iWAT 2009
ADVANCED PROGRAM
Monday March 2, 2009
8:20 AM iWAT Welcome – Welcome from the Conference Chair
8:25 AM Special Session 1: Advancement in Portable Device Antennas
8:30 AM Keynote:
B. K. Lau and J. B. Andersen, “Unleashing multiple antenna systems in compact
terminal devices”
9:00 AM J. Guterman, A. Moreira, C. Peixerio, and Y. Rahmat-Samii, “Reconfigurable E-shaped
patch antennas”
9:20 AM F. Ferrero, A. Diallo, C. Luxey and B. Derat, “Phased two-element PIFA for adaptive
patterns in UMTS handsets.”
9:40 AM J. Holopainen, R. Valkonen, C. Icheln, O. Kivekas, and P. Vainikainen, “Recent
advances in coupling-based antenna structures for mobile terminals”
10:00 AM Coffee Break
10:30 AM Special Session 2: mmWave, THz and Nano Antennas
10:35AM H. Zhang, R. W. Ziolkowski, and H. Xin, “A compact Metamaterial-inspired mmW
CPW-fed antenna”
10:55AM L. Zhang, Y. Lee, Y. Hao, and C. G. Parini, “Woodpile EBG structure for millimeter
wave imaging enhancement”
11:15AM S. Cheng, A. Rydberg, P. Hallbjorner, L. Pettersson, M. Salter, and D. Platt, “Millimeter-
wave tapered slot antenna for integration on micromachined low resistivity silicon
substrates”
11:35 AM Y-X. Guo, S. B. Yeap, Z. N. Chen, “Antenna technologies for 60 GHz applications”
11:55 AM Lunch/Poster Session 1
2:55 PM Special Session 3: Application of Metamaterials
3:00 PM Keynote:
Raj Mittra, “A Systematic Approach to Directivity Enhancement using Dielectric or
EBG Superstrates”
3:30 PM G. Mumcu, K. Sertel, and J. L. Volakis, “Partially coupled microstrip lines for printed
antenna miniaturization”
3:50 PM M. Hajj, M. Thevenot, T. Modediere, and B. Jecko, “A novel dual-band sectoral Metallic
Electromagnetic Band Gap (M-EBG) antenna for Hiperkan2 application”
4:10 PM M. R. M. Hashemi and T. Itoh, “Composite right/left-handed leaky-wave antenna for
concave surfaces”
4:30 PM M. Beruete, M. Navarro-Cia, I. Campillo, and M. Sorella, “Antenna applications of
negative refraction parabolic lens of subwavelength hole arrays”
4:50 PM A. Alu, and N. Engheta, “Antenna matching in -near-zero Metamaterial Channels”
5:10 PM C. Argyropoulos, Y. Zhao, and Y. Hao, “Characterization of microwave absorber based
on transformation electromagnetics”
6:00PM Welcome Reception
Tuesday March 3, 2009
8:05 AM Special Session 4: MIMO and Beamforming Antennas
8:10 AM Keynote:
K. Warnick, B. D. Jeffs, J. Landon, J. Waldron, D. Jones, J. R. Fisher, and R. Norrod,
“Phased array antenna design and characterization for next-generation radio telescopes”
8:40 AM J. R. De Luis, A. G. Besoli, and F. De Flaviis, “A very low cost experimental setup for
MIMO systems: How to build it with less than $500”
9:00 AM E. Wang, X. Xu, J. Kuo and L. Yeung “Mode based MIMO channels for bandwidth,
diversity and gain”
9:20 AM D. Evans and M. A. Jensen, “Near-optimal radiation characteristics for diversity antenna
design”
9:40 AM Coffee Break
10:10 AM Special Session 5: Measurement Issues of Small Antennas
