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Nan-Wei Chen Professor; Chairperson of Program B, EE Department; Associate Dean, College of ECE

  • Education

    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering

    Professional Experience

    Department of Electrical Engineering, YZU, Professor, Feb. 2015-Present.

    Department of Electrical Engineering, YZU, Associate Professor, Feb. 2010-Jan. 2015

    Department of Electrical Engineering, NCU, Assistant Professor, Aug. 2004-Jan. 2010

    Vice Chair, IEEE AP-Society Taipei Chapter, Jan. 2018-Dec. 2019.


    Research Area

    • Millimeter-Wave Antennas and Passive Circuits
    • Radio-Over-Fiber Communication
    • Microwave Photonics
    • Wireless Sensor& Wireless Power Transfer

  • Journal Papers

    Links for my scholarly full-text literature:

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    1. Y.-C. Huang , N.-W. Chen, Y.-K. Wu, Naseem and J.-W. Shi," Improvements in the Maximum THz Output Power and Responsivity in Near-Ballistic Uni-Traveling-Carrier Photodiodes with an Undercut Collector," IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 42, pp. 2362-2370, April 2024.
    2. N.-W. Chen, C.-Y. Chen, and R.-R. Kuo ,"Stub-Loaded Patch Antenna for Remote, Real-Time Monitoring of Crack Growth," IEEE Journal of Selected Areas in Sensors-Special Issue, accepted, April 2024.
    3. Naseem, N,-W, Chen, S. H. Parvez, Z. Ahmad, S. Yang, H.-S. Chen, H.-S. Chang, J. Huang, and J.-W. Shi,"Simultaneous Enhancement of the Bandwidth and Responsivity in High-Speed Avalanche Photodiodes with an Optimized Flip-Chip Bonding Package," Optics Express, Vol. 30, pp. 26463-26473, July 2023.
    4. B. Liu, S. Seshadriy, J.-M. Wun, N. P. O’Malley, D. E. Leaird, N.-W. Chen, J.-W. Shi, and A. M. Weiner, “W-Band Photonic Pulse Compression Radar with Dual Transmission Mode Beamforming," IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology , Vol. 39, pp. 1619-1628, Nov. 2020.
    5. N.-W. Chen, J.-M. Wun, H.-C. Wang, R.-L. Chao,C. Koh, C. H. Dreyfus, and J.-W. Shi,"Design and Analysis of Waveguide-Coupled Photonic THz Transmitters with an Extremely Wide Fractional Bandwidth," Vol. 36, pp. 4235 – 4242, IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology, Oct. 2018.
    6. J.-M. Wun, C.-H. Lai, N.-W. Chen, J. E. Bowers, and J.-W. Shi,” Flip-Chip Bonding Package for Photodiode with Broadband (DC to 300 GHz) and High-Power Performance,” IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, Vol. 26, pp. 2462-2464, Dec. 2014.
    7. H.-J. Tsai, Bo-Chih Huang, N.-W. Chen, and S.-K. Jeng,"A Reconfigurable Bandpass Filter Based on a Varactor-Perturbed, T-Shaped Dual-Mode Resonator,"  IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letter, Vol. 24, pp. 297-299, May 2014
    8. H.-J. Tsai, N.-W. Chen, and S.-K. Jeng, “Center Frequency and Bandwidth Controllable Microstrip Bandpass using Loop-shaped Dual-Mode Resonator,"  IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 61, pp. 3590-3600, Oct. 2013
    9. H.-C. Huang,  N.-W. Chen, H.-J. Tsai, and J.-Y. Chen, “A Coplanar Waveguide Bandwidth-Tunable Lowpass Filter with Broadband Rejection,"IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letter, Vol. 23, pp.134-136, March 2013.
    10. H.-J. Tsai, N.-W. Chen, S.-K. Jeng, “Reconfigurable Bandpass Filter With Separately Relocatable Passband Edge," IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, Vol.22, pp.559-561, Nov. 2012.
