Publications

 

Ph.D. Dissertation:

“EBG Structure and Reconfigurable Technique in Antenna Designs: Applications to Wireless Communications”, Summer 2002.

 

 

Technical Report:

F. Yang and Y. Rahmat-Samii, “UHF Low-Gain Antenna Miniaturization Concepts for the JPL/NASA Mars In-Situ Communication Program”, UCLA Report ENG-02-232, September 2002.

 

 

Journal Articles:

In review

1.       Fan Yang and Yahya Rahmat-Samii, “Patch Antenna with Switchable Slots (PASS) in Wireless Communications: Concepts, Designs, and Applications”, in review with IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine.

2.       Fan Yang and Yahya Rahmat-Samii, “A Low Profile Single Dipole Antenna Radiating Circularly Polarized Waves”, in review with IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation.

3.       Fan Yang, Amir Aminian, and Yahya Rahmat-Samii, “Surface Wave Antenna Concept with Monopole Type Radiation Patterns: Horizontal Dipole on Patch Loaded Grounded Slab”, accepted by IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation.

4.       Amir Aminian, Fan Yang, and Yahya Rahmat-Samii, “On the Determination of the Band Gap Region of EBG Structures: A Novel Spectral FDTD Approach”, accepted by IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation.

2004

5.       Fan Yang and Yahya Rahmat-Samii, “Polarization Dependent Electromagnetic Band Gap (PDEBG) Structures: Designs and Applications”, Microwave Optical and Technology Letters., vol. 41, no. 6, pp. 439-444, July 2004.

2003

6.       Fan Yang and Yahya Rahmat-Samii, “Microstrip Antennas Integrated with Electromagnetic Band-Gap (EBG) Structures: A Low Mutual Coupling Design for Array Applications”, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 51, no. 10, pp. 2936-2946, October 2003.

7.       Fan Yang and Yahya Rahmat-Samii, “Reflection Phase Characterizations of the EBG Ground Plane for Low Profile Wire Antenna Applications”, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 51, no. 10, pp. 2691-2703, October 2003.

2002

8.       Fan Yang and Yahya Rahmat-Samii, “A CP Polarization Diversity Patch Antenna Using Switchable Slots”, Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 96-98, March 2002.

2001

9.       Fan Yang and Yahya Rahmat-Samii, “A Low Profile Circularly Polarized Curl Antenna over Electromagnetic Band-Gap (EBG) Surface”, Microwave Optical and Technology Letters, vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 264-267, November 2001.

10.   Fan Yang and Yahya Rahmat-Samii, “Patch Antenna with Switchable Slot (PASS): Dual Frequency Operation”, Microwave Optical and Technology Letters, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 165-168, November 2001.

11.   Fan Yang and Yahya Rahmat-Samii, “Switchable Dual-Band Circularly Polarized Patch Antenna with Single Feed”, Electronics Letters, vol. 37, no. 16, pp. 1002-1003, August 2001.

12.   Fan Yang, Xue-xia Zhang, Xiaoning Ye and Yahya Rahmat-Samii, “Wideband E-shaped Patch Antennas for Wireless Communications”, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 49, no. 7, pp. 1094-1100, July 2001.

 

 

Conference Papers and Invited Presentations:

2004

1.       Yahya Rahmat-Samii and Fan Yang, “Antenna Development Using Artificial Ground Planes: Insights into New Design Opportunities”, Asia Pacific Microwave Conference, New Delhi, India, December 15 – 18, 2004.

2.       Fan Yang and Yahya Rahmat-Samii, “Designs and Applications of Artificial Complex Ground Planes:  A New Paradigm in Antenna Developments”, Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium, Nanjing, China, August 28 – 31, 2004.

3.       Fan Yang and Yahya Rahmat-Samii, “Wire Antennas on Artificial Complex Ground Planes: A New Generation of Low Gain Antennas”, 2004 IEEE Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC/URSI Nation Radio Science Meeting, Monterey, CA, June 20-26, 2004.

4.       Fan Yang, Amir Aminian, and Yahya Rahmat-Samii, “A Low Profile Surface Wave Antenna Equivalent to a Vertical Monopole Antenna”, 2004 IEEE Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC/URSI Nation Radio Science Meeting, Monterey, CA, June 20-26, 2004.

