Description: Integrated active Antennas and Spatial Power Combining provides the first comprehensive treatment of the theoretical and practical elements of integrated antennas, active antennas, and spatial power combining. The first part of the book provides all the background information necessary to understand integrated antennas, including general oscillator theory as well as antenna, array, and power combining theory. The book then classifies active antennas according to function, describes the evolution of the technology, and provides the technical tools needed to proceed confidently with antenna integration projects. Offering many examples and useful insights, authors Julio Navarro and Kai Chang clarify the concepts behind the methods of power combining and synchronization, and examine testing parameters and techniques for active antenna measurements. They review all active integrated devices on microstrip patches, grids, notches, and other antennas; cover the application of these devices to transmitters and power combining arrays; and discuss various other active and integrated antenna components. They conclude with a chapter on beam steering, exploring both theory and potential phased-array applications for this exciting new technology.

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