Microwave Engineering

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Summary: A BASIC REFERENCE IN MW ENGINEERING
Review: A BASIC TEXT FOR STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS ALIKE. IT GIVES INSIGHT INTO A WIDE VARIETY OF ASPECTS OF MW ENGINEERING. THE CHAPTERS ON FILTER ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS ARE WELL EXPAINED AND USEFUL FOR FIRST APROXIMATION DESIGNS. MODAL ANALYSIS TREATS BASIC ASPECTS OF UNIFORM WAVEGUIDES. THE CHAPTER ON AMPLIFIERS IS VERY DIDACTICAL AND GIVES INSIGHT IN THE PRACTICAL PROBLEMS INVOLVED IN DESIGNING ACTIVE CIRCUITS IN MW TECHNOLOGY. IN BRIEF, A VERY DIDACTICAL BOOK AND A BASIC REFERENCE (AT LEAST FOR ME!!).

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Summary: A must have for RF Engineering Students
Review: I was first introduced to this book through my professor. After reading this book I had a very good understanding of the material: wave guides, networks, S-parameters, filters, impedence matching, and transmission lines. This book does it all. It is an excellent introductory to intermediate book on Microwave engineering. You can understand the book entirely without getting lost in theory. Pozar does a good job at not confusing the reader, and it provides some real world examples that help the user relate. I myself go to GA Tech, and I recommend any electrical engineering student who is interested in electromagnetics or RF engineering to buy this book. If only because the GA Tech Library only has one copy and it is always checked out.

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Summary: Not a surprise it's constantly checked out and waitlisted
Review: I've had to search numerous large University libraries for a copy of this book, and all copies seem to be perpetually checked out (some for months at a time). It isn't much of a surprise considering this is an excellent primer for microwave engineering and RF circuit design. The derivations are well laid out and the majority of each chapter's formulas are displayed in a nice tabular format every few pages.

It's a must have for any elec student (or physicist) that's interested in microwave engineering, RF circuit design and electromagnetic waves.