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Wael M. Abdel-Wahab - IEEE Xplore Author Profile

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In this paper, a general analytical model for predicting the active impedance variation with the scan angle of phased array antennas (PAAs) of equivalent magnetic currents is presented. The model is based on Floquet modes expansion of magnetic currents and its application to 2D phased array slot antennas. The simulation results calculated by proposed analytical model are presented and compared to ...Show More
This paper presents a 4×4 K-band active receive phased-array antenna-in-package (AiP) with polarization control as a unit cell for the SATCOM-on-the-Move (SOTM) user terminal downlink radio system. The proposed active AiP is modular and scalable. Over-the-air (OTA) tests are executed for the evaluation of the performance. The fabricated AiP provides 34 dB of active gain at the boresight and consum...Show More
This article covers the implementation, calibration, and measurement aspects of a low-profile 4 $\times $ 4 passive phased-array antenna-in-package (AiP) employing the beamformer discussed in [9]. The antenna array comprises slot-coupled patch antennas with left-handed circularly polarized (LHCP) radiation. Microelectromechanical system (MEMS)-like tunable phase shifter (PS) functioning based on...Show More
In this article, a K-/Ka-band shared-aperture array with high isolation is proposed using 3D-printed dielectric resonator antennas (DRAs). The design procedure with DRAs enables flexibility while implementing shared-aperture arrays. Furthermore, DRAs as nonmetallic radiators are attractive for millimeter-wave (mm-wave) applications due to the absence of ohmic loss. In addition, 3D-printing technol...Show More
In this paper, the simulation and measurement results of ka-band microstrip line (MSL) loaded high dielectric constant slab phase shifter is presented. The phase shifting states are controlled by changing the gap between dielectric slab and MSL by using a piezo bender actuation mechanism. The measured result shows a phase shifting range of more than 360° over 1 GHz bandwidth, with average insertio...Show More
A transition between grounded coplanar waveguide (GCPW) and substrate-integrated waveguide (SIW) to form an interposer using ball gridded array (BGA) technology is presented for the first time. It allows for possible efficient and cost-effective 3D integration of multi-channel RFIC beam former into active-phased array antenna modular architecture. The interposer’s transition consists of embedded m...Show More
This paper presents a very brief overview of an extensive research and technology development that was led by Safieddin (Ali) Safavi-Naeini on the K/Ka-band mobile satellite communication (SATCOM). The developed system is based on modular scalable architecture. It consists of two 32×32 (1024) element active-PAA panels for transmit and receive. It allows for establishing both reliable uplink and do...Show More
In this paper a 8x8 stacked patch array is presented. The antenna elements are dual linearly polarised. By feeding the correct excitation for each antenna port, the array is capable of polarisation reconfigurability. The array is realised on a triangular lattice to simplify the system integration and packaging. An operating frequency range of 37 GHz to 42 GHz is achieved, which corresponds to a 13...Show More
This paper presents a demonstration for low cost dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) manufacturing, using 3D-printing technology for mm-wave applications. DRAs are high-efficient radiators, as compared to metallic antennas, especially at high frequency applications. Moreover, 3D-printing technology facilitates DRA machining and positioning on the printed circuit board. Two DRAs, designed at 20 GHz,...Show More
This paper presents a 4×4 Ka-band active transmit phased-array antenna-in-package (AiP) with polarization control for SATCOM-on-the-Move (SOTM) user terminal. The proposed active AiP is modular and scalable. A portable mechanical RF test fixture is presented for the AiP evaluation. It provides solderless RF connection between the RF input and the AiP. The fabricated AiP provides 42 dB of active ga...Show More
In this article, the design and implementation of a low-loss bidirectional microelectromechanical system (MEMS)-like passive beamformer for emerging millimeter-wave (mm-Wave) applications are illustrated. A 4 $\times $ 4 phased-array antenna (PAA) is fabricated employing the proposed beamformer for demonstration. The phase shifter (PS) embedded in the beamformer operates based on the principle o...Show More
In this paper, the design of a $\boldsymbol{4\times 4}$ passive phased-array antenna module is presented. The antenna array incorporates slot-coupled patch antennas with left-handed circularly-polarized (LHCP) radiation. The phase shifter employed in the system operates based on the principle of loaded-transmission line phase shifters. The proposed phase shifter has compact size, and low insertion...Show More