10:15 AM T. Koskinen, H. Rajagopalan, and Y. Rahmat-Samii, “Impedance measurements of
various types of balanced antennas with the differential probe method”
10:35 AM J. T. Bernhard, J. J. Adams, M. D. Anderson, and J. M. Martin, “Measuring electrically
small antennas: details and implications”
10:55 AM T. A. Laitinen, S. Ranvier, J. Toivanen, J, Ilvonen, L. Nyberg, J. Krogerus, C. Icheln,
and P. Vainikainen, “Research activities on small antenna measurements at Helsinki
University of Technology”
11:15 AM C. L. Holloway, R. W. Ziolkowski, P. Jin, C-C. Lin, and J. Ladbury, “Measurements of
Metamaterial-inspired, electrically small antenna systems”
11:35 AM T. Yang, W. A. Davis, and W. L. Stutzman, “Multipath mitigation in pattern
measurement of small directive antennas based on the Singularity Expansion Method
(SEM)”
11:55 AM Lunch/Poster Session 2
2:55 PM Special Session 6: Wearable, Implantable and Ingestible Antennas
3:00 PM Keynote:
C. Furse, “Biomedical telemetry: today’s opportunities and challenges”
3:30 PM P. Izdebski, H. Rajagopalan, and Y. Rahmat-Samii, “Ingestible capsule antenna for bio-
telemetry”
3:50 PM W. G. Scanlon and A. R. Chandran, “Stacked-patch antenna with switchable propagating
mode for UHF body-centric communications”
4:10 PM J. L. Volakis, G-Y. Lee, D. Psychoudakis, and C-C. Chen, “Multiple body-worn antenna
diversity”
4:30 PM K. Ito, N. Haga, M. Takahashi, and K. Saito, “Electric field distributions around the
human body with a small antenna in the frequency range of 2.5 MHz to 2.5 GHz.
6:30 PM Banquet
Wednesday March 4, 2009
7:55 AM Special Session 7: UWB Antennas
8:00 AM Keynote:
Z. N. Chen and T. S. P. Lee, “Diversity and its applications in ultra-wideband antennas”
8:30 AM D-C. Chang, C-H. Liao, and P. Hsu “Could the Antenna Pattern be in Energy
instead of in Power?”
8:50 AM B. S. Collins, “Small antennas for the reception of future television services”
9:10 AM D. Manteuffel, M. Arnold, Y. Makris, and Z. N. Chen, “Concepts for future
multistandard and ultra wideband mobile terminal antennas using multilayer technology”
9:30 AM W. Hong, Y. Zhang, Y. Dong, J. Zhou, X. Zhu, Z. Kuai, C. Yu, and J. Chen, “UWB
antenna with multiple frequency notched bands for onboard communications”
9:50 AM Q. Xue, S-W. Qu, and C. H. Chan, “Wideband cavity-backed bowtie antennas”
10:10 AM Coffee Break/Poster Session 3
12:00 AM Lunch/Awards
1:15 PM Industry Panel Session
Panel Members:
Maha Achour, Rayspan
Allen Tran, Qualcomm
Brian Collins, Antenova
2:30 PM Special Session 8: Performance Enhancement of Small Antennas
2:35 PM Keynote:
R. W. Ziolkowski, P. Jin, and C-C. Jin, Electrically small Metamaterial-inspired
antennas: designs and measurements, efficiency and bandwidth performance
3:05 PM H. Arai and S. Nagatsuka, “Low-profile dual-mode plate-loop antenna”
3:25 PM N. Behdad, “Single and dual-polarized miniaturized slot antennas and their applications
in on-chip integrated radios.
