Microwave Engineering Laboratory

 







Selected Publications

Recent Book Chapters

  • M. Ali, “Miniaturized Packaged (Embedded) Antennas for Portable Wireless Devices,’’ Encyclopedia of RF and Microwave Engineering, John Wiley & Sons Inc., February 2005, pp. 3068-3082.

 

  • A.T.M. Sayem and M. Ali, “Characteristics of Miniaturized Microstrip-Fed Hilbert Slot Antenna,’’ Progress in Electromagnetic Research, PIER 56, 1-18, 2006.

 

 

Recent Selected Journal Publications

 

·         M.F. Abedin, M.Z. Azad, and M. Ali, “WideBand Smaller Unit-Cell Planar EBG Structures and their Application,’’ IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, March 2008, pp. 903-908.

·         M. Z. Azad and M. Ali, “Novel Wideband Directional Dipole Antenna on a Mushroom like EBG Structure,’’ IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, May 2008, pp. 1242-1250.

 

·         R.H. Bhuiyan, R. Dougal, and M. Ali, “Proximity Coupled Interdigitated Sensors to Detect Insulation Damage in Power System Cables,’’ IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 7, pp. 1589-1596, December 2007.

 

  • K.M.Z. Shams and M. Ali, “Analyses of a Dipole Antenna Loaded by a Cylindrical Shell of Double Negative (DNG) Meta-Material,’’ International Journal of Antennas and Propagation, Article ID 97481, 10 pages, 2007.

 

  • M. Ali, A. T. M. Sayem and V. K. Kunda, “A Reconfigurable Stacked Microstrip Patch Antenna for Satellite and Terrestrial Links,’’ IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 56, pp. 426-435, March 2007.

 

  • M. Ali, M. G. Douglas, A.T.M. Sayem, A. Faraone and C-K. Chou, “Threshold Power of Canonical Antennas for Inducing SAR at Compliance Limits in the 300-3000 MHz Frequency Range,’’ IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility, vol. 49, no. 1, pp. 143-152, January 2007.

 

  • M. Ali and A. Tailor, “Broadband CPW-Fed Slot Antenna for Wireless LAN and Microwave Imaging Applications,’’ Microwave and Optical technology letters, vol. 49, no. 4, pp. 846-852, April 2007.

 

  • M. Z. Azad and M. Ali, “A New Class of Miniature Embedded Inverted-F Antennas (IFAs) for 2.4 GHz WLAN Application,’’ IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 54, no. 9, pp. 2585- 2592, September  2006.

 

  • K. M. Z. Shams, M. Ali, and H.-S. Hwang, “A Planar Inductively Coupled Bow-Tie Slot Antenna for WLAN Application,’’ Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, vol. 20, No. 7, 2006, pp. 861-871.

 

  • M. Ali, G. Yang, and R. Dougal, “Miniature Circularly Polarized Rectenna with Reduced out of Band Harmonics,’’ IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, vol. 5, 2006, pp. 107-110.

 

  • M. F. Abedin and M. Ali, “Effects of EBG Reflection Phase Profiles on the Input Impedance and Bandwidth of Ultra-thin Directional Dipoles,’’ IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 53, no. 11, pp. 3664-3672, Nov. 2005.

 

  • M. F. Abedin and M. Ali, “Effects of a Smaller Unit Cell Planar EBG Structure on the Mutual Coupling of a Printed Dipole Array,’’ IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, vol. 4, pp. 274-276, August 2005.

 

  • M. Ali, G. Yang, and R. Dougal, “A New circularly polarized rectenna for Wireless Power Transmission and Data Communication,’’ IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters vol. 4, pp. 205-208, July 2005.

 

  • K.M. Z. Shams and M. Ali, “Study and Design of a Capacitively Coupled Polymeric Internal Antenna,’’ IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 53, no. 3, pp. 985-993, March 2005.

 

  • M. Z. Azad and M. Ali, “A Miniaturized Hilbert PIFA for Dual Band Mobile Wireless Applications,’’ IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, vol. 4, pp. 59-62, Feb. 2005.

 

  • M. Ali, R. Usaha, and Y. Hu “Study and Design of Broadband CPW-Fed Modified Folded Slot Antenna (MFSA),’’ Radio Science, Vol. 39, No. 4, Aug. 2004.

 

  • M. Ali, G. Yang, H.S. Hwang, and T. Sittironnarit, “Design and Analysis of an R-Shaped Dual-Band Planar Inverted-F Antenna for Vehicular Applications,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 53, no. 1, Jan. 2004, pp. 29-37.

