parameters and design methods for specific applications. The UWB propagation channel is discussed, including a complete mathematical description together with modeling tools. A system analysis is offered, addressing both radio and radar systems, and techniques for optimization and calibration. Finally, an overview of future applications of UWB technology is presented. Ideal for scientists as well as RF system and component engineers working in short range wireless technologies.

Thomas Zwick is Director of the Institut fur Hochfrequenztechnik und Elektronik (IHE) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany. He has been president of the Institute for Microwaves and Antennas (IMA) since 2008. Werner Wiesbeck is a Distinguished Scientist at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). He has received the IEEE Millennium Award, the IEEE GRS Distinguished Achievement Award and the IEEE Electromagnetics Award. He is a Fellow of the IEEE, an Honorary Life Member of IEEE GRS-S, a Member of the Heidelberger Academy of Sciences and Humanities and a Member of the German National Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech). Jens Timmermann works at Astrium GmbH, Germany, and lectures in electrical engineering at Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University in Ravensburg, Germany. He is a member of the New York Academy of Sciences. Grzegorz Adamiuk works on future space borne radar systems at Astrium GmbH, Germany. In 2010, he received the prestigious Sudwestmetall Award for his scientific work.

'This book represents much of the progress that has been made in the past 20 years, enabled by great advances in hardware technology as well as techniques ... The many references open doors to much more information. This UWB topic deserves close attention by researchers and entrepreneurs in our field in the years to come. There will undoubtedly be numerous practical applications for this not-so-new technology.' Tom Perkins, High Frequency Electronics