    11. N-W. Chen, J.-W. Shi, H. T. Tsai, F.-M. Kuo, T. W. Crowe, J. Hesler, and J. E. Bowers,” Design and demonstration of ultra-fast W-Band photonic transmitter-mixer and detectors for 25 Gbits/sec error-free wireless linking,” Optics Express, Vol. 20, pp. 21223-21234, Sep. 2012.
    12. J.-W. Shi, F.-M. Kuo, N.-W. Chen, S. Y. Set, C.-B. Huang, and J.E. Bowers,” Photonic Generation and Wireless Transmission of Linearly/Nonlinearly Continuously Tunable Chirped Millimeter-Wave Waveforms With High Time-Bandwidth Product at W-Band,” IEEE Photonics Journal, Vol.4, pp. 215-223, Feb. 2012.
    13. H.-K. Chiou, I.-S. Chen, and N.-W. Chen, “Corrections to V-Band On-Chip Dipole-Based Antenna," IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Vol.60, pp.2144-2145, April 2012.
    14. N.-W. Chen, H.-J. Tsai, F.-M. Kuo, and J.-W. Shi, “High-speed W-band integrated photonic transmitter for radio-over-fiber applications," IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 59, No. 4, pp. 978-986, Apr. 2011.
    15. F.-M. Kuo, C.-B. Huang, J. -W. Shi, N.-W. Chen, H.-P. Chuang, J. E. Bowers, and C. -L. Pan, “Remotely Up-converted 20 Gbit/s Error-Free Wireless On-off-keying Data Transmission at W-band using an Ultra-Wideband Photonic Transmitter-Mixer,” IEEE Photonics Journal, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 209 – 219, Apr. 2011.
    16. F.-M. Kuo, J.-W. Shi, H.-C. Chiang, H.-P. Chuang, H.-K. Chiou, C.-L. Pan, N.-W. Chen, H.-J. Tsai, and C.-B. Huang, “Spectral power enhancement in a 100-GHz photonic millimeter-wave generator enabled by spectral line-by-line pulse shaping," IEEE Photonics Journal, Vol. 2, No. 5, pp. 719-727, Aug., 2010.
    17. J.-W. Shi, F.-M. Kuo, T. Chiueh, H.-F. Teng, H.-J.Tsai, N.-W. Chen, and M.-L. Wu, " Photonic generation of millimeter-wave white-light at W-Band using a very-broadband photonic emitter," IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, Vol.22, pp.847-849, 2010.
    18. F.-M. Kuo, Y.-T. Li, J.-W. Shi, S.-N. Wang, N.-W. Chen, and C.-L. Pan," Photonic  impulse-radio wireless 2.5Gbit/sec data transmission at W-Band using near-ballistic uni-traveling-carrier photodiode (NBUTC-PD) based photonic transmitter," IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, Vol. 22,pp.82-84,2010.
    19. Y.-T. Li, J.-W. Shi, C.-Y. Huang, N.-W. Chen, S.-H. Chen, J.-I. Chyi, Y.-C. Wang, C.-S. Yang and C.-L. Pan," Characterization and comparison of GaAs/AlGaAs uni-traveling carrier and separated-transport-recombination photodiode based high-power Sub-THz photonic transmitter," IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, vol. 46, pp.19-27,2010.
    20. I.-S. Chen, H.-K. Chiou, and N.-W. Chen, “V-band on-chip dipole-based antenna," IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 57, pp. 2853-2861, 2009.
    21. S.-N. Wang and N.-W. Chen, “A compact and ultra-broadband  coplanar-waveguide bandpass filters with simple open- and short- stub structures," Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, Vol. 52, pp. 715-718,  Oct. 2009.
    22. J.-W. Shi, F.-M. Kuo, Y.-S. Wu, S.-N. Wang, N.-W. Chen, P.-T. Shih, C.-T. Lin, W.-J. Jiang, E.-Z. Wong, J. Chen, and S. Chi," A W-Band photonic transmitter-mixer based on high-power near-ballistic uni-traveling-carrier photodiodes for BPSK and QPSK data transmission under bias modulation," IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, vol. 21, pp. 1039-1041, 2009.
