Mohammad Fakharzadeh
Book Chapter
1- S. Safavi-Naeini, M. Fakharzadeh, Space Antenna Handbook, Chapter 11, Emerging antenna technologies for space applications, Wiley, 2012.
1- M. Fakharzadeh, S. H. Jamali, P. Mousavi, and S. Safavi-Naeini "Fast beamforming for mobile satellite receiver phased arrays: theory and experiment," IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., vol. 57, pp. 1645-1654, June 2009 .
2- M. Fakharzadeh, M.R. Nezhad-Ahmadi, B. Biglarbegian, J. Ahmadi-Shokouh, and S. Safavi-Naeini, "CMOS phased array transceiver technology for 60GHz wireless applications,"IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., vol. 58, pp. 1093-1104, Apr. 2010 .
3- P. Mousavi, M. Fakharzadeh, S. H. Jamali, K. Narimani, H. Bolandhemmat, M. Hossu, G.R. Rafi, and S. Safavi-Naeini, "A Low-cost ultra low profile phased array system for mobile satellite reception using zero-knowledge beam-forming algorithm," IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., vol. 56, pp. 3667-3679, Dec. 2008 .
4- M. Fakharzadeh, P. Mousavi , S. Safavi-Naeini, and S. H. Jamali "The effects of imbalanced phase shifters loss on phased array gain," IEEE Antennas Wireless Propag. Lett., vol. 7, pp. 192-196, 2008 .
5- H. Bolandhemmat, M. Fakharzadeh, P. Mousavi, S. H. Jamali, and S. Safavi-Naeini, "Active stabilization of vehicle-mounted phased array antennas," IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol., vol. 58, pp. 2638- 2650, Jul. 2009.
6- M. Fakharzadeh, O.M. Ramahi , S. Safavi-Naeini and S.K. Chaudhuri, "Design and analysis of ultra-miniaturized meandering photonic crystals delay lines," IEEE Trans. Adv. Packag., vol. 31, pp. 311-319, May 2008 .
7- B. Biglarbegian, M.R. Nezhad-Ahmadi, M. Fakharzadeh, and S. Safavi-Naeini, "Millimeter-wave reflective-type phase shifter in CMOS technology, " IEEE Microw. Wireless Compon. Lett., vol. 19, pp. 560-562, Sept. 2009 .
8- M. Fakharzadeh, S. Safavi-Naeini, S.K. Chaudhuri and O.M. Ramahi, "Miniaturized photonic crystal delay lines for beamformnig of phased array systems," Medit. J. on Electronics and communications, vol. 2, No. 4, Oct. 2006.
9- M. Hossu, P. Mousavi, K. Narimani, M. Fakharzadeh, and S. Safavi-Naeini, "Zero-knowledge adaptive beamforming using analog signal processor for satellite tracking applications with an experimental comparison to a digital implementation," IEEE Trans. Aerosp. Electron. Syst., vol. 46, pp. 1533-1543, Jul. 2010 .
10- P. Mousavi, M. Fakharzadeh, and S. Safavi-Naeini, "1K element intelligent antenna system for mobile direct broadcasting satellite communication," IEEE Trans. Broadcast., vol. 56, pp. 340-349, Sept. 2010 .
11- M.R. Nezhad-Ahmadi, M. Fakharzadeh, B. Biglarbegian, and S. Safavi-Naeini, "High-efficiency on-chip dielectric resonator antenna for mm-wave transceivers," IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., vol. 58, pp. 3388-3392, Oct. 2010 .
12- B. Biglarbegian, M. Fakharzadeh, D. Busuioc, M.R. Nezhad-Ahmadi, and S. Safavi-Naeini, "Optimized microstrip antenna arrays for emerging millimeter-wave wireless applications," IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., vol. 59, pp. 1742-1747, May 2011 .