3:45 PM N. Guan, Z. Li, D. Delaune, H. Furuya, and K. Ito, “Bandwidth enhancement of a
compact multiband film-antenna for mobile phones”
4:05 PM E. E. Altshuler, T. H. O’Donnell, S.R. Best, and B. Kaanta,” A review of electrically
small antenna immersed in a dielectric”
4:25 PM S. R. Best, “A new electrically small TE mode dipole”
4:45 PM Closing Remarks – Conference Chair
Poster Session 1
(Monday, March 2, 11:55am – 2:55pm)
Dual Polarized Widely Tunable Stacked Microstrip Antenna Using Varactor Diodes
Eisuke Nishiyama, Tatsuo Itoh
University of California Los Angeles, USA
Dual-Band Circularly Polarized Monopole Antenna
Jin-Wei Wu1, Christina F. Jou1, Chien-Jen Wang2
1
National Chiao Tung University, 2National University of Tainan, Taiwan
A Novel Short Leaky-Wave Antenna for Suppressing the Back Lobes
Yi-Lin Chiou, Jin-Wei Wu, Jie-Huang Huang, Christina F. Jou
National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Lower Frequency Metamaterial-Inspired Magnetic-Based EZ Antennas
Chia-Ching Lin, Richard W. Ziolkowski
University of Arizona, USA
Bandwidth Enhancement for Microstrip Patch Antenna Using Stacked Patch and Slot
H. F. AbuTarboush, H. S. Al-Raweshidy, R. Nilavalan
Brunel University, UK
Bandwidth Enhancement for Small Microstrip Patch Antenna Using Shorting Wall
H. F. AbuTarboush, H. S. Al-Raweshidy, R. Nilavalan
Brunel University, UK
Design of Compact Ultrawideband Patch Antenna for Wireless Communications
M. Tariqul Islam, M. N. Shakib, N. Misran, B. Yatim
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
Z Antenna Designs and Testing
Peng Jin, Richard W. Ziolkowski
University of Arizona, USA
Composite Right/Left-Handed Transmission Line Leaky-Wave Antenna Using LTCC Technology
Sung-soo Nam, Hong-min Lee
Kyonggi University, Korea
Compact Ultra Wide Band Antenna with Filtering Structure Using Metamaterial (MTM) and
Substrate Integrated Circuit (SIC) Technologies
Tejinder Kaur Kataria, D. V. B. Murthy, Alonso Corona Chavez
Large Millimeter Telescope, INAOE, Mexico
Efficient Size Reduction Technique for Band-Notched Planar UWB Monopole Antennas
Soheil Radiom, Guy A.E. Vandenbosch, Georges Gielen
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Mutual Coupling Reduction Between Two Dipole Antennas with Parasitic Elements Composed of
Composite Right-/Left-Handed Transmission Lines
Akiyoshi Abe1, Naobumi Michishita1, Yoshihide Yamada1, Junya Muramatsu2, Toshiaki
Watanabe2, Kazuo Sato2
1
National Defense Academy, 2Toyota Central R&D Labs, Japan
Simulations and Experiments with Metamaterial Flat Antenna Lens Using Cubic High Dielectric
Resonators
Jaewon Kim, Anand Gopinath
University of Minnesota, USA
Phase Tunability of Reflectarray Patch Elements Using Tunable Dielectric Substrate of Nematic
Liquid Crystal
M.Y. Ismail, A.F.M. Zain
Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Malaysia
Design and Analysis of Rectangular Microstrip Patches Embedded in Electromagnetically
Anisotropic Composite Laminates
Chien-Chun Hung
National Defense University, Taiwan
A New Defected Ground Structure with Bandstop Filter Characteristics
Susanta Kumar Parui1, Tamosi Moyra2, Santanu Das1
1
Bengal Engineering and Science University, 2College of Engineering and Management,
Kolaghat, India
Channel Capacity Performance of Multi-Band Dual Antenna in Proximity of a User
Vanja Plicanic Samuelsson1,2, Buon Kiong Lau2, Anders Derneryd2,3, Zhinong Ying1
1
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, 2Lund University, 3Ericsson AB, Sweden
Enhanced Bandwidth Patch Antennas with Artificial Dielectric Substrates for High Precision
Satellite Positioning
