Dr. Husnul Maab

maab@giki.edu.pk
(Ext. 2245)

Dr. Husnul Maab

Assistant Professor

Qualifications: PhD
Research Interests: Surface electromagnetic waves (SPP, Tamm, Dyakonov-Tamm waves) in Sculptured Thin Film, Metamaterials, and wave propagation in complex medium

List of Research Publications Available Across International Journal Portals & Web Databases

1. Optica Publishing Group (Formerly OSA – Optical Society of America)

Platform / Website: opg.optica.org

  1. Surface Electromagnetic Waves Supported by the Interface of Two Semi-Infinite Rugate Filters with Sinusoidal Refractive-Index Profiles
    Authors: H. Maab, M. Faryad, and A. Lakhtakia
    Journal: Journal of the Optical Society of America B (JOSA B), Vol. 28, No. 5, pp. 1204–1212 (2011). Impact Factor: 2.284
  2. Phase Engineering with All-Dielectric Metasurfaces for Focused Optical Vortex (FOV) Beams with High Cross-Polarization Efficiency
    Authors: H. Ahmed, A. A. Rahim, H. Maab, M. M. Ali, N. Mahmood, S. Naureen
    Journal: Optical Materials Express, Vol. 9, No. 11, pp. 4255–4265 (2019).                                 Impact Factor: 2.673
  3. Polarization Insensitive All-Dielectric Metasurfaces for the Ultraviolet Domain
    Authors: H. Ahmed, A. A. Rahim, H. Maab, M. M. Ali, and S. Naureen
    Journal: Optical Materials Express, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 919–928 (2020).
    Impact Factor: 2.673

2. IOPscience (Institute of Physics Publishing)

Platform / Website: iopscience.iop.org

  1. Rugate-Filter-Guided Propagation of Multiple Fano Waves
    Authors: M. Faryad, H. Maab, and A. Lakhtakia
    Journal: Journal of Optics, Vol. 13, No. 7, Art. No. 075101 (2011).
    Impact Factor: 2.753
  2. Multiple Compound Tamm Waves with Uller-Zenneck Wave Characteristics Guided by Dissipative Dielectric Defect in Periodic Multilayered Isotropic Dielectric Material
    Authors: M. Danyal, H. Maab, A. A. Rahim, and M. M. Ali
    Journal: Journal of Optics, Vol. 21, No. 8, Art. No. 085002 (2019).
    Impact Factor: 2.753
  3. Graphene-Based Metamaterial Absorber for Energy Harvesting in the Terahertz Range
    Authors: M. H. Mazaheri, H. Maab, and A. A. Rahim
    Journal: Journal of Optics, Vol. 26, Art. No. 085101 (2024).
    Impact Factor: 2.200

3. Elsevier ScienceDirect & Optik

Platform / Website: sciencedirect.com / sciencedirect.com/journal/optik

  1. Multiple Surface Electromagnetic Waves Guided by the Planar Interface of a Rugate Filter and a Hyperbolic Columnar Thin Film
    Authors: H. U. Manzoor, H. Maab, and M. Faryad
    Journal: Optik – International Journal for Light and Electron Optics, Vol. 140, pp. 883–892 (2017).
    Impact Factor: 1.914
  2. Vortex Dynamics in a Spin Valve Nanopillar Having Hybrid Polarizer and Magnetostatic Coupling
    Authors: A. Hanif, A. A. Rahim, and H. Maab
    Journal: Physica B: Condensed Matter, Vol. 668, Art. No. 415201 (2023).
    Impact Factor: 3.200
  3. A Spin Torque Nano Oscillator Model Based on Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya Interaction in the IMA/PMA Bilayered Spin Valve Nanopillar: Micromagnetic Study
    Authors: A. Hanif, A. A. Rahim, and H. Maab
    Journal: Physica B: Condensed Matter, Vol. 677, Art. No. 415694 (2024).
    Impact Factor: 3.200
  4. Theoretical Modeling and Design of a Graphene-Based Tunable Metamaterial Perfect Absorber for Broadband and Narrowband Terahertz Applications
    Authors: M. H. Mazaheri, H. Maab, and A. A. Rahim
    Journal: Next Materials, Vol. 7, Art. No. 100342 (2025).
    Impact Factor: 4.700

4. Taylor & Francis Online

Platform / Website: tandfonline.com

  1. Prism-Coupled Excitation of Multiple Tamm Waves
    Authors: H. Maab, M. Faryad, and A. Lakhtakia
    Journal: Journal of Modern Optics, Vol. 60, No. 5, pp. 396–403 (2013).
    Impact Factor: 1.657
  2. Coupled Tamm Waves Guided by an Isotropic and Homogeneous Dielectric Layer in a Rugate Filter
    Authors: H. Maab and M. Faryad
    Journal: Journal of Modern Optics, Vol. 61, No. 18, pp. 1475–1481 (2014).
    Impact Factor: 1.657
  3. Dyakonov–Tamm Waves Guided by the Planar Interface of a Rugate Filter and a Columnar Thin Film
    Authors: H. Maab, H. U. Manzoor, and M. Faryad
    Journal: Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications (JEWA), Vol. 29, No. 11, pp. 1435–1446 (2015).
    Impact Factor: 1.351
  4. Triple L-Shaped Tri-Band Tunable Terahertz Metamaterial Absorber for Material Characterization Applications
    Authors: M. H. Mazaheri, H. Maab, and A. A. Rahim
    Journal: Journal of Modern Optics, Vol. 73, Art. No. 202611 (2026).
    Impact Factor: 0.800

