International Journal of Electromagnetics and Applications

International Journal of Electromagnetics and Applications aims at electromagnetic analysis, testing and application. The journal also intends to stimulate the development of current technology in industry. It is to combine experience and theory of the newest high technology fields within applied electromagnetic and its application.

Hala El-Khozondar

Professor, Islamic University of Gaza, Palestinian Territories

Research Areas

Wireless communication, optical communication, nonlinear optics, optical fiber sensors, magneto-optical isolators, optical filter, MTMs devices, biophysics, electro-optical waveguides, and numerical simulation of microstructural evolution of polycrystalline materials

Education

1995-1999Ph.D.New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, USA
1992-1995M.Sc.New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, USA
1983-1987B.ScBirzeit University, Birzeit, West Bank

Publications: Journals

[1]  Hala J. El-Khozondar, Zeyad I. Al-Sahhar, Mohammed M. Shabat, "The sensitivity of Surface Polaritons in LHM-antiferromagnetic waveguide sensors", Journal of magnetism and magnetic materials, 368, 312–317, November 2014, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmmm.2014.05.023.
[2]  Mehdi Keshavarz Hedayati, Mojtaba Javaherirahim, Ahnaf Usman Zillohu, Hala Jarallah El-Khozondar, Muhammad Bawa'aneh, Andrei Lavrinenko, Franz Faupel, Mady Elbahri, "Photo-driven perfect absorber as active metamaterial with a tunable molecular-plasmonic coupling", Advanced Optical Materials, 5, 2014, DOI:10.1002/adom.201400105.
[3]  Zeyad I. Al-Sahhar, Hala J. El-Khozondar, Mohammed M. Shabat, "The sensitivity of TE Filed Propagating in LHM-antiferromagnetic sensor", Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 8 (2), 421-427, 2014.
[4]  Hala J. El-Khozondar, Amani S. Abu Reyala, Mathias S. Müller, "Load Reduction in Wind Energy Converters Using Individual Pitch Control", Journal of Engineering Research and Technology (JERT), 1, 12-17, 2014.
[5]  Ana Pérez Grassi, Anton Tremmel, Alexander Kock, Hala J. El-Khozondar " On-line Thickness measurement for Two-Layer Systems on Polymer Electronic Devices", Sensors, 13, 15747-15757, 2013; doi:10.3390/s131115747.
[6]  Hala J. El-Khozondar, Rifa J. El-Khozondar, Said Zouhdi, " Propagation of surface waves at the interface between Nonlinear MTMs and Anisotropic Materials ", Applied Physics A: material science and processing, 115 (2), 2013, 439-442, 2014, DOI 10.1007/s00339-013-8041-4.
[7]  Zeyad I. Al-Sahhar, Mohammed M. Shabat, Hala J. El-Khozondar, " Magnetostatic Surface Waves Propagation at dissipative Ferrite-MTMs-metal structure", Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism, SpringerPlus  2, 584-294, 2013, doi:10.1186/2193-1801-2-584.
[8]  Zeyad I. Al-Sahhar, Hala J. El-Khozondar, Mohammed M. Shabat, "Magnetostatic Surface Waves Propagation at the interface between Ferrite and MTMs Parallel Plate Waveguide structure", Journal of Al Azhar University-Gaza (Natural Sciences), 15, 89-100, 2013.
[9]  Hala J. El-Khozondar, Rifa J. El-Khozondra, Ahmed R. S. AL-Farra, Bernard Z. Essimbi, " Nonlinear Resonant Tunnelling Diode (RTD) circuits for microwave A/D conversion", Optik, 124, 6100-6103, 2013.
[10]  Hala J. El-Khozondar, Amani S. Abu Reyala, Mathias Müller, "Maximum Power Calculation of Wind Energy Converters Controlled by Individual Pitch Control Technique", Studies in system science (SSS), 1(2), 25-28, 2013.
