Graduate Courses
ECE 5973: Phased Array Antenna
Semester: Fall
Graduate course will provide the basic knowledge and the most important design trade-offs of phased array antennas that are used for civil and military applications. This class will put emphasis on the critical evaluation of the performance of phased array antenna systems, especially for atmospheric applications. Factors that are important for high-performance radar and communication systems, such as scanning performance, phased array antenna architectures, feed-networks, mutual coupling, infinite and finite active arrays, T/R modules and technologies, multibeam arrays, adaptive arrays and sidelobe cancellers, will be introduced.
Phased Array Antenna
Research & Development Group (PAARD)
Advanced Radar Research Center
3190 Monitor Ave.
Norman OK 73019
Welcome to the Phased Array Antenna Research and Development Group (PAARD) webpage. PAARD's research specializes in active phased array antenna design and radar calibration. Our research group puts the emphasis on high performance antenna arrays for radar applications. Low-profile and low-cost active array antennas in brick and tile architectures using the latest technology in CMOS and GaN are under development for conventional and new radar architectures for multifunction radar systems. The PAARD is housed at the Advanced Radar Research Center (ARRC) and in the College of Electrical and Computer Engineering of The University of Oklahoma.
RESEARCH INTEREST
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Conventional and hybrid array antenna architectures for active dual-polarized phased array radars.
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High-performance dual-polarized antenna elements.
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Broadband antenna arrays.
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Multiband & Reconfigurable arrays.
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Artificial dielectric materials.
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Smart beam-forming antenna arrays
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5G massive mimo active arrays
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Millimiter (Ka- to W-band) antennas.
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EM modeling and material characterization.
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Radome design, modeling and testing.
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NF active antenna array calibration.
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Tile and brick Transmit and Receive (T/R) modules.
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Low-cost and high-integration active antenna arrays.
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Antenna measurements and radar calibration. Using both conventional and UAV based techniques.
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Fully automated characterization of antenna arrays.
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Welcome Antonny Segales and Jorge Alva in joining PAARD team
Tony, an expert in UAV platforms joined PAARD team to complete his doctoral degree in a research in 3D wind estimation method for UAS in conjunction with the CopterSonde wind vane algorithm for vertical weather profiling.
Jorge Alva, instructor at the Universidad Antenor Orrego (Peru), expert in embedded systems, is joining OU/PAARD team to persue his doctoral degree in ECE.
Congratulations to Nafati and PAARD team for a new Publication on the IEEE Open Access
Posted on June 11, 2021 11:31 am CDT
Welcome to Elizabeth Joyce and Khuda Burdi
Posted on June 1, 2021 10:21 am CDT
Elizabeth and Khuda joined to PAARD team for summer internship program. Both are working in microwave and mm-wave antenna metrology.
PAARD/ARRC team implemented a state-of-the-art mmWave/Sub-terahertz Lab. at OU. The new Lab. enables research up to 300 GHz, that includes: Material characterization, antenna S-parameters, Near-field and Far-field antenna test.
Posted on May 15, 2021 10:00 pm CDT
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Congratulations to Nim Ccoillo and Syed Jehangir
Posted on May 11, 2021 10:21 am CDT
Gallogly College of Engineering, it is my pleasure to inform you that you have been selected to receive the William H. Barkow Scholarship for the 2021-2022 academic year. This award of $3500 recognizes your outstanding academic achievements
Gallogly College of Engineering, it is my pleasure to inform you that you have been selected to receive the William H. Barkow Scholarship for the 2021-2022 academic year. This award of $3500 recognizes your outstanding academic achievements
Congratulations to the new ARRC Ph.D. Students !!!
Congratulations to my PAARD Ph.D.'s !!!
My heartfelt congratulation to Dr. Jose, Dr. Arturo, DR. Rodrigo, Dr. Javier. I am so very proud of all your accomplishments and the obstacles you have faced to get there!!!
Posted on May 15, 2021 10:00 pm CDT
Congratulations to my PAARD Ph.D.'s !!!
My heartfelt congratulation to Dr. Jose, Dr. Arturo, DR. Rodrigo, Dr. Javier. I am so very proud of all your accomplishments and the obstacles you have faced to get there!!!
Posted on May 15, 2021 10:00 pm CDT
Congratulations to Kevin!!!
Congratulation Kevin, I am glad to see you and meet your beautiful family.
Posted on May. 16, 2021 12:30 pm CDT
Congratulations to Nafati Aboserwal !!!
Recognition and Appreciation given by the IEEE Antenna and Propagation Society for exceptional performance as a reviewer of the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation.
Posted on March. 1, 2021 9:00 am CDT
Alexis Oblitas a PAARD/ARRC/OU Intern during COVID crisis
Alexis Oblitas a PARRD/ARRC undergrad intern of the University of Oklahoma complete successfully a fully-automated RF scanner for active phased array antenna test and calibration. Alexis a Peruvian student in Electrical Engineering from "La Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC)", arrived at Norman Oklahoma, on Jan. 6th of 2020 to be an intern working under the supervision of Dr. Jorge Salazar in research related to phased array antenna technology. Due to the COVID crisis, Alexis stays at OU for almost 12 months. During this time, Alexis did an extraordinary job integrating sensors with graphical interfaces. The video below corresponds to his last project performed from Sept.- Dec. 2020. He integrated and active phased array antenna, and developed and an RF scanner using a robotic arm and VNA to test and calibrate the active phased array antenna. Great job Alexis!
Posted on Jan. 12, 2021 9:00 am CDT
2020 "the COVID year" was not easy at all. Our lab was closed for months, and working from home was challenging. Students kept working day and night to get work done and move on to the next steps of their careers. There is not more gratification for a professor than to see students finishing one of the biggest milestones in their lives. Five of my students graduated successfully this year. Congratulations!!! I'm very proud of all of you!!!
Posted on Dec. 09, 2020 9:12 pm CDT
Lab. session of 2020 Phased Array Antenna class at OU. Proud of my Lab. session of 2020 Phased Array Antenna class at the University of Oklahoma (OU). In this class, six active phased array antenna modules in S-band were developed by the PAAARD team. Each module has a dual-polarized S-band passive array, T/R modules, beam-former a 2-port VNA, RF probes, RF cables, cal-kit, etc. The students have the opportunity to learn how to measure mutual coupling and calibrate in near-field the array excitation using fundamental concepts learned during class. Later the validate calibration in NF or FF chamber at the RIL.
Posted on Nov. 11, 2020, 04:10 pm CD