13- L. Verma, M. Fakharzadeh, S. Choi, "Wi-Fi On Steroids: 802.11ac and 802.11ad", IEEE Wireless Communication, vol. 20, no. 6, pp. 30-35, Dec. 2013.
14- M. Fakharzadeh, M. Mohajer, "An Integrated Wide-band Circularly Polarized Antenna for Millimeter-Wave Applications," IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., vol. 62, no. 2 , pp. 925 - 929, Feb 2014.
15- S. Jafarlou, M. Bakri-Kassem, M. Fakharzadeh, Z. Setoodeh, and S. Safavi-Naeini, " A Wideband CPW-fed Planar Dielectric Tapered Antenna with Parasitic Components for 60 GHz Integrated Application", IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., vol. 62, no. 12 , pp. 6010 - 6018 , Dec. 2014.
16- M. Fakharzadeh, and S. Jafarlou, "A Broadband Low-Loss 60 GHz Die to Rectangular Waveguide Transition" IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, vol. 25, no. 6, pp. 370-372, Jun. 2015.
17- A. Tomkins, et al.,"A 60-GHz, 802.11ad/WiGig-Compliant Transceiver for Infrastructure and Mobile Applications in 130-nm SiGe BiCMOS" IEEE Journal of Solid State Circuits, vol. 50, no. 10, pp. 2239-2255, Oct. 2015.
18- L. Verma, M. Fakharzadeh, S. Choi, "Backhaul Need for Speed: 60 GHz is the Solution", IEEE Wireless Communication, vol. 22, no. 6, pp. 114-121, Dec. 2015.19- M. Khosravi, M. Fakharzadeh, and M.H. Bastani, "Large Array Null Steering Using Compressed Sensing", IEEE Signal Processing Lett., vol. 23, no. 8, pp. 1032-1036, Aug. 2016.
20- M. Fakharzadeh, and Mihai Tazlauanu, "Methods for Failure Analysis and Diagnosis of Millimeter-Wave System-In-Packages", IEEE Trans. Device and Materials Reliability, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 371-380, Jun. 2017.
21- V. Amin-Nili, E. Mansouri, Z. Kavehvash, M. Fakharzadeh, M. Shabany, A. Khavasi, "A low cost three-dimensional millimeter-wave holographic imaging system based on frequency scanning antenna", Applied Optics, vol. 57, no 1, pp. A65-A75, Jan. 2018.
22- H. Zamani, M. Fakharzadeh, "1.5-D Sparse Array for Millimeter-Wave Imaging Based on Compressive Sensing Techniques", IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., vol. 66, no. 4, pp. 2008-2015, Apr. 2018.
23- M.H. Mazaheri, M.Fakharzadeh, M. Akbari; "Efficiency Enhancement of Time Modulated Arrays with Optimized Switching Sequences", IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., vol. 66, no. 7, pp. 3411-3420, Jul. 2018.
24- A. Tajik, M. Fakharzadeh, K. Mehrany "DC to 40 GHz Compact Single Layer Crossover" IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, vol. 28, no. 8, pp. 642-644, Aug. 2018.
25- M. Khosravi, M. Fakharzadeh, and M.H. Bastani, "Beamforming in SAR Satellites for Nadir Echo Suppression", Accepted for publication in IET Radar, Sonar & Navigation, Oct. 2018.
26- M.R. Ranjbar Naeini, M. Fakharzadeh, and F. Farzaneh, "Ka-band Frequency Scanning Antenna with Wide Angle Span", Journal of Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, vol. 40, no. 2, pp 231-246, Feb 2019.
27- A. Tajik, A. Shafiei, and M. Fakharzadeh, "Asymmetrical 4x4 Butler Matrix and Its Application for Single Layer 8x8 Butler Matrix", Accepted for IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., Apr. 2019.
28- M.H. Mazaheri, M. Akbari, M.Fakharzadeh, and S. Safavi-Naeini; "A Time Modulated Array with Polarization Diversity Capability", submitted to IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., Mar 2019.
