Publications

2025:

  • M. T. Taba, S. M. H. Naghavi, M. Fayazi, A. Cathelin and E. Afshari, “A 360 GHz Wideband CMOS Autodyne FMCW Radar: Theory and Implementation,” in IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, doi: 10.1109/TMTT.2025.3543335.

 

2024:

  • S. M. H. Naghavi et al., “Sub-THz ruler: spectral bistability in a 235 GHz self-injection-locked oscillator for agile and unambiguous ranging,” in IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), pp. 418-420, Feb. 2024.
  • Y. Liu, H. Naghavi, Y. Kuga and J. M. Mower, “Loaded Waveguide Antenna for Undersea Communications,” 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and INC/USNC‐URSI Radio Science Meeting (AP-S/INC-USNC-URSI), Firenze, Italy, 2024, pp. 463-464.

 

2023:

  • S. M. H. Naghavi*, M. Tavakoli Taba*, M. Aseeri, and E. Afshari, “An integrated 100 GHz FMCW imaging radar for low-cost drywall inspection,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 2023. (Equal contribution).
  • A. Sadeghi*, S. M. H. Naghavi*, M. Mozafari, and E. Afshari, “Nanoscale biomaterials for terahertz imaging: a non-invasive approach for early cancer detection,” Translational Oncology, vol. 27, Jan. 2023. (Equal contribution).
  • B. Hadidian, F. Khoeini, S. M. H. Naghavi et al., “A 194-238 GHz fully on-chip self-referenced frequency stabilized radiator for high range resolution imaging,” in IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC), Apr. 2023.
  • M. Tavakoli Taba, S. M. H. Naghavi et al., “A compact CMOS 363 GHz autodyne FMCW radar with 57 GHz bandwidth for dental imaging,” in IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC), Apr. 2023.
  • M. Tavakoli Taba, S. M. H. Naghavi et al., “A 53-62 GHz two-channel differential 6-bit active phase shifter in 55-nm SiGe technology,” in IEEE 49th European Solid State Circuits Conference (ESSCIRC), pp. 445-448, Sep. 2023.

 

2022:

  • M. Tavakoli Taba*, S. M. H. Naghavi*, M. Aseeri, and E. Afshari, “A 100 GHz fully integrated FMCW imaging radar in 110 nm CMOS with fundamental oscillation above f_max/2 for drywall inspection,” in IEEE/MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS), pp. 549-552, Jun. 2022. (Equal contribution).
  • M. Tavakoli Taba, S. M. H. Naghavi, and E. Afshari, “A review on the state-of-the-art THz FMCW radars implemented on silicon,” in IEEE 48th European Solid-State Circuits Conference (ESSCIRC), Sep. 2022.

 

2021:

  • S. M. H. Naghavi, S. Seyedabbaszadehesfahlani, F. Khoeini, A. Cathelin, and E. Afshari, “A 250 GHz autodyne FMCW radar in 55nm BiCMOS with micrometer range resolution,” in IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), pp. 320-321, Feb. 2021.
  • S. M. H. Naghavi et al., “Broadband sub-THz chirp linearization using particle swarm optimization for precision metrology applications,” in IEEE/MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS), pp. 752-755, Jun. 2021.
  • B. Hadidian, F. Khoeini, S. M. H. Naghavi, A. Cathelin, and E. Afshari, “An energy efficient fully integrated 20Gbps OOK wireless transmitter at 220GHz,” in IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC), Apr. 2021.
  • B. Hadidian, F. Khoeini, S. M. H. Naghavi, A. Cathelin, and E. Afshari, “A 220-GHz energy-efficient high-data-rate wireless ASK transmitter array,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 57, no. 6, Jun. 2021.

 

2020:

  • H. Aghasi, S. M. H. Naghavi, M. Tavakoli Taba, M. A. Aseeri, A. Cathelin, and E. Afshari, “Terahertz electronics: application of wave propagation and nonlinear processes (Featured),” Applied Physics Reviews, vol. 7, no. 2, 2020.
  • M. Tavakoli Taba, Z. Khalifa, S. M. H. Naghavi, and E. Afshari, “Progress towards fully on-chip frequency stabilization for sub-terahertz sources,” in IEEE Topical Meeting on Silicon Monolithic Integrated Circuits in RF Systems (SiRF), pp. 30-34, Jan. 2020.

 

2019:

  • A. Mostajeran, S. M. H. Naghavi et al., “A high-resolution 220-GHz ultra-wideband fully integrated ISAR imaging system,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 67, no. 1, pp. 429-442, 2019.
  • S. M. H. Naghavi, M. Tavakoli Taba, R. Han, M. A. Aseeri, A. Cathelin, and E. Afshari, “Filling the gap with sand: when CMOS reaches THz,” IEEE Solid-State Circuits Magazine, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 33–42, 2019.
  • A. Mostajeran, H. Aghasi, S. M. H. Naghavi, and E. Afshari, “Fully integrated solutions for high resolution terahertz imaging (Invited),” in IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC), Apr. 2019.