Nonlinear Microwave Circuit Design -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Nonlinear Analysis Methods -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Time-Domain Solution -- 1.2.1 General Formulation -- 1.2.2 Steady State Analysis -- 1.2.3 Convolution Methods -- 1.3 Solution Through Series Expansion -- 1.3.1 Volterra Series -- 1.3.2 Fourier Series -- 1.3.2.1 Basic formulation (single tone) -- 1.3.2.2 Multi-tone analysis -- 1.3.2.3 Envelope analysis -- 1.3.2.4 Additional remarks -- 1.3.2.5 Describing function -- 1.3.2.6 Spectral balance -- 1.4 The Conversion Matrix -- 1.5 Bibliography -- Chapter 2 Nonlinear Measurements -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Load/Source Pull -- 2.3 The Vector Nonlinear Network Analyser -- 2.4 Pulsed Measurements -- 2.5 Bibliography -- Chapter 3 Nonlinear Models -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Physical Models -- 3.2.1 Introduction -- 3.2.2 Basic Equations -- 3.2.3 Numerical Models -- 3.2.4 Analytical Models -- 3.3 Equivalent-Circuit Models -- 3.3.1 Introduction -- 3.3.2 Linear Models -- 3.3.3 From Linear to Nonlinear -- 3.3.4 Extraction of an Equivalent Circuit from Multi-bias Small-signal Measurements -- 3.3.5 Nonlinear Models -- 3.3.6 Packages -- 3.4 Black-Box Models -- 3.4.1 Table-based Models -- 3.4.2 Quasi-static Model Identified from Time-domain Data -- 3.4.3 Frequency-domain Models -- 3.4.4 Behavioural Models -- 3.5 Simplified Models -- 3.6 Bibliography -- Chapter 4 Power Amplifiers -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Classes of Operation -- 4.3 Simplified Class-A Fundamental-frequency Design for High Efficiency -- 4.3.1 The Methodology -- 4.3.2 An Example of Application -- 4.4 Multi-harmonic Design for High Power and Efficiency -- 4.4.1 Introduction -- 4.4.2 Basic Assumptions -- 4.4.3 Harmonic Tuning Approach -- 4.4.4 Mathematical Statements -- 4.4.5 Design Statements -- 4.4.6 Harmonic Generation Mechanisms and Drain Current Waveforms.

4.4.7 Sample Realisations and Measured Performances -- 4.5 Bibliography -- Chapter 5 Oscillators -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Linear Stability and Oscillation Conditions -- 5.3 From Linear to Nonlinear: Quasi-large-signal Oscillation and Stability Conditions -- 5.4 Design Methods -- 5.5 Nonlinear Analysis Methods for Oscillators -- 5.5.1 The Probe Approach -- 5.5.2 Nonlinear Methods -- 5.6 Noise -- 5.7 Bibliography -- Chapter 6 Frequency Multipliers and Dividers -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Passive Multipliers -- 6.3 Active Multipliers -- 6.3.1 Introduction -- 6.3.2 Piecewise-linear Analysis -- 6.3.3 Full-nonlinear Analysis -- 6.3.4 Other Circuit Considerations -- 6.4 Frequency Dividers - the Regenerative (Passive) Approach -- 6.5 Bibliography -- Chapter 7 Mixers -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Mixer Configurations -- 7.2.1 Passive and Active Mixers -- 7.2.2 Symmetry -- 7.3 Mixer Design -- 7.4 Nonlinear Analysis -- 7.5 Noise -- 7.6 Bibliography -- Chapter 8 Stability and Injection-locked Circuits -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Local Stability of Nonlinear Circuits in Large-signal Regime -- 8.3 Nonlinear Analysis, Stability and Bifurcations -- 8.3.1 Stability and Bifurcations -- 8.3.2 Nonlinear Algorithms for Stability Analysis -- 8.4 Injection Locking -- 8.5 Bibliography -- Appendix -- A.1 Transformation in the Fourier Domain of the Linear Differential Equation -- A.2 Time-Frequency Transformations -- A.3 Generalised Fourier Transformation for the Volterra Series Expansion -- A.4 Discrete Fourier Transform and Inverse Discrete Fourier Transform for Periodic Signals -- A.5 The Harmonic Balance System of Equations for the Example Circuit with N = 3 -- A.6 The Jacobian Matrix -- A.7 Multi-Dimensional Discrete Fourier Transform and Inverse Discrete Fourier Transform for Quasi-periodic Signals.

A.8 Oversampled Discrete Fourier Transform and Inverse Discrete Fourier Transform for Quasi-Periodic Signals -- A.9 Derivation of Simplified Transport Equations -- A.10 Determination of the Stability of a Linear Network -- A.11 Determination of the Locking Range of an Injection-Locked Oscillator -- Index.