Electronic Engineering Applications of Two-Port Networks

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Small-signal Parameters 1.1. Characteristic Curves 1.2. Evaluation of Incremental Parameters 1.3. Symbols Representing Variables 1.4. Small-signal Diagrams 1.5. Equivalent Networks Exercises2. Two-port Models 2.1. Active Two-port Representation 2.2. Matrix Notation 2.3. Application of Two-port Representation 2.4. The Interchange of Two-port Parameters 2.5. Signal Flow Graphs of Two Ports Exercises3. Small-signal Analysis of the Common-emitter Amplifier 3.1. The Common-emitter Amplifier 3.2. Amplifier Operation Described by the Terminated Two Port 3.3. Use of Determinants to Find Terminated wTo-port Expressions 3.4. Plotting Performance Curves 3.5. Frequency Response Curves Using Straight-line Approximations 3.6. Representation of Second-order Systems Exercises4. General Analysis of Small-signal Amplifier Performance 4.1. The Floating Matrix 4.2. Common-emitter Parameters 4.3. Common-collector Parameters 4.5. Comparison of Amplifier Performance of the Three Basic Connections 4.4. Common-base Operation Exercises5. Tandem Connections of Two Ports 5.1. Passive Two Ports 5.2. Example 5.3. Matrix Multiplication 5.4. Interpretation of "a Parameters 5.5. Tandem Connection of Electronic Devices 5.6. Analysis of a Two-stage Amplifier 5.7. Emitter-coupled Amplifier 5.8. Compound Transistor Connection 5.9. Cascode Amplifier 5.10. The Augmented Emitter Follower 5.11. Multistage Amplifier Analysis Exercises6. Matrix Reduction Exercises7. Basic Feedback Connections 7.1. Introduction 7.2. The Fundamental Feedback Connections 7.3. Incompatible Connections Exercises8. Feedback Amplifiers 8.1. Introduction 8.2. Parallel-parallel Feedback 8.3. Series-series Feedback 8.4. Series-series and Parallel-parallel Systems as Voltage Amplifiers 8.5. Series-parallel Feedback 8.6. Parallel-series Feedback 8.7. Forward Parameter Magnitude Requirement 8.8. Fundamental Transistor Connections Exercises9. Applications of Feedback Systems 9.1. Computing Amplifier Configuration 9.2. The Electronic Integrator 9.3. The Electronic Differentiator 9.4. Active Filters Exercises10. Feedback Oscillators 10.1. Introduction 10.2. Sinusoidal Generators 10.3. Frequency-determining Networks 10.4. Condition for Oscillation 10.5. Impedance form of the Hartley Oscillator 10.6. Transfer Matrix Condition for Oscillation Exercises11. Capacitive Effects on Transistor Performance 11.1. Introduction 11.2. The Effect of the Coupling Capacitor 11.3. Effect of the Emitter by-pass Capacitor 11.4. High-frequency Performance ExercisesOutline Solutions to ExercisesAppendixes 1. Determinant Relationships 2. Principal Symbols and Suffixes 3. Two-port TablesBibliographyIndex