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New antenna designs for wideband harmonic suppression using adaptive surface meshing and genetic algorithms (2011)
Journal Article
Zhou, D., Abd-Alhameed, R., See, C. . H., Bin-Melha, M., Zainal-Abdin, Z., & Excell, P. (2011). New antenna designs for wideband harmonic suppression using adaptive surface meshing and genetic algorithms. IET microwaves, antennas & propagation, 5(9), 1054

A novel design strategy for microstrip harmonic-suppression antennas is presented. The computational method is based on an integral equation solver using adaptive surface meshing driven by a genetic algorithm (GA). Three examples are illustrated, all... Read More about New antenna designs for wideband harmonic suppression using adaptive surface meshing and genetic algorithms.

Broadband dual planar inverted F-antenna for wireless local area networks/worldwide interoperability for microwave access and lower-band ultra wideband wireless applications (2011)
Journal Article
See, C. H., Abd-Alhameed, R., Zhou, D., Hraga, H., & Excell, P. (2011). Broadband dual planar inverted F-antenna for wireless local area networks/worldwide interoperability for microwave access and lower-band ultra wideband wireless applications. IET micr

An extension of the planar inverted F-antenna (PIFA) concept is proposed, combining two such antennas (one of them fed parasitically) to extend the usable bandwidth to cover the WiFi wireless local area network, worldwide interoperability for microwa... Read More about Broadband dual planar inverted F-antenna for wireless local area networks/worldwide interoperability for microwave access and lower-band ultra wideband wireless applications.

Meander-line filter for short range radio communications (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alqahtani, S., See, C., Abd-Alhameed, R., Hussaini, A., Abidin, Z., Excell, P., & Noras, J. (2011). Meander-line filter for short range radio communications. In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Internet Technologies and Applications, IT

Filters and antennas play a significant part in many different RF and microwave transceiver systems. This paper describes the design and testing of two RF filters for use in narrow-band short-range radio communications. The structures of these filter... Read More about Meander-line filter for short range radio communications.

A novel dual band tunable balanced handset antenna for WLAN application (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Elfergani, I., Abd-Alhameed, R., Ali, N., Alhaddad, A., See, C., & Cabongomuqueba, E. (2011). A novel dual band tunable balanced handset antenna for WLAN application. In 2011 18th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits, and Systems (516-5

This paper presents a tunable balanced antenna covering WLAN frequency bands near 2.4 GHz (2.4-2.4835 GHz) and 5 GHz (5.15-5.35 GHz & 5.650-5.925 GHz), for mobile application. The design is based on loading two variable capacitors onto the planar bal... Read More about A novel dual band tunable balanced handset antenna for WLAN application.

Broadband dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) design for mobile wireless applications (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Elmegri, F., See, C. H., Abd-Alhameed, R. A., & Elfergani, I. T. (2011). Broadband dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) design for mobile wireless applications. In 2011 Loughborough Antennas & Propagation Conference (1-3). https://doi.org/10.1109/lapc.2011

This paper presents a broadband dielectric resonator antenna operating from 1.15 to 6 GHz to cover most of the existing wireless mobile standards. This antenna assembly is constructed by a printed monopole antenna and a defected cylindrical dielectri... Read More about Broadband dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) design for mobile wireless applications.

Reconfigurable antenna design approach for mobile applications and a technique for harmonics suppression (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Elfergani, I., Abd-Alhameed, R., See, C. H., Sadeghpour, T., & Jones, S. (2011). Reconfigurable antenna design approach for mobile applications and a technique for harmonics suppression. In 2011 Loughborough Antennas & Propagation Conference (1-4). https

A design procedure for reconfigurable mobile antenna module is presented. A tuneable antenna, including a varactor diode placed at specific position over the radiating slot, was fabricated and tested over several targeted frequency bands (centred at... Read More about Reconfigurable antenna design approach for mobile applications and a technique for harmonics suppression.