[11]  Hala J. El-Khozondar, Rifa J. El-Khozondar, B.Z. Essimbi, "Pspice modeling of nonlinear transmission lines analog to digital conversion", Review of applied physics (RAP), 2 (1), 12-16, March 2013.
[12]  Hatem Elaydi, Ayman Alquqa, H Khozondar," WiMax PLL's FIR Filter Design Using LMIs ", International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, 3(11), 1-6, 2012.
[13]  Hala J. El-Khozondar, Ayman Alqoqa and Hatem Elaydi, "New Approach For Pll Loop Filter Design Using Linear Programming And Semi-Definite Programming", Buletinul Institutului Politehnic Din Iaşi Publicat De Universitatea Tehnică „Gheorghe Asachi” Din Iaşi Tomul LVIII (LXII), Fasc. 3, 2012, Secţia, Electrotehnică. Energetică. Electronică.
[14]  Hala Jarallah El-khozondar, Amani S. Abu reyala, Nadia Mahdi, “Analysis of a Novel Stimulated Brillouin Scattering Suppression Mechanism Through Self Phase Modulation Process in the High Power Short Pulse Fiber Amplifier Using Optisystem Software”, Journal of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics, 3(2), 75-80, 2012.
[15]  El-Khozondar, R., El-Khozondar, H., Shabat, M., Alexander W. Koch, “TM waves propagation at magnetoplasma-MTMs interface", World Journal of Condensed Matter Physics (WJCMP), 2, 171-174, 2012.
[16]  K. Y. El Wasife, Mohammed M. Shabat, Hala J. El Khozondar, “S-Wave in a nonlinear, left handed materials and ferrite layered structure” , J. Mod. Phys. Appl., 1 (1), 38-50, 2012, Available online at http://scik.org.
[17]  Hala J. El-Khozondar, Rifa J. El-Khozondar, Said Zouhdi, "Surface waves at the interface between tunable LC-MTMs and Nonlinear media", Applied Physics A: material science and processing, 109(4), 865-867, 2012.
[18]  Hala J. El-Khozondar, Mathias Müller, Rifa J. El-Khozondar, Mohammed M. Shabat , Alexander W. Koch, "Sensitivity of double-negative metamaterial optical sensor", International Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences and Technology (IJPAST), 11(2), 29-39, 2012.
[19]  Hala J. El-Khozondar, Mattis S. Müller, Rifa J. El-Khozondar, Alexander W. Koch," Influence of magnetic field inhomogeneity on a magneto-optical current sensor", Journal of sensor technology, 2,19-22,2012.
[20]  Al-Sahhar, Z., El-Khozondar, H., Shabat, M., "Wave propagation in lossy MTMs surrounded by linear and nonlinear media with arbitrary nonlinearity", Journal of magnetism and magnetic materials, 324, 1100-1105, 2012; doi.10.1016/j.jmmm.2011.10.031, 2011.
[21]  El-Khozondar, H., El-Khozondar, R., Müller, M., Koch, A., "Sensitivity of TM Nonlinear Magnetooptical Integrated Optical Sensor", Multidiscipline Modeling in Materials and Structures (MMMS) 8, 32-42, 2011.
[22]  Hala J. El-Khozondar, Hatem ELaydi, Fady EL-Batta, "Using LMI method to design minimum-lenght FIR loop filters in fixed WIMAX PLL", Bulletin of the Polytechnic Institute of Jassy. Sectia Electrotehnica, Energetica, Electronica, Romina, 5, 50-58, 2011.
[23]  Hala J. El-Khozondar, Hatem ELaydi, Fady EL-Batta, "LMI Method to Design and Optimize FIR Loop Filters in Fixed WiMAX PLL", Journal of Control Engineering and Applied Informatics (CEAI), Romina, 13 (4), 93-98, 2011.
[24]  El-Khozondar, R., El-Khozondar, H., Shabat, M., "Surface wave propagation in Ferroelectric/MTMS interface", Integrated Ferroelectric, 130, 50-57, 2011.
[25]  Ana Pérez Grassi, Mathias Müller, Hala J. El-Khozondar and Alexander Kock, "Method for strain tensor reconstruction with embedded fiber Bragg grating sensors", Smart Materials and structures, 20,105031-6, 2011.
