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Zahra Manzoor

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

OpenAlex ORCID
Mid career · publishing since 2015
Microwave Engineering and WaveguidesMetamaterials and Metasurfaces ApplicationsAdvanced Antenna and Metasurface TechnologiesGyrotron and Vacuum Electronics ResearchZnO doping and properties

Publications

39

Citations

131

Est. group size

~7

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

12

Publishing since 2015

Research summary
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Zahra Manzoor's research centers on microwave and radio-frequency engineering, focusing on compact resonator systems, metamaterials, and waveguide technologies. Recent work explores 'bound states in the continuum' (special resonance conditions that can trap electromagnetic energy with very low loss), plasma discharge physics, and using microwave scattering to study laser-generated plasma channels. This work has applications in designing smaller, more efficient microwave filters, antennas, and sensors.

Miniaturized microwave resonators and filtersBound states in the continuum (BIC) and supercavity systemsMetamaterials and metasurfacesPlasma physics and RF discharge characterizationSubstrate integrated waveguide (SIW) technology

Publication output has fluctuated over the past decade with a peak around 2019 and 2021, followed by a steady rate of about 3-5 papers per year through 2026, suggesting sustained but not sharply growing activity.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.8/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 2 publications182019: 6 publications192020: 3 publications202021: 7 publications7212022: 4 publications222023: 3 publications232024: 3 publications242025: 4 publications252026: 5 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×3
  • Advanced Optical Materials×2
  • Microwave and Optical Technology Letters×2
  • IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement×1
  • Optik×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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