    23. S.-N. Wang and N.-W. Chen, “Compact, ultra-broadband coplanar-waveguide bandpass filters with excellent stopband rejection," Progress in Electromagnetics Research B, Vol. 17, pp.15-28, 2009.
    24. F.-M. Kuo, J.-W. Shi, S.-N. Wang, N.-W. Chen, P.-T. Shih, C.-T. Lin, W.-J. Jiang, E.-Z. Wong, J. Chen, and S. Chi, “W-Band wireless data transmission by the integration of a near-ballistic uni-traveling-carrier photodiode (NBUTC-PD) with a horn antenna fed by a quasi-yagi radiator", IEEE Electronics Device Letters, vol. 30, pp. 1167-1169, 2009.
    25. N.-W. Chen and Y.-C.  Liang  ,"An ultra-broadband, coplanar-waveguide fed circular monopole antenna with improved radiation characterisitcs," Progress in Electromagnetics Research C, Vol. 9, pp.193-207, 2009.
    26. Y.-S. Wu, N.-W. Chen, and J.-W. Shi, “A W-Band photonic transmitter/mixer based on high-power near-ballistic uni-traveling-carrier photodiodes (NBUTC-PD)," IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, vol. 20, pp. 1799-
    27. Y.-T. Li, J.-W. Shi, C.-Y. Huang, N.-W. Chen, S.-H. Chen, J.-I. Chyi, and C.-L. Pan,"Characterization of sub-THz photonic-transmitters based on GaAs/AlGaAs uni-traveling carrier photodiodes and substrate-removed broadband antennas for impulse-radio communication," IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, vol. 20, pp. 1342-1344, Aug. 2008.
    28. N-W. Chen, “A Magnetic frill source model for time-domain integral-equation based solvers,” IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 55, pp. 3093-3098, Nov. 2007.
    29. N.-W. Chen and K.-C. Fang, “An ultra-broadband coplanar waveguide bandpass filter with sharp skirt selectivity,” IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, vol. 17., no. 2, pp. 124-126, 2007.
    30. N.-W. Chen, C.-T. Chuang, and J.-W. Shi, “A W-band linear tapered slot antenna on grooved substrate,” IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letter, vol. 6, pp. 90-92, 2007.
    31. Y.-T. Li, J.-W. Shi, C.-L. Pan, C.-H. Chiu, W.- S. Liu, N.-W. Chen, C.-K. Sun, and J.-I.Chyi,”Sub-THz photonic-transmitters based on separate-transport-recombination photodiodes and a micromachined slot antenna,"  IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 2007.
    32. N-W. Chen and J.-Y. Liu, “Global Ultra-Low-Frequency Geomagnetic Pulsations Associated with the March 24, 1991 Geomagnetic Storm," TAO, Vol .19, pp. 291-308, 2007. (Best Paper Award)
    33. N.-W. Chen, M. Lu, F. Capolino, B. Shanker, and E. Michielssen, " Floquet wave-based analysis of transient scattering from doubly periodic, discretely planar, perfectly conducting structures,"Radio Science, Vol. 40, No. 4, RS4007, doi:10.1029/2004RS003171, pp. 1-21, Aug. 2005.
    34. D. S. Weile, G. Pisharody, N.-W. Chen, B. Shanker, and E. Michielssen," A novel scheme for the solution of the time-domain integral equations of electromagnetics," IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 52, pp.283-295, 2004.
    35. V. Lomakin, N.-W. Chen, S. Lee, and E. Michielssen, “Enhanced transmission through two-period arrays of sub-wavelength holes," IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letter, vol. 14, pp.355-357, Jul. 2004.
    36. N.-W. Chen, B. Shanker, and E. Michielssen, " Integral-equation-based analysis of transient scattering from periodic perfectly conducting structures," IEE Proceedings Microwaves Antennas and Propagation, vol.150, no.2, pp.120-124, 2003.