 

 


Patents

 

 

 

 

 
  • M. Ali, ‘’Inverted-F antenna for flip-style mobile terminals,’’ US patent number: 6,535,166, granted April 26, 2005.
  • M. Ali, ‘’Capacitively Coupled Plated Antenna,’’ US patent number: 6,535,166, granted March 18, 2003. 
  • R. Sadler, M. Ali, and G.J. Hayes, ‘’Multi-frequency band inverted-F antennas with coupled branches and wireless communicators incorporating same,’’ US patent number: 6,563,466, 13 May 2003.
  • R. Sadler, G. Hayes, and M. Ali, Compact, broadband inverted-F antennas with conductive elements and wireless communicators incorporating same. US patent number: 6,218,992, granted-17 April 2001.
  • M. Ali, ‘’Dual-Band Antenna Having Mirror Image Meandering Segments and Wireless Communicators Incorporating Same,’’ US patent Number: 6,184,836, granted — 6 February 2001.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Recent Conference Publications

 

 

 

 

 

 
  • A.T.M. Sayem, G. Schmid, B. Petric, M.G. Douglas, and M. Ali, “SAR induced by monopole and planar antennas to determine threshold power levels of wireless devices,’’ Bioelectromagnetics Symposium, Kanajawa, Japan, June 2007.
  • Khan M. Z. Shams, Abdul M. Miah and M. Ali, “Gain and Transmission Properties of an Embedded Microstrip Patch Antenna for Structural Health Monitoring Application,’’ IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 2007.
  • M. Ali and A. Tailor, “A Broadband Slot Antenna for 2.45/5 GHz WLAN Application,’’ IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 2007.
  • A.T.M. Sayem, G. Schmid, N. Haas, B. Petric, M.G. Douglas, and M. Ali, “CORRELATING BANDWIDTH AND EFFICIENCY WITH SAR OF MONOPOLE ANTENNAS IN THE 300 – 6000 MHz BAND,’’ European Bioelectromagnetics Conference, Bordeaux, France, April 2007.
  • M. Z. Azad and M. Ali, “A Miniaturized Implantable Antenna for GPS Application,’’ IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, Albuquerque, NM, July 2006. 
  • K. M. Z. Shams M. Ali and A. M. Miah, “Characteristics of an Embedded Microstrip Patch Antenna for Wireless Infrastructure Health Monitoring,’’ IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, Albuquerque, NM, July 2006. 
  • M. F. Abedin and M. Ali, “A Low Profile Dipole Antenna Backed by a Planar EBG Structure,’’ IEEE International Workshop on Antenna Technology:  Small Antennas and Novel Metamaterials, White Plains, NY, 6-8 March 2006 (invited).
  • M. Ali, G. Yang, and R. Dougal, “A Miniature Packaged Rectenna for Wireless Power Transmission and Data Telemetry,’’ IEEE International Workshop on Antenna Technology:  Small Antennas and Novel Metamaterials, White Plains, NY, 6-8 March 2006.
  • A.T.M. Sayem, M. Ali, G. Schmid, and N. Haas, “Bandwidth, Efficiency, and SAR of Canonical antennas,’’ Bioelectromagnetics Conference, Cancun, Mexico, June 2006.

 

 

 

 

Student Dissertations and Theses

 

  • Abu T.M. Sayem (Ph.D. dissertation defended November 29, 2007) - Dissertation: Designing Electrically Small Antennas and the Effect of their Radiation on Humans

 

  • Khan M.Z. Shams (Ph.D. dissertation defended September 13, 2007) - Dissertation: Novel Embedded Antennas and Engineered Materials in Wireless Communications and Sensing     

 

  • Faisal Abedin (Ph.D. dissertation defended September 16, 2005) - Dissertation: Miniaturization and Gain Enhancement of Wideband Low-profile Antennas on Engineered Structures (Dissertation abstract - Abstract)     

 

  • Guangli Yang (Ph.D. dissertation defended September 13, 2005) - Dissertation: Conformal Multi-functional Antennas and Rectifying Circuits for Wireless Communication and Microwave Power Beaming (Dissertation abstract - Abstract)

 

 

  • Yanwei Hu (M.S. Thesis defended April 2005) - Thesis: Low Profile Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Slot Antenna with Coplanar Waveguide (CPW) Feed (Thesis abstract - Abstract)

 

  • Vijay Kumar Kunda (M.S. Thesis defended Feb. 2004) - Thesis: Study and Design of a Reconfigurable Stacked Microstrip Patch Antenna for Satellite and Terrestrial Applications (Thesis abstract - Abstract)

 

  • Rachan Usaha (M.S. Thesis defended June 2003) - Thesis: Analysis and Design of Broadband CPW Fed Slot Antennas for C-Band Wireless Applications (Thesis abstract - Abstract)

 

  • Tuangsit Sittironnarit (M.S. Thesis defended June 2002) - Thesis: Analysis and Design of a Muli-Band Embedded Microstrip Antenna for Wireless LAN Application Between 5-6 GHz (Thesis abstract - Abstract)