New Recent Publications
- K.W. Hamed, A.P. Freundorfer and Y.M.M. Antar, "A Monolithic Double Balanced Direct Conversion Mixer With an Integrated Wideband Passive Balun," IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, Volume 40, Issue 3, Mar 2005 Page(s):622 - 629.
- 2.S.F. Mahmoud, Y.M.M. Antar, H.F. Hammad, A.P. Freundorfer, "Theoretical considerations in the optimization of surface waves on a planar structure," IEEE Transaction on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 52 , No. 8 , Aug. 2004, pp. 2057 - 2063.
- Yi Sun and A. P. Freundorfer, "A new overlay coupler for direct digital modulator in GaAs HBT," IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques,Vol. 52, No. 8 , Aug. 2004, pp. 1830 - 1835.
- Yi Sun and A.P. Freundorfer, "Broadband folded Wilkinson power combiner/splitter," IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, Vol. 14, No. 6 , June 2004, pp. 295 - 297.
- H.F. Hammad, Y.M.M. Antar, A.P. Freundorfer, M. Sayer, "A new dielectric grating antenna at millimeter wave frequency," IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation,Vol. 52, No. 1, Jan. 2004, pp. 36 - 44.
- X. Tian, A.P. Freundorfer, L. Roy, "Noise analysis of a photoreceiver using a P-I-N and GaAs HBT distributed amplifier combination," IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, Volume: 13 Issue: 6 , June 2003, pp. 208 -210
- H.F. Hammad, Y.M.M. Antar, A.P. Freundorfer, and S.F. Mahmoud "Uni-planar CPW-fed Slot Launchers for Efficient TM0 Surface Wave Excitation", Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on , Volume: 51 Issue: 4 , April 2003, Page(s): 1234 -1240.
- B.M. Frank, A.P. Freundorfer and Y.M.M. Antar, "Performance of 1-10 GHz Traveling Wave Amplifiers in 0.18 um CMOS," IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, Vol. 12, No. 9 , 2002, pp 327 -329.
- B.M. Frank, A.P. Freundorfer and Y.M.M. Antar, "A Novel Common Gate Mixer for Wireless Applications," IEEE Trans. on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 50, No. 5, May 2002, pp 1433-1435.
- H.F. Hammad, A.P. Freundorfer, and Y.M.M. Antar, "Comprehensive study of multi-band unconditional stabilization of common source and common gate MESFET transistors using feedback", IEEE Journal of Solid State Circuits, Vol. 37, No. 10 , Oct. 2002, pp 1260 -1270.
- H.F. Hammad, Y.M.M. Antar, A.P. Freundorfer, A. Petosa, and M. Sayer "A dielectric gratings antenna operating at Ka-band", Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, Vol. 1 . No. 5 , 2002, pp 106 -108.
- H.F. Hammad, A.P. Freundorfer, and Y.M.M. Antar, "Monolithic CPW-Based multi band-unconditionally stable common source and common gate MESFET amplifiers at Ka-band", Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, July 2002.
- H.F. Hammad, A.P. Freundorfer, and Y.M.M. Antar, "Feedback for multi-band stabilization of CS and CG MESFET Transistors", Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, pp. 122-124, April 2002.
- H.F. Hammad, Y.M.M. Antar and A.P. Freundorfer, "A Uni-Planar Slot Antenna for TM Slab Mode Excitation," Electronics Letters, Vol. 37, No. 25, December 6th 2001, pg. 1500.
- A. P. Freundorfer, D. H. Choi and Y. Jamani, "Adaptive Transversal Preamplifier for High Speed Lightwave Systems," IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, Vol. 11, No. 7, July 2001, pp. 293-295.
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Papers in Refereed Conference Proceedings
- Yi Sun, A.P. Freundorfer and D. Sawatzky, "A QPSK DIRECT DIGITAL MODULATOR IN GaAs HBT at 28 GHz," Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering, CCECE 2005, May 1-4, 2005, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada, paper 1568953255.
- A.P. Freundorfer, D. H. Choi, J. Lee and Y. Jamani, "Electronic Dispersion Compensation ICs for High Speed Long Haul Lightwave Systems," Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering, CCECE 2005, May 1-4, 2005, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada, paper 1568953251.
- M.Z.I. Bekheit, A.P. Freundorfer and Y.M.M. Antar, "A New Uni-Planar Compact CPW Feed Surfacewave Launcher for Leaky Wave Antenna Applications," International Union of Radio Science (URSI), URSI 2005, NATIONAL RADIO SCIENCE MEETING January 5-8, 2005 University of Colorado at Boulder, paper 8298.0.bekheit2904.
- K.W. Hamed, A.P. Freundorfer, Y.M.M. Antar, "A Novel 20 to 40 GHz Monolithic Passive Differential Coupler for MMICs Applications ," 2005 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest, Long Beach, USA, June 12-17, paper WE4E-3.
- M.Z.I Bekheit, A.P. Freundorfer, Y.M.M. Antar, "A New Compact Uni-Planar CPW Fed Surface Wave Launcher for Leaky-wave Antenna Applications," Union of Radio Science (URSI) Meeting, January 5-8, 2005, Accepted, Session B9-1420.
- A.P. Freundorfer, Qiang Shi, and Y.M.M. Antar , "STABILITY CONSIDERATIONS OF AN ACTIVE INTEGRATED DIELECTRIC GRATING ANTENNA," Symposium on Antenna Technology and Applied Electromagnetics, ANTEM'2004, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, July 2004, pp. 109-112.
- Qiang Shi, A.P. Freundorfer, and Y.M.M. Antar , "NOVEL MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUE FOR MILLIMETER WAVE SURFACE WAVE LAUNCHERS," Symposium on Antenna Technology and Applied Electromagnetics, ANTEM'2004, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, July 2004, pp. 447-450.
