Faculty

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David B. Rutledge

Kiyo and Eiko Tomiyasu Professor of Electrical Engineering

Degrees and Appointments

B.A., Williams College, 1973; M.A., University of Cambridge, 1975; Ph.D., University of California, 1980. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1980-84; Associate Professor, 1984-89; Professor, 1989-2001; Tomiyasu Professor, 2001-. Executive Officer for Electrical Engineering, 1999-2002; Chair, Division of Engineering and Applied Science, 2005-08.

Email: rutledgeSymbolatcaltech.edu

427A Moore Laboratory MC 136-93 Pasadena, CA 91125

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Research Overview

Research areas include RF, microwave, and millimeter-wave integrated circuits, antennas, power amplifiers, and quasi-optical power combining. The RF and microwave group is the home of Puff 2.1, a microwave CAD and linear simulator, that has sold over 30,000 copies. Rutledge is the author of "The Electronics of Radio", an introductory text in analog electronics for undergraduate students and the amateur radio community.

List of Research Areas

RF, microwave, and millimeter-wave integrated circuits, antennas, power amplifiers, quasi-optical power combining

Research Centers

Lee Center for Advanced Networking, Center for the Physics of Information

Division of Engineering and Applied Science