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RESEARCH EXPERTISE

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Microwave Imaging: Real-time strategic detection on conveyor belts, Nondestructive Testing

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Microwave sensing applications for oil and gas industry such as WC-meter, Black Powder Detection and Multiphase flow metering 

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Microwave sensors: Characterization, Wireless sensing, Amine quality monitoring, wearable sensors

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Concurrent Transceiver Design: Microwave filters, dual band power combiner, dual-band LNA

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Multiband, Ultra wide-band, highly directive array, antennas for UAVs, mm-wave antennas, ESA, On-chip antennas

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Low-cost and large area Additive Manufacturing, Fully-Printed Electronics, Mass-manufacturing  

RESEARCH PUBICATIONS 

Patents 

Google Scholar Profile

  • Zubair Akhter, and Atif Shamim, “Novel technique for the realization of low profile microstrip patch antennas” US Patent Provisional Appl. No. 63216138, Jun 2021.

  • Yiyang Yu, Zubair Akhter, and Atif Shamim, “Novel technique for on-chip artificial magnetic conductor thickness reduction” US Patent Provisional Appl. No. 63216136, Jun 2021.

  • Rana Bilal, Firas Fatani, M. Vaseem, Zubair Akhter, and Atif Shamim, “Printed, Flexible, and Conformal BLE Wearables and Stickers Capable of Working with Bluetooth Mesh Network” US Patent Provisional Appl. No. 63/300392, Jan 2022.

  • Yiming Yang, M. Vaseem, Zubair Akhter and Atif Shamim “Screen-Printed, Transparent, Wideband, Polarization-Insensitive Resonator Design for Large Scale Application of 5G Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface”, jointly patented with Ericsson. Jul. 2022.

Peer-Reviewed Journals 

  • Wang R, Akhter Z, Li W, Shamim A. Fully Printed Dual-Layer Depolarizing Chipless RFID Tag for Wearable Applications. IEEE Journal of Radio Frequency Identification. 2023 Mar 16.

  • Firas Fatani, Zubair Akhter, M. Vaseem, and Atif Shamim, “Remote Monitoring of Skin Temperature through a Wristband Employing a Printed VO2 Sensor” IEEE Sensor Journal, Nov. 2022.

  • K. Krill, Hang Lio, Zubair Akhter, and Atif Shamim, “A Planar SIW-Based mm-Wave Frequency-Scanning Slot Antenna Array with no Scan Blindness at Normal, IEEE Transactions in Antennas and Propagation, Nov. 2022.

  • M Vaseem, Zubair Akhter, Weiwei Li, and Atif Shamim,” A High Conductivity Screen-Printable Silver Nanowire Ink for Optically Transparent Flexible”, Accepted for Publication in IOP Publication (Review Article)

  • Zubair Akhter, RM Bilal, K. Telegenov, E. Feron, and Atif Shamim, “ Indigenously Developed HD Video Transmission System for UAVs Employing a 3 × 3 MIMO Antenna System” Accepted for publication in IEEE open Journal of Antennas and Propagation, Aug. 2022.​

  • Zulma L. Ryes, Zubair Akhter, and Atif Shamim, “3D Printed RFID Tag Antenna Miniaturized through Volumetric Folding and Slow-Wave Structures” in IEEE Journal of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Feb. 2022. (ISSN: 2469-7281)

  • Weiwei Li, Zubair Akhter, M Vaseem, and Atif Shamim “Optically Transparent and Flexible Radio Frequency Electronics through Printing Technologies”. Advanced Materials Technologies, 5:2101277, Jan 2022.(ISSN: 2365-709X)

  • Yiyang Yu, Zubair Akhter, and Atif Shamim, “Ultra-Thin Artificial Magnetic Conductor for Gain-Enhancement of Antenna-on-Chip,” IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Jan 11, 2022. (ISSN: 0018-926X)

  • Zubair Akhter, Rana Bilal, and Atif Shamim, “A Dual-mode, thin and wideband MIMO antenna system for seamless integration on UAV’s’ in IEEE open Journal of antennas and propagation, vol.2, Sep. 2021.