Beam steering of horizontally polarized circular antenna arrays (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Abusitta, M. M., Dama, Y., Abd-Alhameed, R. A., See, C., Noras, J., Adebola, A., & Excell, P. (2011). Beam steering of horizontally polarized circular antenna arrays. . https://doi.org/10.1109/lapc.2011.6114126

In this paper, a simple switching process is employed to steer the beam of a horizontally polarised circular antenna array. A time modulated switching process is applied through Genetic Algorithm optimisation. Several examples illustrate the radiatio... Read More about Beam steering of horizontally polarized circular antenna arrays.

Circular-Polarized Antennas for Satellite Wireless Communications Design of Microstrip Patch and Wire Antennas for Handheld Satellite Mobile Handsets Using Genetic Algorithms (2011)
Book
See, C. H., Khalil, K., & Abd-Alhameed, R. A. (2011). Circular-Polarized Antennas for Satellite Wireless Communications Design of Microstrip Patch and Wire Antennas for Handheld Satellite Mobile Handsets Using Genetic Algorithms. LAP Lambert Academic Pres

The objectives of this research work are to investigate, design and implement circularly-polarized antennas to be used for handheld satellite mobile communication and wireless sensor networks. Several antennas such as Quadrifilar Spiral Antennas (QSA... Read More about Circular-Polarized Antennas for Satellite Wireless Communications Design of Microstrip Patch and Wire Antennas for Handheld Satellite Mobile Handsets Using Genetic Algorithms.

Dual-Band and Wide Band Tuning Antennas for Mobile and Wireless Communications (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
E.Elfergani, I., Abd-Alhameed, R. A., Hwang See, C., Hraga, H. I., Sadeghpour, T., Alhaddad, A., & Excell, P. (2011). Dual-Band and Wide Band Tuning Antennas for Mobile and Wireless Communications.

Two tunable PIFA antennas are presented. The first is a dual-band handset antenna with tuning introduced across the slot using either a lumped capacitor or a varactor diode. Suitable tunability is initially established and tested for two resonant fre... Read More about Dual-Band and Wide Band Tuning Antennas for Mobile and Wireless Communications.

A compact size reconfigurable PIFA antenna for use in mobile handset (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Elfergani, I. T. E., Abd-Alhameed, R. A., See, C. H., Sadeghpour, T., Dama, Y., Jones, J., & Excell, P. S. (2011). A compact size reconfigurable PIFA antenna for use in mobile handset. . https://doi.org/10.1109/ursigass.2011.6050320

A planar inverted-F type reconfigurable antenna with slot is presented. The antenna can cover frequency bands which include Digital Cellular Service (DCS: 1710-1880 MHz), Personal Communication Service (PCS: 1850-1990 MHz), and Universal Mobile Telec... Read More about A compact size reconfigurable PIFA antenna for use in mobile handset.

Dual-bands four-element antenna array design for MIMO application (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Abidin, Z., Abd-Alhameed, R., Ma, Y., Ramli, R., & See, C. (2011). Dual-bands four-element antenna array design for MIMO application.

A compact of 4 x 4 crescent antennas operating on dual-band frequency in Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) application technology, printed on a relatively low dielectric constant substrate is presented. In order to enhance the mutual coupling, th... Read More about Dual-bands four-element antenna array design for MIMO application.

A Compact Tuneable PIFLA Notched Ultra-Wideband Antenna for Wireless Applications (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Elfergani, I., Abd-Alhameed, R., See, C., Hraga, H., & Ramli, K. (2011). A Compact Tuneable PIFLA Notched Ultra-Wideband Antenna for Wireless Applications.

This paper proposes a compact PIFLA ultra-wideband (UWB) antenna with a tuneable band-notched response from 3.2 to 4.5 GHz. Tuning of the rejected frequency is realised by loading an embedded resonant slot with lumped capacitors (equivalent to varact... Read More about A Compact Tuneable PIFLA Notched Ultra-Wideband Antenna for Wireless Applications.