1- M. Fakharzadeh, O.M. Ramahi, S. Safavi-Naeini, S.K. Chaudhuri, "Application of the reflective spiral photonic crystal delay line in beamforming for phased array antennas," (Student Paper Contest Finalist), Proc. of the 2006 IEEE AP-S Int. Symp. Antennas and Propagation, Albuquerque, NM, USA, pp. 2279-2282.
2- M. Fakharzadeh, O.M. Ramahi, S. Safavi-Naeini, S.K. Chaudhuri, "Miniaturized optical delay lines using photonic crystals" (MTT Travel grant award) Proc. of IEEE Int. Microwave Symp. (IMS 2006), San Francisco, USA, pp.10-13.
3- M. Fakharzadeh, S. Safavi-Naeini and S.K. Chaudhuri, "Meandering photonic crystal delay lines", SPIE Photonic West 2007, San Jose, CA, USA.
4- M. Fakharzadeh, S. Safavi-Naeini, and Sujeet K. Chaudhuri, Optical beamforming network for retro-directive array antennas, Proc. SPIE Vol. 7099, 70991E (Aug. 12, 2008), pp. 1-11.
5- M. Fakharzadeh, S. Safavi-Naeini, H. Jamali, P. Mousavi and K. Narimani "Accurate limited angle tracking with a phase array antenna using zero-knowledge beamforming", Proc. of 2007 IEEE AP-S Int. Symp. Antennas and Propagation, Honolulu, HI, USA, pp.1104-1107.
6- M. Fakharzadeh, O. M. Ramahi, S. K. Chaudhuri and S. Safavi-Naeini, "A photonic crystal delay line with two time delays ", Proc. of the 36th European Microwave Conf., Manchester, UK, Sep 10-13, 2006, pp.1383-1386.
7- M. Fakharzadeh, H. Jamali, S. Safavi-Naeini and P. Mousavi, "A fast calibration algorithm for phased array antennas based on a modified perturbation method", Proc. 2006 IEEE AP-S Int. Symp. Antennas and Propagation, Albuquerque, NM, USA, pp.3343-3346.
8- M. Fakharzadeh, H. Jamali, S. Safavi-Naeini, P. Mousavi, and K. Narimani. "Fast Stochastic Beamforming for Mobile Phased Array Antennas", Proc. of 2007 IEEE AP-S Int. Symp. Antennas and Propagation, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, pp.1945-1948.
9- M. Fakharzadeh, S. Safavi-Naeini, H. Jamali, P. Mousavi, "Zero-knowledge beamforming of phased array antennas based on simultaneous perturbation gradient approximation", Proc. of the 2006 IEEE Int. Symp. Antennas Propag., Albuquerque, NM, USA, pp.537-540.
10- M. Fakharzadeh, S. Safavi-Naeini, S.K. Chaudhuri, "Miniaturized Optical Delay Lines," (Best Paper Award), ICUE 2006, University of Waterloo, May 13-14, 2006.
11- M. Fakharzadeh, S. Safavi-Naeini, "Using photonic bandgap materials to design wideband phased array antennas", Proc. of IST 2005 (Int. Symp. Telecommunications), Vol. 1, Shiraz, Iran, Sep 10-12, 2005, pp.417- 422.
12- R. Koochak, M. Fakharzadeh, "Preliminary design of multifunction array radar with known beamwidth criterion", Proc. of 13th ICEE 2005 (Iranian Conf. on Electrical Engineering), Vol. 2 Zanjan, Iran, May 10-12, 2005.
13- M. Fakharzadeh, S.H. Jamali, K. Narimani, P. Mousavi and S. Safavi-Naeini, Zero-knowledge beamforming for mobile satellite phased array antenna, 68th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC 2008), Calgary, AB, Canada (UW Travel grant award).
