Practical RF Circuit Design for Modern Wireless Systems: Passive Circuits and Systems Vol I

Les Besser is chairman of Besser Associates, a continuing education organization. A Life Fellow of the IEEE where he held various offices and received awards and recognition for past accomplishments. He holds Ph.D., M.S. and B.S. in EE. Dr. Besser authored the first commercially successful microwave circuit optimization routine and founded Compact Software (now part of Ansoft), a pioneer group in RF/MW CAE. A 'Master Lecturer," he is currently heading an organization dedicated to continuing education through instructor-led and Internet-based short courses, CD- and video-taped presentations. His company has trained nearly 50,000 engineers since the mid 1980s. Rowan Gilmore is an experienced consulting engineer who introduced the world's first commercial harmonic-balance CAD simulator while Vice-President Engineering at Compact Software. He has held numerous design and management posts in industry, including Central Microwave, Schlumberger, Telstra and SITA. A senior member of the IEEE, he holds a D.Sc. and MSEE degrees from Washington University in St. Louis, and a B.E. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. He has nearly fifteen years of teaching experience with Besser Associates and CEI Europe.