Microwaves and Wireless Simplified, Second Edition

If you are a sales, marketing, or management professional whose work involves microwave or wireless communications technology, this thoroughly revised second edition of the Artech House classic, Microwaves and Wireless Simplified, is essential reading. It gives you a technical edge in your career by providing you with a thorough understanding of key concepts, components, devices, materials, and applications, without bogging you down with mathematics. Helping you foresee emerging market trends, the second edition has been updated and expanded to include coverage of the latest technologies, including WLANs, RFIDs, RFICs, MEMS, and bipolar heterojunction devices. The new edition also includes more definitions of basic technological terms that are important in your field.

Thomas S. Laverghetta is a professor of electrical and computer engineering technology at Purdue University. The author of more than 10 books, including Microwave Materials and Fabrication Techniques, Third Edition (Artech House, 2000), he has taught U.S. Navy training courses and professional courses on microwave technology throughout the United States, Canada, and Norway. Before joining the faculty at Purdue, he was a senior engineer for ITT Aerospace Division. He earned his B.S. in electrical engineering from Syracuse University and his M.S. in electrical engineering from Purdue University.