Research Areas
Our group has worked in many diverse areas within electromagnetics, antennas, and microwave engineering. Below are listed some brief descriptions of areas in which we made pioneering contributions. We also have presented exciting and comprehensive presentations at many IEEE sponsored conferences including the International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and International Microwave Symposium (IMS). Below is a video presentation by Prof. Rahmat-Samii at a recent IMS conference highlighting our work in the areas of electromagnetics.
Antennas for Wireless Communications
- Antennas for Cognitive and Software-Defined Radios
- Low-profile antennas for implantable medical devices inside a human body
- Wideband and multiband antennas for wireless communications
- Anatomical and spherical model of human
Satellite and Ground Antennas
- Ku/Ka bands spaceborne precipitation radar antennas
- Mesh reflector antennas
- Distortion compensation using MEMS-controlled sub-reflectarray
- Optimization and design of corrugated horns
Antenna Measurement Techniques
- Microwave holography diagnosis of reflector and array antennas
- Near-field technique for antenna measurement and characterization
- Analysis and development of antennas for compact range applications
- Spherical near-field measurement technique
Numerical and Optimization Techniques
- Electromagnetic modeling of periodic structures including frequency selective surfaces (FSS) and mesh configurations
- Comprehensive diffraction synthesis and PO/PTD/GTD analysis techniques for multi reflector shaped antennas
- Analysis of radiation and scattering characteristics of antennas mounted on large structures
- RCS reduction of canonical targets
Periodic and Electromagnetic Band Gap Structures
- Fractal FSS's
- Enhanced performance patch antennas on high permittivity substrate using EBG
- Low-profile circularly polarized curl antennas using EBG
- Broadband characterization of complex periodic/EBG MEMS enabled FSS