5.       Fan Yang, and Yahya Rahmat-Samii, “Bent Monopole Antennas on EBG Ground Plane with Reconfigurable Radiation Patterns”, 2004 IEEE Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC/URSI Nation Radio Science Meeting, Monterey, CA, June 20-26, 2004.

6.       Nanbo Jin, Fan Yang, and Yahya Rahmat-Samii, “A Novel Reconfigurable Patch Antenna with Both Frequency and Polarization Diversities for Wireless Communications”, 2004 IEEE Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC/URSI Nation Radio Science Meeting, Monterey, CA, June 20-26, 2004.

7.       Pekka O. Salonen, Fan Yang, and Yahya Rahmat-Samii, “WEBGA – Wearable Electromagnetic Band-Gap Antenna”, 2004 IEEE Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC/URSI Nation Radio Science Meeting, Monterey, CA, June 20-26, 2004.

8.       Fan Yang, Amir Aminian, and Yahya Rahmat-Samii, “Using Artificial Surfaces To Realize Monopole Type Radiation Patterns By A Low Profile Antenna”, 2004 URSI International Symposium on Electromagnetic Theory, Pisa, Italy, May 23-27, 2004.

9.       Amir Aminian, Fan Yang, and Yahya Rahmat-Samii, “Surface Impedance Characterizations Using Spectral FDTD Method: A Unified Approach to Analyze Arbitrary Artificial Complex Surfaces”, 2004 URSI International Symposium on Electromagnetic Theory, Pisa, Italy, May 23-27, 2004.

2003

10.   Fan Yang and Yahya Rahmat-Samii, “Applications of Polarization Dependent EBG in Antenna Designs”, 2003 Annual Research Review, UCLA Electrical Engineering Department, Los Angeles, October 20, 2003.

11.   John P. Gianvittorio, Fan Yang, and Yahya Rahmat-Samii, “Current Research Topics of the Antenna Research, Analysis, and Measurement (ARAM) Laboratory”, 2003 Annual Research Review, UCLA Electrical Engineering Department, Los Angeles, October 20, 2003.

12.   Fan Yang and Yahya Rahmat-Samii, “Polarization Dependent Electromagnetic Band-Gap Surfaces: Characterization, Designs, and Applications”, 2003 IEEE AP-S Digest, vol. 3, pp. 339-342, June 2003.

13.   Fan Yang and Yahya Rahmat-Samii, “A Compact Dual Band Circularly Polarized Antenna Design for Mars Rover Mission”, 2003 IEEE AP-S Digest, vol. 3, pp. 858-861, June 2003.

14.   Fan Yang and Yahya Rahmat-Samii, “A Combination of the FDTD Method and Signal Processing Techniques: Fast FDTD/ARMA Approach”, 2003 URSI digest, pp. 265, June 2003.

15.   Amir Aminia, Fan Yang, and Yahya Rahmat-Samii, “In-phase Reflection and EM Wave Suppression Characteristics of Electromagnetic Band Gap Ground Planes”, 2003 IEEE AP-S Digest, vol. 4, pp. 430-433, June 2003.

2002

16.   Fan Yang and Yahya Rahmat-Samii, “A Novel Reconfigurable Patch Antenna Design for GPS Applications”, 2002 Annual Research Review, UCLA Electrical Engineering Department, Los Angeles, October 21-22, 2002.

17.   John P. Gianvittorio, Fan Yang, and Yahya Rahmat-Samii, “Current Research Topics of Professor Rahmat-Samii's Antenna Lab”, 2002 Annual Research Review, UCLA Electrical Engineering Department, Los Angeles, October 21-22, 2002.

18.   Fan Yang and Yahya Rahmat-Samii: "Applications of Electromagnetic Band-Gap (EBG) Structures in Microwave Antenna Designs", 3rd International Conference on Microwave and Millimeter Wave Technology, Beijing, China, August 17-19, 2002.

19.   Fan Yang and Yahya Rahmat-Samii: "Microstrip Antenna Analysis Using Fast FDTD Methods: A Comparison of Prony and ARMA Techniques", 3rd International Conference on Microwave and Millimeter Wave Technology, Beijing, China, August 17-19, 2002.

