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.
LATEST NEWS
Congratulations to Zeeshan on this outstanding new publication in IEEE Access.
Posted on Nov. 12, 2020 04:10 pm CDT
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Andrea Salazar (Jan. 1, 2018)
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
More Congratulations for Arturo .... yeaaa!!!
I would like to congratulate to Arturo Umeyama for the WNI Scholarship award. Arturo is an outstanding graduate student that has demonstrated exceptional potential as a researcher. The technical skills he honed during the past four years have brought significant value to our team.... well deserved award!
Posted on Nov. 12, 2020 1: 00 am CDT
Congratulations Arturo for the best Dissertation Award !
ECE/ARRC graduate student Arturo Umeyama has received $5000 Gallogly College of Engineering Dissertation of Excellence Awards. The award recognizes Ph.D. students who have achieved outstanding research results while encouraging them to complete their dissertations with excellence. Arturo is advised by Dr. Jorge Salazar, and his dissertation is focused on new in-situ UAV instrumentation for phased array radar calibration. Congratulations Artur on this outstanding achievement!.
Posted on Sep. 21, 2020 10:10 am CDT
I am very proud to introduce to Dr. Javier Alejandro Ortiz, a brand new Ph.D. in our antenna and radar community. His research is in phased array antenna technology addressing a very important challenge for dual-polarized radars. Yesterday, Javier defended successfully his dissertation titled "The Impact of Edge Diffraction in Dual-Polarized Phased Array Antennas." Congratulations Dr. Ortiz, PAARD team will miss you. Good luck with your new job at Raytheon.
Posted on Saturday, June 16. th , 2020 01:10 pm CDT
I am very proud to share Kevin Constien defended successfully his MS degree in Electrical Engineering at ECE/OU. His research is in phased array antenna technology addressing a fundamental research for dual-polarized radars. Congratulations Kevin, PAARD team will miss you. Good luck with your new job at Raytheon.
Posted on Saturday, July 31st, 2020 03:55 pm CDT