14- M. Fakharzadeh, Sujeet K. Chaudhuri, S. Safavi-Naeini, Optical beamforming with tunable ring resonators, 2008 IEEE AP-S Int. Symp. Antennas and Propagation, San Diego, CA, USA.
15- M. Fakharzadeh, P. Mousavi , S. H. Jamali, and S. Safavi-Naeini, Compensation of the imbalanced phase shifter loss effects by non-coherent beamforming , 2008 IEEE AP-S Int. Symp. Antennas and Propagation, San Diego, CA, USA.
16- M. Hossu, S. H. Jamali, P. Mousavi, K. Narimani, M. Fakharzadeh, and S. Safavi-Naeini, Microwave beamforming using analog signal processing, 2008 IEEE Int. Symp. Antennas Propag., San Diego, CA, USA.
17- P. Mousavi, M. Fakharzadeh, and S. Safavi-Naeini, Low Cost 1K element phased array antenna, IEEE Int. Microwave Symposium, Boston, MA, USA, 7-12 June 2009.
18- M. Fakharzadeh, J. Ahmadi-Shokouh, B. Biglarbegian, M.R. Nezhad-Ahmadi, and S. Safavi-Naeini, The effect of human body on indoor radio wave propagation at 57-64 GHz", IEEE AP-S Int. Symp. Antennas and Propagation, North Charleston, SC, USA, 1-5 June 2009.
19- M. Fakharzadeh, P. Mousavi , S. H. Jamali, and S. Safavi-Naeini, "Fast convergence condition for mobile phased array antenna using gradient estimation beamforming, IEEE AP-S Int. Symp. Antennas and Propagation, North Charleston, SC, USA, 1-5 June 2009.
20- M. Fakharzadeh, M.R. Nezhad-Ahmadi, B. Biglarbegian, and S. Safavi-Naeini, Low noise CMOS phased array for millimeter-wave wireless application," Global Symp. Millimeter Waves GSMM09, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, April 20-22, 2009.
21- B. Biglarbegian, M.R. Nezhad-Ahmadi, M. Fakharzadeh, and S. Safavi-Naeini, A wideband 90º continuous phase shifter for 60GHz phased array transceiver in 90nm CMOS technology, 2009 European Microwave Conf.
22- M. Fakharzadeh, Sujeet K. Chaudhuri, S. Safavi-Naeini, Optical beamforming for receiver phased array systems using periodic slow light structures, 2010 European Microwave Conf., Paris, France.
23- M. R. Nezhad-Ahamdi, B. Biglarbegian, A. Taeb, M. Fakharzadeh, S. Safavi-Naeini, A scalable two elements CMOS phased array receiver front-end for 60GHz channel, 2010 European Microwave Conf., Paris, France.
24- B. Biglarbegian, M.R. Nezhad-Ahmadi, C. Hoggat, S. Hose, M. Fakharzadeh, and S. Safavi-Naeini, A 60 GHz on-chip slot antenna in Silicon integrated passive device technology, IEEE AP-S Int. Symp. Antennas and Propag., Toronto, ON, Canada, July 11-17, 2010.
25- Z. Sotoodeh, B. Biglarbegian, M. R. Nezhad-Ahmadi, M. Fakharzadeh, and S. Safavi-Naeini, A wideband and high gain antenna for short-range mm-wave wireless applications,IEEE AP-S Int. Symp. Antennas and Propagation, Toronto, ON, Canada, July 11-17, 2010.
26- P. Mousavi, M. Fakharzadeh, and S. Safavi-Naeini, Beamforming methods for vehicular DBS reception phased array antenna, IEEE AP-S Int. Symp. Antennas and Propagation, Toronto, ON, Canada, July 11-17, 2010.
27- P. Mousavi, M. Fakharzadeh, and S. Safavi-Naeini, Design and implementation of a low cost adaptive antenna system for mobile satellite communication, 2010 Int. Symp. on phased array systems and technologies, (ARRAY), pp. 512 - 517.