[26]  Sofyan A. Taya, Hala J. El-Khozondar, Mohammed M. Shabat, Emad M. Mehjez, "TM nonlinear waveguide slab optical sensor utilizing left-handed materials", journal of functional materials, 18 (4), 2011.
[27]  Hala J. El-Khozondar, M. Shabat, A. Mohamed-Osman, Khitam Elwasife, " Modeling the Effect of Electromagnetic Waves Produced by Mobile Phone Base Station on human body Tissue", Journal of Al Azher University-Gaza (ICBAS Special Issue), 12, 81-87, 2010.
[28]  Hatem ELaydi, Hala J. El-Khozondar, Fady EL-Batta, "Design And Optimization IIR Loop Filters In Fixed Wimax PLL Using LMI Method", Arise (Arab research institute for science and engineering), Lebanaon, issue 1994-3253, 2010-2-09-TLEN. www.arabrise.org.
[29]  Hala J. El-Khozondar, Sofyan A. Taya, Mohammed M. Shabat, Emad M. Mehjez, "Lossy Double Negative Guiding Layer Optical Sensors", Opto-electronics Review, 19 (3), 277-281, 2011, doi:10.2478/s11772-011-0031-5.
[30]  El-Khozondar, H., El-Khozondar, R., Shabat, M., Koch, A., "Metallic nonlinear magnetooptical nonreciprocal isolator", OPTIK, Elsevier, 122, 256–258, 2011.
[31]  Hala J. El-Khozondar, Sofyan A. Taya, Mohammed M. Shabat, Emad M. Mehjez, "Optical Waveguide Sensors Using Double Negativity Guiding Layer", Materials, 2010, 3, 1-x manuscripts; doi:10.3390/ma30x000x, 2010.
[32]  El-Khozondar, H., Müller, M., Wellenhofer, C., El-Khozondar, R., Koch, A., "Four-Mode Coupling in Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors using Full Fields of the Fundamental Modes", Fiber and integrated optics, 29 (5), 420-430, 2010.
[33]  Khitam Elwasife, Hala J. El-Khozondar, M. Shabat, I. Abdel Aziz, A. Mohamed-Osman, "Some Effects of Electromagnetic Field on Serum Biochemical Parameters in Albino Rats and Therapeutic action of Vitamin C or E", Islamic university journal for natural science and Engineering, 18 (2), 11 – 22, 2010.
[34]  I. Abdel Aziz, Hala J. El-Khozondar, M. Shabat, Khitam Elwasife, A. Mohamed-Osman, "Effect of electromagnetic field on body weight and blood indices in albino rats and the therapeutic action of vitamin c or e", Rominian Journal of biophysics, 20(3), 235–244, 2010.
[35]  El-Khozondar, H., Müller, M., Buck, T., El-Khozondar, R., Koch, A., "Experimental investigation on polarization rotation in twisted optical fiber using laboratory coordinate system", Fiber and Integrated Optics, 29(1), 1-9, 2010.
[36]  El-Khozondar, H., Al-Sahhar, Z., Shabat, M., "Electromagnetic Surface Waves of a Ferrite Slab Bounded by Metamaterials", International journal of electronics and communications (AEU) 64 1063–1067, 2010, doi:10.1016/j.aeue.2009.09.003, 2010.
[37]  El-Khozondar, H., Müller, M., El-Khozondar, R., Koch, A.,"Polarization rotation in twisted polarization maintaining fibers using a fixed reference frame", Journal of Light Wave Technology 27(24), 5590-5596, 2009.
[38]  Müller, M., Buck, T., El-Khozondar, H., Koch, A., "Shear strain influence on fiber bragg grating measurement systems", Journal of Light Wave Technology 27(23), 5223-5229, 2009.
[39]  Müller, M., El-Khozondar, H. J., Bernardini, A., and Koch, A. W. "Transfer Matrix Approach to Four Mode Coupling in Fiber Bragg Gratings", IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics 45(9),1142–1148, 2009.
[40]  Müller, M., El-Khozondar, H., Buck, T., and Koch, A., "Analytical solution of four-Mode coupling in shear strain load fiber-bragg-grating sensors", Optics Letters, 34(17), 2622-2624, 2009.