Dmitry Tatarnikov
Topcon Positioning Systems, Russia
Small Meandered PIFA Associated with SAW Passive Sensor for Monitoring Inner Temperature of
a Car Exhaust Header
Stephane Tourette1, 2, Gwladys Collin1, Philippe Le Thuc1, Cyril Luxey1, Robert Staraj1
1
Université de Nice-Sophia-Antipolis, 2SENSeOR, France
U-Slot Patch Antennas for Dual-Band or Multi-Band Applications
Kai Fong Lee, Shing Lung Steven Yang, Ahmed A. Kishk
University of Mississippi, USA
Switchable Frequency Band Microstrip Antennas
Manoj Singh, Ananjan Basu, Shiban K. Koul
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India
Improvement of Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) of Terminal Antennas Using Wavetraps
P. Lindberg, A. Kaikkonen, M. Südow
Laird Technologies, Sweden
An Internal Multiband Inverted-F Antenna for Laptop Applications
Yu-Jen Chi1, Chien-Wen Chiu1, Sheng-Ming Deng2
1
National Ilan University, 2Ming-Chuan University, Taiwan
Integrated Elevated Patch Antenna for G-Band Application
Adel S. Emhemmed, Khaled Elgaid
University of Glasgow, UK
Design of a Single-Feed 60 GHz Planar Metallic Fabry-Perot Cavity Antenna with 20 dB Gain
S. Ali Hosseini , Filippo Capolino, Franco De Flaviis
University of California Irvine, USA
Novel Microwave Devices using Tunable Negative Index Metamaterials and Ferrites
Patanjali V. Parimi1,2, Peng Peyton2, Joseph M. Kunze1, Carmine Vittoria2, Vincent G. Harris2
1
SI2 Technologies, 2Northeastern University, USA
Poster Session 2
(Tuesday, March 3, 11:55am – 2:55pm)
Bandwidth Enhancement for Small Patch Antenna Using PBG Structure for Different Wireless
Applications
H. F. AbuTarboush, H. S. Al-Raweshidy and R. Nilavalan
Brunel University, UK
Mobile Terminal Antennas Implemented Using Optimized Direct Feed
J. Holopainen1, J. Villanen2, R. Valkonen1, J. Poutanen1, O. Kivekäs1, C. Icheln1, P. Vainikainen1
1
Helsinki University of Technology, 2Nokia Devices, Finland
Reconfigurable Hendeca-Band Antenna for Wireless Communication
Zhijiang Fang, Ronghong Jin, Junping Geng, Min Li
Shanghai Jiaotong University, China
Basic Study of Microwave Evanescent Coupling Between Parasitic Elements on Microstrip Patch
Antenna Array
Hsien-Chiao Teng1,3, Yen-ting Yang2, Shen Cherng2, Yu-Jung Huang1, Shen-Li Fu1
1
I-Shou University, 2Chengshiu University, 3ROC Military Academy, Taiwan
Wideband Asymmetric Slot Antenna Fed by Coplanar Waveguide
Chun-Han Chuang, Ju-Hung Chen, Shih-Chia Chiu, Hsiao-Wei Wu, Shih-Yuan Chen, Powen
Hsu
National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Fundamental Study on a Perturbed Patch Antenna on Small Ground Plane Aimed at Multi
Polarization and Matching Stability on WBA Applications
Nozomi Haga, Kazuyuki Saito, Masaharu Takahashi, Koichi Ito
Chiba University, Japan
A Microstrip Patch Antenna Using Complementary Split Ring Resonators on Ground
S. R. Bharda Choudhuri1, D. R. Poddar2, R. Ghatak3, R. K. Mishra4
1
Bengal Engineering and Science University, 2Jadavpur University, 3Burdwan University,
4
Berhampur University, India
Impedance Determination of Terminal Power Amplifiers for Optimal Antenna Matching Using
Load-Pull Method
Prasadh Ramachandran1,2, Olof Bengtsson2, Claes Beckman2
1
Pulse Finland Oy, Finland; 2University of Gavle, Sweden
Use of a J-Antenna Structure to Implement the Method of Multiple Resonances
Suhail F. Barot, Paul E. Mayes, Paul W. Klock, Jennifer T. Bernhard
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
A 24/60GHz Dual-Band Millimeter-Wave On-Chip Monopole Antenna Fabricated with a 0.13-μm
CMOS Technology
Jie-Huang Huang, Jin-Wei Wu, Yi-Lin Chiou, Christina F. Jou