28- M. Fakharzadeh, M.R. Nezhad-Ahmadi, B. Biglarbegian, and S. Safavi-Naeini, "Efficiency measurement of millimeter wave on-chip antennas," IEEE AP-S Int. Symp. Antennas and Propagation, Spokane, WA, USA, July 2011, pp. 3141 - 3143.
29- M. Fakharzadeh, A Compact 4 by 1 Patch Array Antenna-in- Package for 60 GHz Applications, IEEE AP-S Int. Symp. Antennas and Propagation, Chicago, IL, USA, July 2012.
30- M. Fakharzadeh, L. Verma, PHY Front End Design for Emerging 60 GHz Multi-Gigabit Wireless Devices, The 10th IEEE CCNC, Las Vegas, USA, Jan. 2013, pp.817,820.
31- M. Fakharzadeh, M. Mohajer, A Planar Circularly Polarized Spiral Antenna-in-Package for 60 GHz Applications, IEEE AP-S Int. Int. Symp. Antennas and Propagation, Orlando, FL, USA, July 2013.
32- M. Fakharzadeh, S. Jafarlou, A. Tabibiazar, Indoor Multipath Channel Measurement at 60 GHz, presented at IEEE AP-S Int. Symp. Antennas and Propagation, Missouri, TN, USA, July 2014, pp. 1169 - 1170.
33- M. Fakharzadeh, Antenna Measurement in Probe Station, IEEE AP-S Int. Symp. Antennas and Propagation, Missouri, TN, USA, July 2014, pp. 293 - 294.
34- E. Juntunen, A. Tomkins, A. Poon, J. Pham, A. El-Gabaly, M. Fakharzadeh, H. Tawfik, Yat-Loong To, M. Tazlauanu, B. Lynch, and R. Glibbery, A Compact Antenna-In-Package 60-GHz SiGe BiCMOS Radio, 2014 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symp., Tampa, Florida, June 2014, pp. 287 - 288.
35- A. Tomkins, et al., Silicon Wireless Systems for 60-GHz Consumer and Infrastructure Applications , 2014 IEEE Compound Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Symposium (CSICs).
36- M. Fakharzadeh, Compact 60 GHz Circularly Polarized Array Antenna with Enhanced Isolation in LTCC Technology, 2016 IEEE Int. Symp. on Antennas and Propagation, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, June 26 - July 1, 2016.37- S. Jafarlou, M. Fakharzadeh, B. Biglarbegian, M. Tazlauanu, Characterization of Flip-chip Interconnect for mm-wave System in Package Applications, 2016 IEEE Int. Symp. on Antennas and Propagation, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, June 26-July 1, 2016.
38- M.H. Ghazizadeh, M. Fakharzadeh, 60 GHz Omni-directional Segmented Loop Antenna, 2016 IEEE Int. Symp. on Antennas and Propagation, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, June 26-July 1, 2016.
39- V. Amin-Nili, M. Fakharzadeh, Z. Kavehvash, Clutter Rejection and Object Separation in Active Millimeter-Wave Imaging System, 2016 IEEE Int. Symp. on Antennas and Propagation, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, June 26-July 1, 2016.
40- H. Zamani, M. Fakharzadeh, Sparse Array Design For Millimeter-Wave Imaging, 2016 IEEE Int. Symp. on Antennas and Propagation, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, June 26-July 1, 2016.
41- M.R. Ranjbar Naeini, M.Fakharzadeh; F. Farzaneh, Travelling-wave Ka-band Frequency Scanning Antennas for Millimeter-wave Imaging Applications, 8th Int. Symp. on Telecommunications (IST), Tehran, Iran, Pages: 591 - 595, 2016.
42- M.R. Ranjbar Naeini, M.Fakharzadeh; A 28 GHz Beam-Switching Yagi-Uda Array Using Rotman Lens for 5G Wireless Communications, 2017 IEEE Int. Symp. Antennas and Propagation, San Diego, CA, USA, July 9-14, 2017.
