Chen W.-K. (ed.) Feedback, Nonlinear, and Distributed Circuits

CRC Press, 2009. — 466 p. — (The Circuits and Filters Handbook). — ISBN: 978-1-4200-5881-9.The purpose of this book is to provide in a single volume a comprehensive reference work covering the broad spectrum of feedback amplifier design; analysis, synthesis, and design of nonlinear circuits; their representation, approximation, identification, and simulation; cellular neural networks; multiconductor transmission lines; and analysis and synthesis of distributed circuits. It also includes the design of multiple-loop feedback amplifiers. This book is written and developed for the practicing electrical engineers and computer scientists in industry, government, and academia. The goal is to provide the most up-to-date information in the field. Over the years, the fundamentals of the field have evolved to include a wide range of topics and a broad range of practice. To encompass such a wide range of knowledge, this book focuses on the key concepts, models, and equations that enable the design engineer to analyze, design, and predict the behavior of feedback amplifiers, nonlinear and distributed systems. While design formulas and tables are listed, emphasis is placed on the key concepts and theories underlying the processes. This book stresses fundamental theories behind professional applications and uses several examples to reinforce this point. Extensive development of theory and details of proofs have been omitted. The reader is assumed to have a certain degree of sophistication and experience. However, brief reviews of theories, principles, and mathematics of some subject areas are given. These reviews have been done concisely with perception.Feedback Circuits.
Feedback Amplifier Theory.
Feedback Amplifier Configurations.
General Feedback Theory.
Network Functions and Feedback.
Measurement of Return Difference.
Multiple-Loop Feedback Amplifiers.
Nonlinear Circuits.
Qualitative Analysis.
Synthesis and Design of Nonlinear Circuits.
Representation, Approximation, and Identification.
Transformation and Equivalence.
Piecewise-Linear Circuits and Piecewise-Linear Analysis.
Simulation.
Cellular Neural Networks and Cellular Wave Computers.
Bifurcation and Chaos.
Distributed Circuits.
Transmission Lines.
Multiconductor Transmission Lines.
Time and Frequency Domain Responses.
Distributed RC Networks.
Synthesis of Distributed Circuits.