  • Conference Papers

    1. D.-Y. Lin, H.-T. Chou, W.-J. Liao and N.-W. Chen, "Low-Cost Reflective Metasurface with Rotatable Unit Elements for 5G mmW Signal Enhancement," ISAP 2023, Sep. 2023.
    2. Y.-C. Huang, N.-W. Chen, Y.-K. Wu, Naseem, and J.-W. Shi," Near-Ballistic Uni-Traveling-Carrier Photodiodes with Undercut Collector for Enhancements in THz Output Power and Responsivity," IEEE IPC 2023, Nov. 2023.
    3. Naseem, N-W Chen, S. H. Parvez, Z. Ahmad, S. Yang, H.-S. Chen, H.-S. Chang, J. Huang, and J.-W. Shi," Enhancement of Bandwidth-Responsivity Product in High-Speed Avalanche Photodiodes with Optimized Flip-Chip Bonding Package for Coherent Detection," OFC 2023, March 2023.
    4. N-W. Chen, R.-R. Guo, and J.-W. Shi, "Millimeter-Wave Orbital Angular Momentum Radiations from Photonic-Based Transmitter," Invited Paper, IEEE CAMA 2022, Guangzhou, Nov. 2022. (Invited Paper)
    5. B. Liu, J.-M. Wun, N. P. O’Malley, D. E. Leaird, N.-W. Chen, J.-W. Shi, and A. M. Weiner," Ultra-broadband photonic monopulse-like radar for remote sensing," CLEO 2019, San Jose, CA, May 2019.
    6. B. Liu, J.-M. Wun, N. O’Malley, D. Leaird, N.-W. Chen, J.-W. Shi, and A. Weiner, “Extremely Wide Bandwidth Microwave Photonic Phase Shifter for W-band Chirped Monopulse Radar," 2018 OFC, San Diego, CA, USA.
    7. N.-W. Chen, Y.-C. Yang, and H.-C. Chou," Varactor-based microstrip circuits with high frequency agility and low insertion loss," invited talk  at RFIT 2017, Seoul, Korea, Aug. 2017.
    8. N.-W. Chen,"Design approach for insertion loss reduction of varactor-based frequency agile microstrip circuits,"   2017 IEEE AP-S/URSI, July 2017.
    9. N.-W. Chen,"  Efficient parallel analysis of transient plane wave scattering from nonplanar doubly periodic structures," Journal of Physics: Conference Series , Vol. 814, pp. 1-6, March 2017 .
    10. N.-W. Chen and W.-H.Liao,” Frequency Agile Bowtie Antenna,” APCAP 2016, Aug. 2016.
    11. H.-T. Chou, D.-Y, Cheng, and N.-W. Chen,” The Pattern Calibration of Phased Array Antennas via the Implementation of Genetic Algorithm with Measurement System,”  2016 IEEE AP-S/URSI, July, 2016.
    12. N.-W. Chen, S.-R. Hsu, and B.-Z. Chow,” Tune-All Microstrip Bandpass Filter,” 2015 Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility (APEMC 2015), pp. 1-4, May 25, 2015.
    13. H.-C. Hsing, H.-T.Chou, and N.-W. Chen,”Phased Array with Overlapped Subarray Architecture for Multi-beam Reflector Applications,”   2013 Asia-Pacific Radio Science Conference, pp. 1-4, Sep. 3, 2013.
    14. C.-C. Huang and N.-W. Chen, “Frequency Selective Surface for Reflector Antenna with Multiple Feeds,” 2012 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI National Radio Science Meeting, pp. 1 – 4, July 2012.
    15. S.-P. Phang and N.-W. Chen,” Annular Ring Monopole Antenna with Switchable Polarization,” 2012 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI National Radio Science Meeting, pp. 1 – 4, July 2012.