43- M.R. Amjadian, M.Fakharzadeh; Error Analysis for Time Modulated Arrays, 2017 IEEE Int. Symp. Antennas and Propagation, San Diego, CA, USA, July 9-14, 2017.
44- M.H. Mazaheri, M.Fakharzadeh, M. Akbari; Efficiency Improvement in TMA Using Complementary Mode Switching, 2017 IEEE Int. Symp. Antennas and Propagation, San Diego, CA, USA, July 9-14, 2017.
45- M.H. Mazaheri, MR Amjadian, H. Khalili, M. Akbari, M.Fakharzadeh; A Cost-Effective Set-up for Time Modulated Array Measurement Using Software Defined Radio, EuCAP 2018, London, 9-13 April 2018.
46- M. Rezaei, M. Memarian, and M.Fakharzadeh; A 28GHz Dual-Polarized Planar Antenna Array, 2018 IEEE Int. Symp. Antennas and Propagation, Boston, Massachusetts, July 8-13, 2018.
47- M.R. Ranjbar Naeini, M.Fakharzadeh; Sidelobe Level Improvement in a Frequency Scanning Antenna at Ka-band, 2018 IEEE Int. Symp. Antennas and Propagation, Boston, Massachusetts, July 8-13, 2018.
48- M.H. Mazaheri, M.Fakharzadeh, M. Akbari, George Shaker, S. Safavi-Naeini; Interference rejection with Time Modulated Array for GPS application, 2018 IEEE Int. Symp. Antennas and Propagation, Boston, Massachusetts, July 8-13, 2018.
49- M.H. Mazaheri, M.Fakharzadeh, M. Akbari, S. Safavi-Naeini; Reduced Active Impedance Variation By Using Time Modulated Array, Accepted for IEEE AP-S/URSI 2019, Atlanta, GA, USA.
50- V. Ezzati, M.Fakharzadeh, F. Farzaneh, M.R. Ranjbar Naeini; Effect of Antenna Coupling on the SNR Improvement of Mm-Wave Massive MIMO for 5G, Accepted for IEEE AP-S/URSI 2019, Atlanta, GA, USA.
51- H. Zamani, M.Fakharzadeh, A. Amini, M.R. Ranjbar Naeini; Beam Pattern Analysis of 1.5-D Sparse Array for Millimeter-Wave Imaging Systems, Accepted for IEEE AP-S/URSI 2019, Atlanta, GA, USA.
52- M. Alvandian, M.Fakharzadeh, M.R. Ranjbar Naeini; Coupling Reduction of Printed Yagi Antenna Arrays for Millimeter-Wave Imaging, Accepted for IEEE AP-S/URSI 2019, Atlanta, GA, USA.
53- F. Mokhtari-Koushyar, M. Alamdar and M. Fakharzadeh, Human Body Scattering Modeling and Measurement for Millimeter-Wave and 5G Bands, 2019 IEEE Texas Symposium on Wireless and Microwave Circuits and Systems (WMCS), Waco, TX, USA.
54- M.H. Mazaheri, M.Fakharzadeh, and M. Akbari, "A Low-cost and Low-power Single Bit Phased Array at Ka-Band for 5G Applications" European Microwave Conference - 1st - 3rd Oct. 2019, Paris, France.
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PhD : Optical and Microwave Beamforming of Phased Array Systems, University of Waterloo, Nov. 2008
Supervisors: S. Safavi-Naeini, S.K. Chaudhuri
External Examiner: Prof. Raj Mittra
MSc. : System Design of Phased Array Radars, Sharif University of Technology, Oct. 2002.
Supervisor: M. M. Nayebi, Advisor: A. Sheikhi
BSc. : Design of a Fuzzy Logic Controller for Liquid Level Measurement, Shiraz University, Aug. 2000.