- T. Chow and A.P. Freundorfer, "A SiGe 10 Gb/s Direct Digital 30 GHz Amplitude Modulator," Queen's 22nd Biennial Symposium on Communications, May 2004, Kingston Ontario, pp.415-417.
- K.W. Hamed, A.P. Freundorfer, Y.M.M. Antar, "A Novel 20 to 40 GHz HBT Double Balanced Direct Conversion Mixer," European Microwave Week 2003 Conference, 2003, Oct. 2003, Paper GAAS14-4. Best paper in Conference.
- S.F. Mahmoud, Y.M.M. Antar, H.F. Harnmad, A.P. Freundorfer, "Optimum excitation of surface waves on planar structures," Anetnnas and Propagation, 2003 IEEE Society International Conference on , Volume: 2 , June 22-27, 2003, pp. 88 -91
- H.F. Hammad, Y.M.M. Antar, A.P. Freundorfer, "Analysis and design of a novel dielectric grating antenna at millimeter wave frequency," Radio Science Conference, 2003. NRSC 2003. Proceedings of the Twentieth National , March 18-20, 2003, pp. B1_1 -B1_9
- K.W. Hamed, A.P. Freundorfer, Y.M.M. Antar, "A novel 15 to 45 GHz monolithic passive balun for MMICs applications," Microwave Symposium Digest, 2003 IEEE MTT-S International , Volume: 1 , 8-13 June 2003, pp. 31 -34 vol.1
- B.M. Frank, A.P. Freundorfer, Y.M.M.Antar, "20 GHz feedback amplifier design in standard 0.18 um CMOS," Silicon Monolithic Integrated Circuits in RF Systems, 2003. Digest of Papers. 2003 Topical Meeting on , 9-11 April 2003, pp. 88 -91.
- Y. Sun and A.P. Freundorfer, "Broadband CPW Quadrature Overlay Coupler", Symposium on Antenna Technology and Applied Electromagnetics, ANTEM'2002, St. Hubert, Quebec, Canada, Aug. 2002, pp. 417-420.
- Y. Sun and A.P. Freundorfer, " Millimeter wave Monolithic Balanced BPSK Modulator using Overlay Coupler ", Symposium on Antenna Technology and Applied Electromagnetics, ANTEM'2002, St. Hubert, Quebec, Canada, Aug. 2002, pp. 433-436.
- B.M. Frank, A.P. Freundorfer and Y.M.M. Antar, "X and K-Band 0.18 um CMOS Amplifiers," Symposium on Antenna Technology and Applied Electromagnetics, ANTEM'2002, St. Hubert, Quebec, Canada, Aug. 2002, pp. 433-436.
- Y. Sun and A.P. Freundorfer, "Millimeter wave Monolithic GaAs HBT QPSK Modulator using Overlay Structure Coupler", Queen's 21st Biennial Symposium on Communications, May 2002, Kingston Ontario, pp. 264-268.
- B.M. Frank, A.P. Freundorfer, and Y. M.M. Antar, "CMOS Amplifiers For Microwave Communications", Queen's 21st Biennial Symposium on Communications, May 2002, Kingston Ontario, pp. 273-276.
- H.F. Hammad, K. Zelonka, A.P. Freundorfer, Y.M.M. Antar, and M. Sayer, "A new technique for determining the permittivity of dielectric materials at mm-wave frequencies", Queen's 21st Biennial Symposium on Communications, May 2002, Kingston Ontario, pp. 327-330 .
- H.F. Hammad, A.P. Freundorfer, Y. M.M. Antar, and A. Petosa, "Waveguide to grounded slab transitions for leaky wave antennas applications", Queen's 21st Biennial Symposium on Communications, May 2002, Kingston Ontario, pp. 336-339.
- H.F. Hammad, S.F. Mahmoud, Y.M.M. Antar, and A.P. Freundorfer, "Optimization of surface waves on a grounded dielectric slab by a slot antenna", IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2002, Vol. 3, pp. 602 -605. (Invited Paper).
- S. Amari, K. Hamed, Y.M. Antar and A.P. Freundorfer, "New Elliptic Microstrip l/4-resonator Filters," Asian Pacific Microwave Conference, APMC 2001, Tiapai, Taiwan, Dec. 3-6 2001, Vol. 2, pp. 755 -758.
- K. Zelonka, M. Sayer, H. Hammad and A.P. Freundorfer (2001),"Hydrothermal Fabrication of Barium Strontium Titanate Ceramics for High-Frequency Wireless Communication Networks", Proc. Mater. Res. Soc. 2001 655 CC12.13.1-5
- H.F. Hammad, A.P. Freundorfer and Y.M.M. Antar, "Unconditional Stabilization of CS and CG MESFET Transistors," GAAS/EUMC, The 9th European Gallium Arsenide & other Semiconductor Application Symposium and the European Microwave Conference, London, UK, Sept. 2001.
- H. F. Hammad, Y.M.M. Antar, and A.P. Freundorfer, "CPW slot Antenna for TM Slab Mode Excitation," IEEE Antennas and Prop. Soc. Int. Symp./ 2001 North American Radio Sci. Meeting, 2001 IEEE APS Int. Symp/ URSI meeting, July,2001, Boston, USA.
- H. F. Hammad, A.P. Freundorfer, M. Sayer and Y.M.M. Antar, "A 30 GHz CPW Fed Dielectric-Grating Antenna," URSI International Symposium on Electromagnetic Theory, May 2001, Victoria BC, pp. 338-340 (Invited Papaer).