    16. F.-M. Kuo, J.-W. Shi, J.-H. Huang, N.-W. Chen, Mark Rodwell, and J. E. Bowers, “High-Power Photonic Transmitter-Mixer with Ultra-Wide O-E (50 GHz) and IF (26 GHz) Modulation Bandwidths for Wireless Data Transmission,” IEEE MWP 2011, pp. 5 – 8, Oct. 2011.
    17. J.-W. Shi, F.-M. Kuo, N.-W. Chen, C.-S. Goh, D. Wang, S.-Y. Set, M. J W Rodwell, and J. Bowers, “Photonic Generation, Wireless Transmission, and Detection of Continuously Tunable Chirped Millimeter-Wave Waveforms with Ultra-High Compression Ratio at W-band,” OFC/NFOEC 2012, pp. 1– 4, March 2012.
    18. F.-M. Kuo, N.-W. Chen, H.-J. Tsai, J.-W. Shi, M. J W Rodwell, and J. Bowers, “Photonic Transmitter-Mixers with Integrated Wilkinson Power Combiner for Wireless Communication with High Data Rate (15 Gbps) at W-band,” OFC/NFOEC 2012, pp. 1 – 4, March 2012.
    19. J.-Y. Chen, H.-J. Tsai, and N.-W. Chen,“Bandwidth reconfigurable microwave bandpass filter," IEEE MTT IMS 2011, Baltimore, USA.
    20. F.-M. Kuo, J.-W. Shi, N.-W. Chen, C.-B. Huang, H.-P. Chuang, H.-J. Tsai, and C.-L. Pan,”20-Gb/s Error-Free Wireless Transmission Using Ultra-Wideband Photonic Transmitter-Mixers Excited with Remote Distributed Optical Pulse Train,” OFC/NFOEC 2010, Los Angeles, CA.
    21. H. -J.Tsai, J.-Y. Chen, and N.-W. Chen,“Compact Microstrip Lowpass Filter with ultra-broad stopband," APMC 2010, Yokohoma, Japan, Dec.,2010.
    22. F. -M. Kuo, J.-W. Shi, N.-W. Chen, H.- J. Tsai, Y.-M. Hsin, H.-C. Chiang, H.-P. Chuang.-B. Huang, and Ci-Ling Pan, “20 Gb/s On-Off-Keying Wireless Data Transmission by Using Bias Modulation of NBUTC-PD Based W-band Photonic Transmitter," IEEE MWP 2010, Montreal, QC, Canada, Oct., 2010.
    23. H.-J. Tsai, N.-W. Chen, F.-M. Kuo, and J.-W. Shi," Front-End Design of W-band Integrated Photonic Transmitter with Wide Optical-to-Electrical Bandwidth for Wireless-Over-Fiber Applications," IEEE MTT IMS 2010, Anaheim, CA, May, 2010.
    24. F.-M. Kuo, J.-W. Shi, H.- J. Tsai, N.-W. Chen, and M.-L. Wu,"Optoelectronic Generation of Millimeter-Wave White-Light at W-Band with Very-Fast Sweeping Rate by Use of High-Power and Broadband Photonic Emitters," OFC/NFOEC 2010, San Dieago, CA.
    25. F.- M. Kuo, H. Y. Lin, J.-W. Shi, N.-W. Chen, W.-J. Jiang, C.-T. Lin, J. Chen, C.-L. Pan, and S.Chi ,"12.5-Gb/s Wireless Data Transmission by Using Bias Modulation of NBUTC-PD Based W-Band Photonic Transmitter-Mixer," OFC/NFOEC 2010, San Dieago, CA.
    26. F.-M. Kuo, Y.-T. Li, J.-W. Shi, S.-N. Wang, N.-W. Chen, and C.-L. Pan," Photonic Impulse-Radio Wireless 2.5Gbit/sec Data Transmission at W-Band Using Near-Ballistic Uni-Traveling-Carrier Photodiode (NBUTC-PD) Based Photonic Transmitter," accepted for presentation in IEEE LEOS, 2010.
    27. P.-T. Shih, C.-T. Lin, W.-J. Jiang, E.-Z. Wong, Jason (Jyehong) Chen, S. Chi, Y.-S. Wu, F.-M. Kuo, N.-W. Chen, and J.-W. Shi,” W-Band Vector Signal Generation via Optical Millimeter-Wave Generation and Direct Modulation of NBUTC-PD,” OFC 2009, San Diego, CA, March, 2009.
