Microwave and Millimeter Wave Circuits and Systems: Emerging Design, Technologies and Applications provides a wide spectrum of current trends in the design of microwave and millimeter circuits and systems. In addition, the book identifies the state-of-the art challenges in microwave and millimeter wave circuits systems design such as behavioral modeling of circuit components, software radio and digitally enhanced front-ends, new and promising technologies such as substrate-integrated-waveguide (SIW) and wearable electronic systems, and emerging applications such as tracking of moving targets using ultra-wideband radar, and new generation satellite navigation systems. Each chapter treats a selected problem and challenge within the field of Microwave and Millimeter wave circuits, and contains case studies and examples where appropriate. 

Key Features: 

• Discusses modeling and design strategies for new appealing applications in the domain of microwave and millimeter wave circuits and systems
• Written by experts active in the Microwave and Millimeter Wave frequency range (industry and academia)
• Addresses modeling/design/applications both from the circuit as from the system perspective
• Covers the latest innovations in the respective fields
• Each chapter treats a selected problem and challenge within the field of Microwave and Millimeter wave circuits, and contains case studies and examples where appropriate 

This book serves as an excellent reference for engineers, researchers, research project managers and engineers working in R&D, professors, and post-graduates studying related courses. It will also be of interest to professionals working in product development and PhD students.

Content:
Chapter 1 Low Coefficient Accurate Nonlinear Microwave and Millimeter Wave Nonlinear Transmitter Power Amplifier Behavioural Models (pages 1–25): Mairtin O'Droma and Yiming Lei
Chapter 2 Artificial Neural Network in Microwave Cavity Filter Tuning (pages 27–50): Jerzy Julian Michalski, Jacek Gulgowski, Tomasz Kacmajor and Mateusz Mazur
Chapter 3 Wideband Directive Antennas with High Impedance Surfaces (pages 51–81): Anne Claire Lepage, Julien Sarrazin and Xavier Begaud
Chapter 4 Characterization of Software?Defined and Cognitive Radio Front?Ends for Multimode Operation (pages 83–101): Pedro Miguel Cruz and Nuno Borges Carvalho
Chapter 5 Impact and Digital Suppression of Oscillator Phase Noise in Radio Communications (pages 103–133): Mikko Valkama, Ville Syrjala, Risto Wichman and Pramod Mathecken
Chapter 6 A Pragmatic Approach to Cooperative Positioning in Wireless Sensor Networks (pages 135–172): Albert Bel Pereira, Jose Lopez Vicario and Gonzalo Seco?Granados
Chapter 7 Modelling of Substrate Noise and Mitigation Schemes for UWB Systems (pages 173–206): Ming Shen, Jan Hvolgaard Mikkelsen and Torben Larsen
Chapter 8 Short?Range Tracking of Moving Targets by a Handheld UWB Radar System (pages 207–225): Dusan Kocur and Jana Rovnakova
Chapter 9 Advances in the Theory and Implementation of GNSS Antenna Array Receivers (pages 227–273): Javier Arribas, Pau Closas, Carles Fernandez?Prades, Manuel Cuntz, Michael Meurer and Andriy Konovaltsev
Chapter 10 Multiband RF Front?Ends for Radar and Communications Applications (pages 275–294): Roberto Gomez?Garcia, Jose?Maria Munoz?Ferreras and Manuel Sanchez?Renedo
Chapter 11 Mm?Wave Broadband Wireless Systems and Enabling MMIC Technologies (pages 295–324): Jian Zhang, Mury Thian, Guochi Huang, George Goussetis and Vincent F. Fusco
Chapter 12 Reconfigurable RF Circuits and RF?MEMS (pages 325–356): Robert Malmqvist, Aziz Ouacha, Mehmet Kaynak, Naveed Ahsan and Joachim Oberhammer
Chapter 13 MIOS: Millimeter Wave Radiometers for the Space?Based Observation of the Sun (pages 357–386): Federico Alimenti, Andrea Battistini, Valeria Palazzari, Luca Roselli and Stephen M. White
Chapter 14 Active Antennas in Substrate Integrated Waveguide (SIW) Technology (pages 387–416): Francesco Giuppi, Apostolos Georgiadis, Ana Collado, Maurizio Bozzi and Luca Perregrini
Chapter 15 Active Wearable Antenna Modules (pages 417–453): Frederick Declercq, Hendrik Rogier, Apostolos Georgiadis and Ana Collado
Chapter 16 Novel Wearable Sensors for Body Area Network Applications (pages 455–479): Chomora Mikeka and Hiroyuki Arai
Chapter 17 Wideband Antennas for Wireless Technologies: Trends and Applications (pages 481–508): Bahattin Turetken, Umut Bulus, Erkul Basaran, Eren Akkaya, Koray Surmeli and Huseyin Aniktar
Chapter 18 Concluding Remarks (pages 509–510): Apostolos Georgiadis, Hendrik Rogier, Luca Roselli and Paolo Arcioni