  • Vikesh Bhadouria, Zubair Akhter, M. Jaleel Akhtar, and P. Munshi. "Automated microwave monitoring of hidden objects for strategic and security applications." Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, pp: 1-18, July 2021) (ISSN: 1569-3937)

  • Zubair Akhter, W Taha, MS Rahman, MA Abou-Khousa, “Detection of solid contaminants in gas flows using microwave resonant probes” in Measurement Science and Technology (MST), Dec 14;32(3):035109, 2020. . (ISSN: 1361-6501)

  • G. Gopikrishnan, Zubair Akhter, Vikesh Singh Bhadouria, M Jaleel Akhtar, “Microwave imaging of hidden crevasse in glacier terrain using metamaterial loaded eight-slot Vivaldi antenna” in Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications (JEMWA), Jan 22;34(2):259-274, 2020. (ISSN: 1569-3937)

  • Nilesh Tiwari, A. K. Jha, Zubair Akhter, P. Varshney, and M Jaleel Akhtar, “Generalized Multimode SIW Cavity Technique for Dielectric Characterization of Planar Substrates” in IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 66, no. 6, pp. 3063-3072, May 2018. (ISSN:1557-9670).

  • Md. Arif Ansari, Abhishek Jha, Zubair Akhter, and M. Jaleel Akhtar, “Multi-Band RF Planar Sensor Using Complementary Split Ring Resonator for Testing of Dielectric Materials” in IEEE Sensor Journal, vol. 18, no. 16, pp. 6596 - 6606, Aug. 2018.(ISSN:1558-1748)

  • A K Jha, Zubair Akhter, Nilesh Tiwari, M. Shafi K.T., H. Samant, M. Jaleel Akhtar, and M. Cifra “Broadband Wireless Sensing System for Non-invasive Testing of Biological Samples” in IEEE JETCAS Special Issue on “Wireless Sensing Circuits and Systems for Healthcare and Biomedical Applications” vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 251 - 259, Jun. 2018. (ISSN: 2156-3365)

  • Zubair Akhter, Abhishek Kr. Jha, and M Jaleel Akhtar, "Generalized RF Time-Domain Imaging Technique for Moving Objects on Conveyor Belts in Real-Time," IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 65, no. 7, pp. 2536-2546, July 2017.(ISSN: 1557-9670)                                        

  • Zubair Akhter, and M. J. Akhtar, "Free-Space Time Domain Position Insensitive Technique for Simultaneous Measurement of Complex Permittivity and Thickness of Lossy Dielectric Samples," IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 65, no. 10, pp. 2394-2405, Oct. 2016. (ISSN: 1557-9662)

  • Esha Johri, Zubair Akhter, Manoj Bhaskar,  and M. J. Akhtar, “Simplified Two-Dimensional Microwave Imaging Scheme using Metamaterial Loaded Vivaldi Antenna” Radio Science, vol. 52, Iss..3 pp.403-415, Mar. 2017. (ISSN: 1944-799X)                                                                                                                  

  • Zubair Akhter, Pankaj Kumar, and M. J. Akhtar, “Sub-Surface Microwave Imaging Using Four-Slot Vivaldi Antenna with Improved Directivity”, Frequenz, vol. 71, pp. 19-28. Oct. 2016. (ISSN:2191-6349)                   

  • Zubair Akhter, Abhijith B. N., and M. J. Akhtar, "Hemisphere lens loaded Vivaldi antenna for time-domain microwave imaging of concealed objects” Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, vol. 30, Iss. 9, pp. 1183-1197, May 2016. (ISSN: 1569-3937)                                                                    

  • Zubair Akhter and M. J. Akhtar, "Time-domain microwave technique for dielectric imaging of multi-layered media," Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, vol. 29, Iss. 3, pp. 386-401, Jan. 2015.  (ISSN: 1569-3937)

  • M. Bhaskar, E. Johari, Zubair Akhter, and M. Jaleel Akhtar, “Gain Enhancement of the Vivaldi Antenna with Band Notch Characteristics Using Zero-Index Metamaterial" Microwave and Optical Technology Letters (MOTL), vol. 58, Iss. 1, pp. 233–238, Jan 2016. (ISSN: 1098-2760)                                        

  • S. Prakash Singh, Zubair Akhter, and M. J. Akhtar, “Calibration independent estimation of optical constants using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy,” Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, vol. 57, no. 8, pp. 1861-1864, Aug. 2015.(ISSN: 1098-2760)                                                                      

  • Vivek Sharma, Zubair Akhter, and Nagendra P. Pathak, "2.4/5.2 GHz Concurrent Dual-Band Local Area Network Transmitter", American Journal of Low Power Electronics, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 1-7, Jun. 2012. (ISSN:1546-2005)                                                                                                   

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