5. MDPI Open Access Journals

Platform / Website: mdpi.com

  1. Ultra-Wideband Cross-Polarization Converter Using Anisotropic Reflective Metasurface
    Authors: T. Ahmad, A. A. Rahim, R. M. H. Bilal, A. Noor, H. Maab, M. A. Naveed, A. Madni, M. M. Ali, M. A. Saeed
    Journal: Electronics, Vol. 11, No. 3, Art. No. 487 (2022).
    Impact Factor: 2.900

6. De Gruyter Digital Publishing

Platform / Website: degruyter.com

  1. Graphene-Based Tunable Dual-Band Polarization Sensitive Absorber for Applications in the Terahertz Regime
    Authors: M. H. Mazaheri, H. Maab, and A. A. Rahim
    Journal: Frequenz – Journal of RF-Engineering and Telecommunications, Vol. 79, Issue 5-6 (2025).
    Impact Factor: 0.900

7. EM Academy (Progress in Electromagnetics Research – PIER)

Platform / Website: jpier.org

  1. Fractional Surface Waveguide
    Authors: H. Maab and Q. A. Naqvi
    Journal: Progress in Electromagnetics Research C (PIER C), Vol. 1, pp. 199–209 (2008).
  2. Fractional Rectangular Cavity Resonator
    Authors: H. Maab and Q. A. Naqvi
    Journal: Progress in Electromagnetics Research B (PIER B), Vol. 9, pp. 69–82 (2008).

8. Scientific Research / American Scientific Publishers / Open Portals

  1. Surface Wave Modes in PEMC Backed Chiral Slab
    Authors: H. Maab and Q. A. Naqvi
    Journal: Optics Communications, Vol. 283, No. 12, pp. 2536–2546 (2010).
    Impact Factor: 1.961
  2. An Ultra-Thin Beam Splitter Design Using a-Si:H Based on Phase Gradient Metasurfaces
    Authors: H. Ahmed, M. M. Ali, A. Ullah, A. A. Rahim, H. Maab, and M. Khan
    Journal: Journal of Nanoelectronics and Optoelectronics, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 1–5 (2019).
    Impact Factor: 0.989
  3. Real Time Wireless Health Monitoring System
    Authors: A. Khaliq, M. A. Awan, M. U. Saleh, M. W. Abbas, H. Maab, S. Khan
    Journal: IOSR Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IOSR-JEEE), Vol. 9, Issue 3, pp. 31–38 (2014).

List of International Conference Proceedings Available Across Digital Libraries & Publisher Portals

1. IEEE Xplore Digital Library

      Platform / Website: ieeexplore.ieee.org

  1. Modified Wang Shaped Ultra-wideband (UWB) Fractal Patch Antenna for Millimetre-wave Applications Authors: M. H. Bilal, A. A. Rahim, H. Maab, and M. M. Ali
    Conference: 40th Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS), Toyama, Japan (2018), Publisher: IEEE, Indexing/Portal: IEEE Xplore Digital Library
  2. Surface Electromagnetic Waves Propagation Guided by Dissipative Dielectric Material Sandwich between Two Periodic Multilayered Isotropic Materials in Prism Coupled Configuration Authors: Danyal, A. A. Rahim, H. Maab, and M. M. Ali
    Conference: 40th Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS), Toyama, Japan (2018), Publisher: IEEE, Indexing/Portal: IEEE Xplore Digital Library
  3. Effect of Embedding H-Shaped Slot on the Characteristics of Millimeter Wave Microstrip Patch Antenna for 5G Applications Authors: Bangash, M. M. Ali, H. Maab, and R. A. Shaukat, Conference: 2nd International Conference on Computing, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies (iCoMET), Sukkur, Pakistan (2019), Publisher: IEEE, Indexing/Portal: IEEE Xplore Digital Library
  4. Highly Efficient All-dielectric Metasurfaces for Airy Beam Generation in Visible Domain Authors: Ahmed, S. Noureen, N. Mahmood, A. A. Rahim, M. M. Ali, H. Maab, and M. Q. Mehmood, Conference: 17th International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology (IBCAST), Islamabad, Pakistan (2020), Publisher: IEEE, Indexing/Portal: IEEE Xplore Digital Library

2. National & International Academic Conference Proceedings Portals

      Platforms / Web Indexing: UET / Academic Conference Repository Networks

  1. Parametric Variation for Absorption Optimization of Circular Ring Graphene based Tunable Metamaterial Absorber Authors: H. Mazaheri, H. Maab, and A. A. Rahim
    Conference: International Conference on Emerging Technologies (ICET), Peshawar, Pakistan (2023), Indexing/Portal: ICET / IEEE Sponsored Regional Proceedings Repository
  2. 2-Bit Binary Encoded Plasmonic Wire Grating Metasurface for Absorption Enhancement of CZTS Solar Cells Authors: H. Mazaheri, H. Maab, and A. A. Rahim
    Conference: International Conference on Electrical Engineering (ICECE), UET Lahore, Pakistan (2024), Indexing/Portal: ICECE / UET Academic Conference Proceedings Portal