National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
A Microstrip-Fed Circularly-Polarized Loop-Like Antenna
Chia-Hsien Lin1, Jin-Wei Wu2, Tong-Chia Chiou1, Chih-Hsing Chen1, Chien-Jen Wang1
1
National University of Tainan, 2National Chiao-Tung University, Taiwan
Small Printed Sinusoidal Antennas: A Simple Design Guide for Smooth Meander-Line Structures
with Augmented Bandwidth
Constantine G. Kakoyiannis, Penelope Gika, Philip Constantinou
National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Compact Dualband Antenna Subsystem for MIMO Application
Cheng-Jung Lee, Ajay Gummalla, Maha Achour
Rayspan Corporation, USA
Compact Metamaterial Antenna Array for Long Term Evolution (LTE) Handset Application
Norberto Lopez, Cheng-Jung Lee, Ajay Gummalla, Maha Achour
Rayspan Corporation, USA
Study on the Dual-Band Characteristic of Combined Element Based Frequency Selective Surfaces
Ming-Yun Lv, Min-Jie Huang, Jun Huang, Zhe Wu
Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China
Novel Cut Wires Metamaterial Exhibiting Negative Refractive Index
A. Sellier, S. N. Burokur, B. Kanté, A. de Lustrac
Université Paris-Sud, France
Low-Pass and High-Pass Microwave Filters with Transmission Zero Based on Metamaterial
Concepts
Jordi Selga, Francisco Aznar, Adolfo Vélez, Marta Gil, Jordi Bonache, Ferran Martín
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
Surface Wave Suppression Using Soft Surface Structure
Hong-min Lee, Joong-kwan Kim, Sung-soo Nam
Kyonggi University, Korea
Extraction of the Effective Propagation and Attenuation Constants in a Cut-Wire Array
Yang Li, Hao Ling
University of Texas at Austin, USA
Reconfigurable Slot Antenna Using Switched Stub Technique
Chi-Yuk Chiu, Ross D. Murch
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
Dual Band MIMO Antenna Using ENG Zeroth Order Resonator for 4G System
Jeongpyo Kim, Jaehoon Choi
Hanyang University, Korea
Planar Near-Field RFID Reader Antenna Using Opposite-Directed Currents
Chuyong Lee1, Chihyun Cho1, Jeongki Ryoo2, Ikmo Park3, Hosung Choo1
1
Hongik University, 2LS Industrial Systems, 3Ajou University, Korea
Differential Time-Domain Single-Antenna Method for Ultra-Wide Band Antenna Measurements
Razvan D. Tamas1,2, Laurence Babour2,3, Mihai Alexa1, Gabriel Vladu1, Pierre Saguet2, and Jean
Chilo2
1
Military Equipment and Technology Research Agency, Romania; 2Institute of Microelectronics,
Electromagnetism, and Photonics, France; 3Radiall, France
Effects of Wheeler Cap Loss on Wideband Antenna Efficiency Measurement Results
Y. Lu, Y. Huang, H. T. Chattha
University of Liverpool, UK
An Internal Multiband Inverted-F Antenna for Mobile Devices
Yu-Jen Chi, Chien-Wen Chiu
National Ilan University, Taiwan
Measurement of UHF RFID Tag Antenna Impedance
Xianming Qing, Chean Khan Goh, Zhi Ning Chen
Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore
Poster Session 3
(Wednesday, March 4, 10:10am-12:00pm)
Composite Right-Left Handed Metamaterial Ultra-Wideband Antenna
Wei Huang, Nan Xu, Vaneet Pathak, Gregory Poilasne, Maha Achour
Rayspan Corporation, USA
Miniaturization and Broadbanding Techniques for Folded Meander Line Microstrip Antennas
A. A. M. Ezanuddin1, P. J. Soh1, Soo Liam Ooi2, M. M. Majmi1
1
University Malaysia Perlis, Malaysia; 2Motorola, USA
Isotropic Radiation from an Electrically Small Loop-Loaded Printed Dipole
Xiaojing Xu, Huan-Chu Huang, Yuanxun Ethan Wang
University of California Los Angeles, USA
Design of Miniaturized Double-Negative Microstrip Antennas Using Electromagnetic Parameter
Retrieval
Fabio Urbani, Cesar Garcia
University of Texas at Brownsville, USA