This paper presents a low-cost and low-profile passive two-way phased array antenna (PAA), which can be used for simultaneous transmit and receive signals at two different frequencies. It consists of two linear interleaved patch array antenna, two power dividers, and two-way phase shifters as the beamforming network. The simulated results show that the proposed two-way PAA is capable of continuous...Show More
This paper presents a method for enhancing the gain of substrate integrated waveguide (SIW)-integrated dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) array in a sequential rotation configuration using parasitic DRAs. A hybrid junction SIW splitter is loaded with linear-polarized (LP) DRA elements to generate high purity circular polarized (CP) radiation. E- coupling occurs between the driven DRAs and parasiti...Show More
In this paper, the design, simulation and measurement results of a 2×2 circularly polarized microstrip antenna sub-array at Ka-band are presented. The proposed antenna sub-array employs the sequential rotation technique for improvement of AR bandwidth with high circular polarization purity without degrading the circularly polarized gain. The 3-dB gain reduction due to using sequential rotation tec...Show More
This paper presents a high gain Ka-band 4×4 substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) passive phased array antenna (PAA). A 4×4 SIW-based PAA consists of four SIW phase shifters for the beamforming network and SIW-series fed network to increase the gain of PAA. The simulated results show a continuous beam scanning range from -30° to +30° covering the whole operating band of 29-31 GHz. The maximum simul...Show More
An 8-element substrate integrated waveguide series rectangular dielectric resonator antenna array, with two types of feeding structures, center slot-fed, and center probe-fed, are presented. A simulation study is performed to investigate the performance of both structures. The simulated radiation patterns demonstrate a broadside beam with a maximum radiated gain of 14 dB over an operating impedanc...Show More
In this paper, the simulation and measurement results of 64-way substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) power splitter/combiner suitable for 1024 ( 32×32)-element active phased array antenna (A-PAA) with modular architecture are presented. In the design, the structure of SIW feed has 64 outputs with separation equal to 2λ0 (λ0: free-space wavelength @ 20 GHz). The measured results shows an average in...Show More
A low-cost and low-profile Ka-band passive phased-array antenna (PAA) using continuously tunable substrate-integrated waveguide (SIW) phase shifter is presented in this article. The phase shifting mechanism is based on perturbing the electric field of the slotted SIW (SSIW) line by putting a high dielectric constant slab over the slot of SIW. A systematic approach based on a simple transmission li...Show More
This letter presents a low-cost, low-profile, and high-performance Ka-band continuously tunable substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) phase shifter. The proposed phase shifter consists of a slot cut on the SIW's broad wall and a high dielectric constant slab over the slot. The phase-shifting mechanism is based on perturbing the electric field of the SIW's fundamental mode, TE10-like, by putting a h...Show More
This article presents a new class of tunable passive two-way phase shifters, which can provide an arbitrary phase shift ratio at two different transmit and receive frequencies ( fT and fR) simultaneously. The proposed phase shifter uses one control element to control both paths. This architecture consists of two transmit and receive paths and a high dielectric constant slab over the paths. By prop...Show More
This paper presents a dual-band antenna array designed using the aperture sharing concept. The proposed sub array unit consists of a K-band antenna element interlaced within a 2 × 2 Ka-band antenna elements. Aperture coupled dielectric resonator antenna elements are used for both frequency bands. The simulated results show that the interlaced configuration of dielectric resonators provides an isol...Show More
A vertical transition between substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) and super mini-coaxial connector for millimeter-wave (mm-wave) is presented. It consists of via-pad/anti-pad structure embedded in the SIW printed circuit board (PCB) to match the SIW's TE10-like mode and the connector's TEM mode with low loss over the operating frequency band. The transition is designed and used to construct back-...Show More
This paper presents the design of transition between H-plane metallic rectangular waveguide (RWG) and substrate integrated waveguide (SIW). It is suitable for efficient RF/microwave and millimeter-wave (mm-wave) circuit and phased array antenna systems. The simulation results of the H-plane RWG-SIW transition and the 3-dB junction power splitter are presented. The transition shows an insertion los...Show More
This paper presents a discussion on substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) series-fed parasitic dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) array with low dielectric constant to extend the work in [5]. Each array element, a triplet, consists of one driven DRA and two parasitic DRAs. The paper provides explanations on the gain achieved by this structure, especially as the spacing between triplets is decreased...Show More