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Tatsuo Itoh

Tatsuo Itoh is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Tatsuo Itoh rather than just read about it. In short: Tatsuo Itoh (5 May 1940 — 4 March 2021), was an electrical engineer who was professor and holder of the Northrop Grumman Chair in Microwave and Millimeter Wave Electronics in the Electrical Engineering Department at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he taught and conducted research on microwave and millimeter wave electronics, guided wave structures, low power wireless electronics, and integrat…

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Reference excerpt

Tatsuo Itoh (5 May 1940 — 4 March 2021), was an electrical engineer who was professor and holder of the Northrop Grumman Chair in Microwave and Millimeter Wave Electronics in the Electrical Engineering Department at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he taught and conducted research on microwave and millimeter wave electronics, guided wave structures, low power wireless electronics, and integrated passive components and antennas. Itoh was born on 5 May 1940 in Tokyo. He received the Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Electrical Engineering from Yokohama National University in 1964 and 1966, respectively. He received the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1969. Itoh served as Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques (1983–1985), and of the IEEE Microwave and Guided Wave Letters (1991–1994). He served as President of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society in 1990. He has received a number of awards, including the 1998 Shida Award from the Japanese Ministry of Post and Telecommunications and the 1998 Japan Microwave Prize. Itoh died on 4 March 2021.

Awards and honors Japan Microwave Prize (1998) Shida Rinzaburo Award from the Japan Ministry of Post & Telecommunications (1998) Distinguished Alumnus Award, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (1999) IEEE Third Millennium Medal (2000) IEEE Distinguished Microwave Educator Award (2000) Nikola Tesla Award (2001) Member of National Academy of Engineering (2003) IEEE Distinguished Microwave Lecturer (2004–06) Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (2014) IEEE Electromagnetics Award (2018)

Books T. Itoh, editor, Planar Transmission Line Structures IEEE Press, NY, 1987. T. Itoh, editor, Numerical Techniques for Microwave and Millimeter-wave Passive Structures Wiley, NY, 1989. T. Itoh, G. Pelosi, and P. P. Silvester, editors, Finite Element Software for Microwave Engineering, Wiley, NY, 1996. T. Itoh and B. Houshmand, Time-Domain Methods for Microwave Structures: Analysis and Design, Wiley NY, 1998 1998 T. Itoh, G. Haddad, and J. Harvey, editors, RF Technologies for Low Power Wireless Communications Wiley Inter-Science, 2001. C. Caloz and T. Itoh, Electromagnetic Metamaterials, Wiley-IEEE Press, 2005.

Patent(s) Link to USPTO search for patents having inventor names "itoh" and "tatsuo" and an assignee name including the string "regent"

See also List of textbooks in electromagnetism

References

External links

UCLA Microwave Electronics Laboratory homepage UCLA Electrical Engineering Department homepage Tatsuo Itoh publications indexed by Google Scholar

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Tatsuo Itoh

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Tatsuo Itoh claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Tatsuo Itoh before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Tatsuo Itoh ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Tatsuo Itoh

In research: Tatsuo Itoh appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Tatsuo Itoh in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Tatsuo Itoh is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1940 births, 2021 deaths, 21st-century American engineers, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Tatsuo Itoh outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Tatsuo Itoh in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Tatsuo Itoh matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Tatsuo Itoh?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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