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”,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
20.
Fan Yang, “Applications
of Electromagnetic Band-Gap (EBG) Structures in Microwave Antenna Designs”, Invited presentation at
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
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,
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,
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.