MTT-S Dallas: Design and Development of Flat Panel Phased Array Antennas for Wireless and Satellite Communication Applications
Speaker: Dr. Satish Kumar Sharma, Professor, San Diego State University
Topic: Design and Development of Flat Panel Phased Array Antennas for Wireless and Satellite Communication Applications
Abstract:
This talk addresses the growing demand for high- throughput wireless and satellite links enabled by advanced beam-steering antennas. It highlights recent progress driven by silicon beamforming chipsets, multilayer PCBs, and 3D printing. The focus is on flat-panel phased-array antennas and electronic beam steering using beamforming networks and commercially available beamforming IC (BFIC) chips. Examples of X- /Ku-/Ka-band arrays with dual-linear, dual- circular, and polarization-reconfigurable designs will be presented. Key challenges-BFIC integration, PCB fabrication, RF assembly, beamforming algorithms, and 3D dielectric/metal printing-will be discussed. The talk emphasizes Ka-band throughput testing in the lab, over a 1 km OTA link, and on a 100,000-ft Aerostar balloon payload, concluding with future directions.
Bio:
Dr. Satish Kumar Sharma (IEEE Fellow) earned his Ph.D. in Electronics Engineering from IIT (BHU), India (1997) and B.Tech. from KNIT, India (1991). He was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Manitoba (1999-2001), then Senior Antenna Engineer at IMT Corp., Canada (2001-2006), while also a part- time Research Associate at Manitoba. He joined San Diego State University in 2006, founded the Antenna & Microwave Laboratory (AML), and has served as its Director; he is currently a Full Professor. He received the NSF CAREER Award (2009) and the IEEE AP-S Harold A. Wheeler Prize Paper Award (2015). He has advised 110+ trainees, published 335+ papers, holds 3 patents, co-edited major antenna handbooks, and co-authored an IEEE-Press/Wiley book (2021). He is an IEEE AP-S Distinguished Lecturer (2025-2027), AdCom member, TC9 Chair, and founder/CEO of 5GAntennaTech, LLC.
Date & Time: February 5, 2026, 11:30am-1:00pm CST
Cost: Free
Event Co-Sponsored by UTD IEEE AP-S/MTTS-Student Chapters and MTT-S Dallas
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- The University of Texas at Dallas,
- 800 W Campbell Rd
- Richardson, Texas
- United States 75080
- Room Number: AD 3.216
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- Starts 04 February 2026 03:00 PM UTC
- Ends 05 February 2026 05:00 PM UTC
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