    28. Y.-S. Wu, F.-M. Kuo, S.-N. Wang, N.-W. Chen, and J.-W. Shi, P.-T. Shih, C.-T. Lin, W.-J. Jiang, E.-Z. Wong, and Jason (Jyehong) Chen,” A W-Band Photonic Transmitter-Mixer Based on High-Power Near-Ballistic Uni-Traveling-Carrier Photodiode (NBUTC-PD) for 1.25-Gb/s BPSK Data Transmission under Bias Modulation,”  OFC 2009, San Diego, CA, March, 2009.
    29. P.-T. Shih, C.-T. Lin, W.-J. Jiang, E.-Z. Wong, Jason (Jyehong) Chen, S. Chi,    Y.-S.     Wu, F.-M. Kuo, N.-W. Chen, and J.-W. Shi,” W-Band Vector Signal Generation via Optical Millimeter-Wave Generation and Direct Modulation of NBUTC-PD,” accepted for presentation in OFC 2009.
    30. Y.-S. Wu, F.-M. Kuo, S.-N. Wang, N.-W. Chen, and J.-W. Shi, P.-T. Shih, C.-T.   Lin,  W.-J. Jiang, E.-Z. Wong, and J. (Jyehong) Chen,” A W-Band Photonic Transmitter-Mixer Based on High-Power Near-Ballistic Uni-Traveling-Carrier Photodiode (NBUTC-PD) for 1.25-Gb/s BPSK Data Transmission under Bias Modulation,” accepted for presentation in OFC 2009.
    31. S. N. Wang and N. W. Chen,” A compact, ultra-broadband coplanar-waveguide  bandpass filter with good stopband rejection,” Hong Kong, APMC 2008, 2008.
    32. Y.-T. Li, C.-L. Pan, J.-W. Shi, C.-Y. Huang, N.-W. Chen, S.-H. Chen, and J.-I. Chyi,” Sub-THz Photonic-Transmitters Based on GaAs/AlGaAs Uni-Travelingb Carrier Photodiode and Micromachined Circular Disk Monopole Antenna for Ultra-Wideband Communication,” CLEO 2008, San Jose, CA, May 2008.
    33. M. Lu, N.-W. Chen, J. W. Bredow, S. Jung, and S. Tjuatja, “Study of photonic crystals at millimeter wave,” Proc. IEEE AP-S international symposium, 2007.
    34. Y.-C. Liang and N.-W. Chen, “An ultra-broadband coplanar waveguide-fed circular monopole antenna,” EuCAP 2007, Edinburgh, UK, Nov. 2007.
    35. N-W. Chen and K.-L. Sung, “Analysis of the ionosphere using FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC data in conjunction with the radio occultation data,” invited paper, AOGS 2007, Bangkok, Tailand.
    36. N.-W. Chen and C.-T. Chuang, “Design and fabrication V-band linear tapered slot antenna,” PIERS-2006, Tokyo, 2006.
    37. N.-W. Chen, “Broadband analysis of active antennas,” Proc. IEEE Antennas and Propagation Soc. International Symp., 2005.
    38. S. H. Chang and N.-W. Chen, “Broadband analysis of surface plasmon polaritons  waveguides,” OPT 2005 Proceedings, PB-FR2-54.
    39. N-W. Chen, M. Lu, P.-L. Jiang, F. Capolino, B. Shanker, and E. Michielssen, “A time-marching scheme for analyzing transient scattering from nonplanar  doubly periodic perfectly conducting structures,” Proc. IEEE Antennas and Propagation Soc. International Symp., pp. 4535-4538, 2004.
    40. J. T. Bernhard, B. Herting, N.-W. Chen, P. Mayes and E. Michielssen, “Low profile radiators for wideband arrays,” Proc. GOMACTech-2003., Tampa, FL, April, 2003.
    41. J. T. Bernhard, B. Herting, P. Mayes, N.-W. Chen and E. Michielssen, “Wideband low profile canted antennas for array applications,” Proc. IEEE Antennas and Propagation Soc. International Symp., URSI 2003, p. 694.