[41]  El-Khozondar, H., El-Khozondar, R., Shabat, M., "Coupling efficiency of Magnetooptical Integrated Isolator", International Journal of Modern Physics B, 23, 4675-4683, 2009.
[42]  El-Khozondar, R., & El-Khozondar, H, "Numerical modeling of microstructural evolution in three-phase polycrystalline materials", Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 34 (1A), 241-252, 2009.
[43]  El-Khozondar, H., El-Khozondar, R., Shabat, M., "Temperature dependence of the optical nonlinear waveguide sensor on thermal stress effects", Islamic university journal for natural science and Engineering, 16 (2), 29-40, 2008.
[44]  El-Khozondar, R., El-Khozondar, H., Shabat, M., "Applications of Metamaterials in Optical Waveguide Isolator", Journal of Al-Aqsa University series of natural science, 12, 35-50, 2008.
[45]  El-Khozondar, H., El-Khozondar, R., "Temperature sensitivity enhancement of nonlinear optical channel waveguide sensors using thermal-stress effect", Islamic university journal for natural science and Engineering, 16 (2), 15-27, 2008.
[46]  El-Khozondar, H. J. "Hydrostatic Stress Effect on the Optical Performance and the Stress Sensitivity of Optical Nonlinear Waveguide", An - Najah Univ. J. Res. (N. Sc.), 22, 1-16, 2008.
[47]  El-Khozondar, H. J., Abu Tair, G., Shabat, M. M., " Thermal-Stress effects on nonlinear thin film Waveguide Sensors", physics and chemistry of solid state, 8 (2), 260-264, 2007.
[48]  El-Khozondar, H. J., Abu Tair, G., Shabat, M. M., " Optically S-Polarized Surface Waves in Symmetrical Nonlinear Sensors: Thermal Effects", Optik-International Journal for Light and Electron Optics, 120, 442-446, 2009.
[49]  El-Khozondar, H. J., El-Khozondar, R. J., Shabat, M. M., "Double-Negative Metamaterial Optical waveguide Behavior Subjected to Stress", Islamic university journal for natural science and Engineering, 16 (1), 9-20 (2008).
[50]  El-Khozondar H. J., Shabat, M., Abu Tair, G., Abadla, M., "Thermal stress effect on nonlinear thin film waveguide sensors", Journal of Physics & Chemistry of Solid State, 8 (2), 260-264, 2007.
[51]  El-Khozondar, H. J., El-Khozondar, R. J., Shabat, M. M., Koch, A. W., "Stress Effect on Optical Nonlinear Waveguide Sensor", Journal of optical communication, 28 (3), 175- 179, 2007.
[52]  El-Saifi, R., El-Khozondar H., Shabat, M. "Band reject filter of a periodic dielectric film bounded by a nonlinear cladding", Al-Aqsa University Journal (special issue), The first international conference of natural and applied sciences, Faculty of applied science, 10, 445-461, 2006 (http://www.alaqsa.edu.ps/ara/index.asp?pageid=990).
[53]  El-Khozondar, R., El-Khozondar, H., Gottstein, G., Rollet, A., "Microstructural simulation of grain growth in two-phase polycrystalline materials", Egyptian Journal of Solid State, 29, 35-47, 2006.
[54]  El-Khozondar, H. J., El-Saifi, R., Shabat, M.M., "Nonlinear surface waves along a single interface of periodic cladding medium", Laser Physics, 14 (12), 1539-1543, 2004.
[55]  El-Khozondar, R. and El-Khozondar, H., "Numerical Simulations of Coarsening of Lamellar Structures: applications to metallic alloys", Egyptian Journal of Solid State, 27 (2), 189-199, 2004.
[56]  Burkardt, M. and El-Khozondar, H., "Wilson Fermions on a Transverse Lattice", Phys. Rev. D, 60, 054504, 1999.
[57]  Burkardt, M. and El-Khozondar, H., "A (3+1)-Dimensional Light Front Model with Spontaneous Breaking of Chiral Symmetry", Phys. Rev. D, 55, 6514, 1997.

