This highly practical and convenient book is the most comprehensive resource on microwave and RF filter theory, design, analysis, and applications ever compiled. A perfect companion to the Artech House 2006 bestseller, Classic Works in RF Engineering, this new volume collects 50 classic, hard-to-find papers from the 1950s to 2007 on critical topics in the field - from aperture-coupled filters to zolotarev lowpass filters and everything in between. Moreover, this invaluable collection includes design procedures, formulas, examples, and performance data to help you tackle your challenging projects with speed and efficiency. Including insightful introductions from leading authority and editor, Ralph Levy, each paper brings you definitive project-ready guidance including theoretical background, applications, selection criteria, design steps, calculations, examples, and input on filter components like capacitors, resistors, and inductors. The book includes over 100 diagrams and schematics that help clarify the material at every stage, along with a wealth of problem-solving tips from the top innovators in the field. Whether you need details on combline, resonator, waveguide, or bandstop filters, this one-of-a-kind volume saves you countless hours searching the literature.
Direct-Coupled-Resonator Filters.; Preface; Chapter 1. Direct-Coupled Cavity Filters; Introduction. References. Reprints:; [1.1] S. B. Cohn, Direct-Coupled-Resonator Filters, Proceedings of the IRE, February 1957. ; [1.2] R. Levy, Theory of Direct-Coupled-Cavity Filters, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, June 1967.; [1.3] F. Shnurer, Design of Aperture-Coupled Filters, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, October 1957.; Chapter 2. Transformed Variable Synthesis, Combline, and Interdigital Filters Introduction. References. Reprints:; [2.1] R. J. Wenzel, Synthesis of Combline and Capacitively-Loaded Interdigital Filters of Arbitrary Bandwidth, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, August 1971. ; [2.2] G. L. Matthaei, Interdigital Band-Pass Filters, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, November 1962. ; [2.3] G. L. Matthaei, Comb-line Band-pass Filters of Narrow or Moderate Bandwidth, Microwave Journal, August 1963. ; [2.4] R. Levy, H-W. Yao and K. Zaki, Transitional Combline/Evanescent-Mode Microwave Filters, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, December 1997.; [2.5]. E. G. Cristal, Tapped-Line Coupled Transmission Lines with Applications to Interdigital and Combline Filters, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, December 1975. ; Chapter 3. Cross-Coupled and Pseudo-Elliptic Filters; Introduction. References. Reprints:; [3.1]. R. Levy, Filters with Single Transmission Zeros at Real or Imaginary Frequencies, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, April 1976.; [3.2]. K. T. Jokela, Narrow-Band Stripline or Microstrip Filters with Transmission Zeros at Real and Imaginary Frequencies, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, June 1980. ; [3.3]. R. Levy, Synthesis of General Asymmetric Singly- and Doubly-Terminated Cross-Coupled Filters, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, December 1994.; [3.4]. R. Levy , Direct Synthesis of Cascaded Quadruplet (CQ) Filters, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, December 1995.; [3.5]. R. Hershtig, R. Levy and K. A. Zaki, Synthesis and Design of Cascaded Trisection (CT) Dielectric Resonator Filters, European Microwave Conference Digest, September 1997.; [3.6]. R. J. Cameron, A. R. Harish and C. J. Radcliffe, Synthesis of Advanced Microwave Filters Without Diagonal Cross-Couplings, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, December 2002.; Chapter 4. Parallel-Coupled Line, Hairpin Line, Stripline and Microstrip Bandpass Filters;
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Ralph Levy
Ralph Levy is an internationally recognized expert and highly regarded consultant in the RF engineering field, based in La Jolla, California. He is a Life Fellow of the IEEE and a member of the IET. He earned his M.A. in physics at Cambridge University and his Ph.D. in applied sciences at the University of London.