20.   Fan Yang, “Applications of Electromagnetic Band-Gap (EBG) Structures in Microwave Antenna Designs”, Invited presentation at Tampere University of Technology, Finland, August 12, 2002.

21.   Fan Yang and Yahya Rahmat-Samii, “A Mushroom-Like Electromagnetic Band-Gap (EBG) Structure: Band Gap Characterization and Antenna Applications”, 2002 URSI digest, pp. 225, June 2002.

22.   Fan Yang and Yahya Rahmat-Samii, “Patch Antenna with Switchable Slots (PASS): Reconfigurable Design for Wireless Communications”, 2002 IEEE AP-S Digest, vol. 1, pp. 462-465, June 2002.

23.   Fan Yang and Yahya Rahmat-Samii, “A Single Layer Dual Band Circularly Polarized Microstrip Antenna for GPS Applications”, 2002 IEEE AP-S Digest, vol. 4, pp. 720-723, June 2002.

24.   Fan Yang and Yahya Rahmat-Samii, “Reflection Phase Characterization of an Electromagnetic Band-Gap (EBG) Surface”, 2002 IEEE AP-S Digest, vol. 3, pp. 744-747, June 2002.

25.   Fan Yang, “Patch Antenna with Switchable Slots (PASS): Reconfigurable Design for Wireless Communications”, Invited presentation at IEEE AP-S Los Angeles Chapter, Los Angeles, May 16, 2002.

2001

26.   Fan Yang and Yahya Rahmat-Samii, “Patch Antennas Integrated with EBG Structures: Radiation Enhancement and Mutual Coupling Reduction”, 2001 Annual Research Review, UCLA Electrical Engineering Department, Los Angeles, October 15-16, 2001.

27.   Fan Yang and Yahya Rahmat-Samii, “Patch Antennas with Switchable Slots (PASS) in Wireless Communications”, 2001 Annual Research Review, UCLA Electrical Engineering Department, Los Angeles, October 15-16, 2001.

28.   Fan Yang and Yahya Rahmat-Samii, “Patch Antennas with Switchable Slots (PASS): Concept, Theory and Applications”, Proceedings of 2001 Antenna Application Symposium, pp. 84-103, September 2001.

29.   Fan Yang and Yahya Rahmat-Samii, “Curl Antennas over Electromagnetic Band-Gap Surface: A Low Profiled Design for CP Applications”, 2001 IEEE AP-S Digest, vol. 3, pp. 372-375, July 2001.

30.   Fan Yang, Chul-Sik Kee, and Yahya Rahmat-Samii, “Step-Like Structure and EBG Structure to Improve the Performance of Patch Antennas on High Dielectric Substrate”, 2001 IEEE AP-S Digest, vol. 2, pp. 482-485, July 2001.

31.   Fan Yang and Yahya Rahmat-Samii, “Mutual Coupling Reduction of Microstrip Antennas Using Electromagnetic Band-Gap Structure”, 2001 IEEE AP-S Digest, vol. 2, pp. 478-481, July 2001.

32.   Fan Yang and Yahya Rahmat-Samii, “E-shaped Patch Antennas for Wireless Communications: Concept, Design and Characterization”, National Radio Science Meeting, Bolder, Colorado, January 2001.

2000

33.   Fan Yang and Yahya Rahmat-Samii, “A Novel Wideband Dual Slot Patch Antenna for Wireless Communications”, 2000 Annual Research Review, UCLA Electrical Engineering Department, Los Angeles, September 21-22, 2000.

34.   Fan Yang and Yahya Rahmat-Samii, “Design of Low Profiled Antennas Using PBG Surfaces”, 2000 Annual Research Review, UCLA Electrical Engineering Department, Los Angeles, September 21-22, 2000.

35.   Fan Yang and Yahya Rahmat-Samii, “Wideband Dual Parallel Slot Patch Antenna (DPSPA) for Wireless Communications”, 2000 IEEE AP-S Digest, pp. 1650-1653, July 2000.

 

 

 

NOTE: If you wish to obtain an electronic version of the paper or presentations, please email me at fyang@olemiss.edu.