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums

[1]  Hala J. El-Khozondar, Rifa J. El-Khozondar, Ahmed Al-Farra, B. Z. Essimbi, "Nonlinear Resonant Tunneling Diode (RTD) Circuits For Microwave A/D Conversion", International conference on superconductor and magnetism ICSM2012,29 April-4 May 2012, Istanbul, Turkey.
[2]  Hala J. El-Khozondar, Mattis S. Müller, Rifa J. El-Khozondar, Alexander W. Koch," Magnetic field inhomogeneity induced on the Magneto-optical current sensors", IEEE, Information Photonics 2011, 18 - 20 May 2011, Ottawa Convention Centre Ottawa, Canada.
[3]  Hala J. El-Khozondar, Mathias S. Müller, Rifa J. El-Khozondar, Alexander W. Koch, "Using a Fixed Reference Frame to Study Polarization Rotation in Twisted Optical Fibers", The First International Conference on Basic & Applied Sciences (ICBAS),  10-10-2010, Al-Azher University, Gaza, Palestine.
[4]  Hala J. El-khozondar, Mohammed Shabat, Abelrahman Elhassan Mohamed-Osman, Khitam Elwasife, "Model to Study the Effect of Electromagnetic Waves Produced by Mobile Phone Base Station on human body Tissue ", The First International Conference on Basic & Applied Sciences (ICBAS),  10-10-2010, Al-Azher University, Gaza, Palestine.
[5]  El-Khozondar, H., ElIydi, Hatem, Al-Batta, F., "Design and Optimization IIR Loop Filters in Fixed WiMAX PLL using LMI Method". The Third International Conference on Engineering and Gaza Reconstruction. Gaza: Islamic University of Gaza, 2009.
[6]  ElIydi, Hatem, AlQoqa, Ayman, El-Khozondar, Hala, "Optimal PLL Filter Design for Mobile WiMax Using LP and SDP", In: PICCIT 2010, The 3rd Palestinian International Conference on Computer and Information Technology, 9 March-11 March 2010, Hebron, Palestine.
[7]  El-Khozondar, H., Müller, M., Buck, T., El-Khozondar, R., Koch, A., "Experimental investigation of polarization rotation in twisted optical fibers", In: International Symposium on Optomechatronic Technologies, Turkey, IEEE , 219-222, 2009.
[8]  El-Khozondar, H., El-Khozondar, R., Shabat, M., Koch, A. "Metallic nonlinear magnetooptical nonreciprocal isolator", Poc. Of SPIE Vol. 7390, 739003 1-7, 2009.
[9]  El-Khozondar, H., Müller, M., El-Khozondar, R., Shabat, M., Koch, A. "Temperature sensitivity of TE double-negative metamaterial optical sensor", Poc. Of SPIE Vol. 7390, 73900A 1-8, 2009.
[10]  Müller, M., Buck, T. C., El-Khozondar, H. J., Koch, A. W. " Measurement Errors from Internal Shear strain within Fiber Bragg Grating Sensor", Poc. Of SPIE Vol. 7390, 739007 1-8, 2009.
[11]  El-Khozondar, H., El-Khozondar, R., Shabat, M., Koch, A."Coupling Efficiency of Metamaterial Magnetooptical Integrated Isolator", Proceedings OPTO 2009 &I RS2 2009, 65-70, 2009.
[12]  Hala J. El-Khozondar, Rifa J. El-Khozondar, Mohammed M. Shabat, Alexander W. Koch, “Coupling efficiency of nonreciprocal optical isolator with metamaterials substrate and linear cladding”, Metamaterials: Fundamentals and Applications II, Conference 7392 – Proceedings of SPIE Volume 7392, 2 - 5 August 2009.
[13]  El-Khozondar, H., El-Khozondar, R., Shabat, M., "Double-Negative Metamaterial Optical waveguide Behavior Subjected to Stress", Metamaterials III, edited by Nigel P. Johnson, Ekmel Özbay, Richard W. Ziolkowski, Nikolay I. Zheludev, Proc. of SPIE Vol. 6987, 69871W 1-8, 2008.
[14]  El-Khozondar, R., El-Khozondar, H., Shabat, M., "Applications of Metamaterials in Optical Waveguide Isolator", Metamaterials III, edited by Nigel P. Johnson, Ekmel Özbay, Richard W. Ziolkowski, Nikolay I. Zheludev, Proc. of SPIE Vol. 6987, 69872A 1-8, 2008.
[15]  El-Khozondar, H., El-Khozondar, R., Shabat, M., "Temperature stress effects on optical nonlinear waveguide sensor", Optomechatronic Sensors and Instrumentation III, Rainer Tutsch; Hong Zhao; Katsuo Kurabayashi; Yasuhiro Takaya; Pavel Tománek, Editors, Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 6716, 67160B 1-8, 2007.
[16]  H. J. El-Khozondar, "Stress Effect on Optical Nonlinear Waveguide Sensor", Sensor Conference 2007 Proceedings I, 175-180, 2007.
[17]  El-Khozondar, R., & El-Khozondar, H., "Numerical Simulations of Coarsening of Lamellar Structures: applications to metallic alloys", Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 735, 1-6, 2003.
[18]  Burkardt, M. and El-Khozondar, H., "A (3+1)-Dimensional LF Model with Spontaneous Chiral Symmetry Breaking". Proceedings New Non-perturbative Methods and Quantization on the Light Cone Conference. Les Houches, France, 271-276, 1997.
[19]  Hala J. El-Khozondar, “Introduction to Chiral Symmetry breaking”, HUGS at CEBAF (TJNAF NOW) 1996; June 1996; Hampton University, Hampton, VA, USA.

Publications: Books/Book Chapters

[1]  Hala El-Khozondar,   Hatem Elaydi ,   Fady Fadel El-Batta, Optimized loop filters in fixed WiMax PLL using LMI method, Germany: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, ISBN 978-3-8443-8754-4, paperback, 104 Pages, 2011.
[2]  Hala El-Khozondar,   Rifa El-Khozondar,   Ibtisam Abo Ireban, Transmission Lines and Schottky Diode: Nonlinear Transmission Lines, Germany: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, ISBN 978-3-8383-2959-8, paperback, 80 Pages, 2011.
[3]  Hala El-Khozondar,   Hatem Elaydi ,   Ayman Alqoqa, Optimized loop filters design for mobile WiMax via LMI, Germany: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, ISBN 978-3-8454-3201-4, paperback, 84 Pages, 2011.
[4]  Hala El-Khozondar,The Art of Technical English Writing, book manual for engineering technical writing course, 2011.