    42. V. Lomakin, N.-W. Chen and E. Michielssen, “Enhanced transmission through periodic array of sub-wavelength hole structures on top of a dielectric slab,” Proc. Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symp., 2003.
    43. V. Lomakin, N.-W. Chen, and E. Michielssen, “Enhanced transmission through periodic sub-wavelength hole structures,” Proc. IEEE Antennas and Propagation Soc. International Symp., pp. 821-824, 2003.
    44. N.-W. Chen, B. Shanker, F. Capolino, and E. Michielssen, “Fast integral equation- based analysis of transient scattering from doubly periodic perfectly conducting structures,” Proc. IEEE Antennas and Propagation Soc. International Symp., URSI 2003, p. 710.
    45. D. S. Weile, N.-W. Chen. B. Shanker, and E. Michielssen, “An accurate time marching solution method for the electric field integral equation using a bandlimited extrapolator,” Proc. IEEE Antennas and Propagation Soc. International Symp., vol.1, pp.162-165, 2002.
    46. N.-W. Chen, B. Shanker, and E. Michielssen, “Volume/surface integral-equation based analysis of transient scattering from doubly periodic structures with dielectric media,” Proc. IEEE Antennas and Propagation Soc. International Symp.,2002.
    47. E. Michielssen, K. Augun, N.-W. Chen, B. Shanker, and F. Capolino, “Recent advances in fast plane wave time-domain based integral equation solvers,” invited paper, Proc. 12emes Journees Internationales de Nice sur les Antennes, Nov. 2002.
    48. N.-W. Chen, K. Aygun and E. Michielssen, “Transient analysis of a canted sector antenna with the modeling of fine feed features,” Proc. IEEE Antennas and Propagation Soc. International Symp., vol.2, pp.384-387, 2001.
    49. J. T. Bernhard, N.-W. Chen, R. Clark, M. Feng, C. Liu, P. Mayes, E. Michielssen,  R.Wang, and L.G. Chorosinski, “Electronically reconfigurable and mechanically conformal apertures using low-voltage MEMS and flexible membranes for space based radar applications," invited paper, Proc. SPIE on Smart Electronics and MEMS, March 2001, pp. 129-136
    50. N.-W. Chen, K. Aygun, and E. Michielssen, ”Transient analysis of scattering from arbitrarily shaped perfectly conducting bodies at very low frequencies,” Proc. IEEE Antennas and Propagation Soc. International Symp., vol.2, pp.749-752, 2000.
    51. J. T. Bernhard, N.-W. Chen, R. Clark, P. Mayes, and E. Michielssen, “A canted sector antenna with broad impedance bandwidth for high performance arrays," Proc. 2000 Antenna Applications Symposium, Allerton Park, Monticello, Illinois, 2000, pp. 311-322.
    52. J. T. Bernhard, N.-W. Chen, R. Clark, M. Feng, C. Liu, P. Mayes, E. Michielssen, and J. Mondal, “Mechanically conformal and electronically reconfigurable apertures using low voltage MEMS and flexible membranes for space based radarapplications," Proc. IEEE Antennas and Propagation Soc. International Symp., vol. URSI, 2000, p. 99.
    53. N. -W. Chen, B. Shanker, and E. Michielssen, “Integral-equation-based analysis of transient scattering from doubly periodic perfectly conducting structures,” Proc. 18th Annual Review of Progress in Applied Computational Electromagnetics, March 2002, pp.465-471.