Subwavelength Resonant Cavities Fed by Microstrip Patch Array
S. N. Burokur, R. Yahiaoui, A. de Lustrac
Université Paris-Sud, France
Design of an Ultra-Directive Antenna Using Spatial Coordinate Transformation
P.-H. Tichit, S. N. Burokur, A. de Lustrac
Université Paris-Sud, France
Ultra Wideband Ring Monopole Miniaturization Using Dielectric Loading Sandwich
Nuno Pires, António A. Moreira
Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Enhanced-Bandwidth Printed Inverted-F Antennas for Multimedia Sensor Networks Operating in
the 2–3 GHz Range
Constantine G. Kakoyiannis, Aphrodite Kyrligkitsi, Philip Constantinou
National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Broadband Matching of a RFID Antenna by Using a T-type Circuit
Keisuke Noguchi1, Tetsuo Moroya2, Motoo Mizusawa1, Shin-ichi Betsudan1, Shigeru Makino1,
Takurou Sasaki3
1
Kanazawa Institute of Technology, 2Kanazawa Technical College, 3Mitsubishi Electric
Corporation, Japan
Active Integrated Antenna Enhanced Using Photonic Bandgap and Defected Ground Structure
M. Dahmardeh, A. Ghorbani, A. Abdipour
Tehran Polytechnic, Iran
Noise Suppression Through a Reactive Surface for 60GHz Radios
Sergio A. Clavijo, Bruce Bosco
Motorola Labs, USA
Multiband EBG Navigation Antenna
Angel Osés1, J.C. Iriarte1, I. Ederra1, R. Gonzalo1, P. de Maagt2
1
Universidad Pública de Navarra, Spain; 2European Space Agency, The Netherlands
Microstrip Antenna Incorporated with Left-Handed Metamaterial at 2.7 GHz
M. K. A. Rahim, H. A. Majid, T. Masri
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
Reducing Electromagnetic Coupling for Bistatic Subsurface Radar Using EBG Structures
Takuji Arima, Toru Uno
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan
A Low Voltage, Low Power Linear Pseudo Differential OTA for Ultra-High Frequency
Applications
Anil Kavala, P. N. Kondekar, Yang Sun
Information and Communications University, Korea
Compact Directional Coupler Based on Substrate Integrated Waveguide
Ke-jun Tan, Xiu-zhen Luan
Dalian Maritime University, China
Improving the Stopband of the UWB Band Pass Filter with a Novel Compact 1-Cell CRLHTL
Geometry with Additional Nulls
Sungtek Kahng1, Jeongho Ju2
1
University of Incheon, 2Electronics & Telecomm. Research Institute, Korea
Investigations on a Dual-Frequency Microstrip Antenna for Wireless Applications
A. Sen1, J. S. Roy1, S. R. Bhadra Chaudhuri2
1
Birla Institute of Technology, 2Bengal Engineering and Science University, India
Phased Array Antenna Design for Intelligent Transport Systems
Tapas Mondal1, J. S. Roy2, S. R. Bhadra Chaudhuri3
1
Dr. B. C. Roy Engineering College, 2Birla Institute of Technology, 3Bengal Engineering and
Science University, India
Miniaturization of Small Printed UWB Antenna for WPAN Applications
Qiubo Ye1, Zhi Ning Chen2, Terence S. P. See2
1
Communications Research Centre, Canada; 2Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore
Compact Microstrip Phase Shifter for UWB Applications
Abdelnasser A. Eldek
Jackson State University, USA
MIMO Antenna Optimization Using Method of Moments Analysis
Mehrbod Mohajer, Safieddin Safavi-Naeini
University of Waterloo, Canada
A Novel Folded Inverted-F Antenna with Parasitic Stub for TD-SCDMA System
Jianwu Zhang, Yangyang Zhou, Feng Gao
Hangzhou Dianzi University, China
A Further Study of Planar Inverted-F Antenna
H. T. Chattha, Y. Huang, Y. Lu
University of Liverpool, UK
Enlarging the Impedance Matching Bandwidth of Wire and Planar Antennas Using Loop Parasitic
Elements
Karlo Q. da Costa, Victor A. Dmitriev, Marcelo N. Kawakatsu
Federal University of Para, Brazil