  • Research Project

    Selected Research Projects-

    Development of Embedded Dielectric Waveguide in PCB, BoardTek, 2021-2022

    Conformal Cylindrical Array Antenna Development, NCSIST, 2017

    Photonic MMW Monopulse Radar with Ultra-wide Bandwidth Chirped Pulse for High-resolution 3D Imaging, AFOSR, 2017

    Frequency Agile Antenna Development, NSC, 2016

    Accuracy and Efficiency Investigation on the Time-Domain Floquet-Wave-Based Solver for Non-Planar Periodic Structures Loaded with Nonlinear Devices, NSC, 2015

    Development of the Tunable/Reconfigurable Filters using Varactor-Tuned Microwave Resonators, NSC, 2013

    Ku-Ka Band Dish Antenna for Multipoint and Multi-Satellite Communications, NSC, 2012

    Development of the Printed Antenna Array and Passive circuits for V-band and Over W-band Radio-Over-Fiber Communication, NSC, 2009

    Study of the Development on Curved Frequency Selective Surfaces, NCSIST, 2013

    Computer Aided Design of Photonic Crystal Devices, NSC, 2007

  • Publications and Patents

    Book Chapter and Technical Report

         Book chapter: Asympotic Techniques for Transient Analysis in Computational Electromagnetics: Recent Advances and Engineering Applications, Springer, Aug. 2013.

         Book review: Karl F. Warnick and Peter Russer, Problem Solving in Electromagnetics, Microwave Circuit, and Antenna Design for Communication Engineering, in IEEE Microwave Magazine, vol. 9, P. 104, Apr. 2008.

         Book review: Rajeev Bansal (editor), Fundamentals of Engineering Electromagnetics, in IEEE Microwave Magazine, vol. 9, P. 156, June 2008.

         N-W. Chen, B. Shanker and E. Michielssen, “Integral-equation-based analysis of transient scattering from periodic perfectly conducting structures,” Annual Progress Review, Center for Computational Electromagnetics at University of Illinois, 2001.

         V. Lomakin, N.-W. Chen, and E. Michielssen, “Enhanced transmission through periodic subwavelength hole structures,” Annual Progress Review, Center for Computational Electromagnetics at University of Illinois, 2003.


    Patent

            Optoelectronic switch transmitter using millimeter wavelength, US2011/0142451 A1

            Photonic generator of ultra-wide band millimeter wave, US2011/0309269 A1

            Smart communication system with adaptive antenna beam-forming for link of data transmission device to user device, and associated beam-forming method therefor, US9913096 B1

            Method and device for correcting antenna phase, GB2546324B

  • Awards

    Honors and Awards

    Raj Mittra Outstanding Research Award (awarded to the best graduate student researcher in the electromagnetics area) , University of Illinois, 2004.

    2010 Best Article Award for the paper entitled " Global Ultra-Low-Frequency Geomagnetic Pulsations Associated with the March 24, 1991 Geomagnetic Storm," in Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences.

    NSC/MOST Special Outstanding Talent Award

    Outstanding Research Award, College of Electrical and Communication Engineering, YZU, 2016.

    Excellent Research Award, YZU, 2016. 


    Invited Talks /Plenary Speech

    IEEE Antennas and Propagation Seminar, Fort Worth Chapter, University of Texas at Arlington, USA, July 9, 2009.

    2012 IEEE Asia-Pacific Conference on Antennas and Propagation, Singapore, August 27, 2012

    2012 THz workshop: Focusing on Radio-over-Fiber Communication, Hsinchu, Dec. 03, 2012.

    2015 Taiwan THz workshop, Dec. 04-06, 2015.

    2017 IEEE International Symposium on Radio-Frequency Integration Technology (RFIT2017), Seoul, Korea, August 30-September 1, 2017.

    2022 IEEE Conference on Antenna Measurements & Applications, 14-17 November 2022, Guangzhou, China.


    Professional Service

    Technical Committee, 2017 International Symposium on Radio－Frequency Integration Technology

    Technical Committee, 2018 International Symposium on Radio－Frequency Integration Technology

    Vice Chair, IEEE AP-Society Taipei Chapter (Jan.2018-Dec. 2019)

    Track Chair, APEMC 2025

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