Low profile dual-band-balanced handset antenna with dual-arm structure for WLAN application (2011)
Journal Article
Alhaddad, A., Abd-Alhameed, R., Zhou, D., See, C. H., Elfergani, I., & Excell, P. (2011). Low profile dual-band-balanced handset antenna with dual-arm structure for WLAN application. IET microwaves, antennas & propagation, 5(9), 1045-1053. https://doi.org

In this study, a low profile and dual-band-balanced antenna for mobile handset applications, covering the 2.4 and 5 GHz WLAN frequency bands, is investigated and discussed. The antenna is a thin-strip planar dipole, with folded structure, and a dual-... Read More about Low profile dual-band-balanced handset antenna with dual-arm structure for WLAN application.

Design of a PIFA with Parasitic F-element miniaturised antenna assembly for Lower Band Ultra-wideband and IEEE 802.11a applications (2011)
Journal Article
Hwang See, C., Abd-Alhameed, R. A., Hraga, H., Elfergani, I. T. E., Abusitta, M. M., & Adnan, S. (2011). Design of a PIFA with Parasitic F-element miniaturised antenna assembly for Lower Band Ultra-wideband and IEEE 802.11a applications. Microwave and Opt

In this article, a planar inverted‐FF antenna with suspended rectangular feeding mechanism is presented for lower band ultra‐wideband and IEEE 802.11a wireless local area network applications. By manipulating the optimum strong electromagnetic coupli... Read More about Design of a PIFA with Parasitic F-element miniaturised antenna assembly for Lower Band Ultra-wideband and IEEE 802.11a applications.

PIFA Antenna for UWB Applications with WLAN Band Rejection Using Spiral Slots (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hraga, H., See, C., Abd-Alhameed, R., Zhou, D., Adnan, S., Elfergani, I., …Excell, P. (2011). PIFA Antenna for UWB Applications with WLAN Band Rejection Using Spiral Slots.

This paper presents a band-suppressed PIFA antenna for UWB application using spiral slot. The modeling of the antenna geometry structures and the optimisation of the full antenna assembly was carried out in the frequency and time domains using Ansoft... Read More about PIFA Antenna for UWB Applications with WLAN Band Rejection Using Spiral Slots.

A Dual-Band Frequency Tunable Planar Inverted F Antenna (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Elfergani, I., Hussaini, A. S., Abd-Alhameed, R., See, C., Hraga, H., Bin-Melha, M., …Rodriguez, J. (2011). A Dual-Band Frequency Tunable Planar Inverted F Antenna.

The design process of dual-band reconfigurable PIFA antenna is introduced and investigated. The design procedure is based on loading a lumped capacitor (or varactor) at one fixed location along a slot of the radiator. The changes in first and second... Read More about A Dual-Band Frequency Tunable Planar Inverted F Antenna.

Miniature Dual-Band and Wideband Planar Inverted F-L-Antennas for Wireless Local Area Network and Ultra-Wideband Applications (2011)
Journal Article
See, C. H., Abd-Alhameed, R. A., Zhou, D., Hraga, H. I., & Excell, P. S. (2011). Miniature Dual-Band and Wideband Planar Inverted F-L-Antennas for Wireless Local Area Network and Ultra-Wideband Applications. Electromagnetics, 31(3), 233-245. https://doi.o

By applying the magnetic wall concept, compact dual-band and wideband low-profile planar inverted F-L antennas for wireless local area network (WLAN) (2.4 GHz/5.2 GHz) and ultra-wideband (UWB) applications are proposed. The dual-band antenna shows a... Read More about Miniature Dual-Band and Wideband Planar Inverted F-L-Antennas for Wireless Local Area Network and Ultra-Wideband Applications.

The Compact Design of Dual-Band and Wideband Planar Inverted F-L-Antennas for WLAN and UWB Applications (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hraga, H., See, C. H., Abd-Alhameed, R., Adnan, S., Elfergani, I., & Elmegri, F. E. (2011). The Compact Design of Dual-Band and Wideband Planar Inverted F-L-Antennas for WLAN and UWB Applications.

Two miniature low profile PIFLA antennas with a compact volume size of 30 mm x 15 mm x 8 mm has presented in this paper. By applying the magnetic wall concept a reduced size dual-band and a wideband half PIFLAs for WLAN (2.4 GHz/5.2 GHz) and UWB appl... Read More about The Compact Design of Dual-Band and Wideband Planar Inverted F-L-Antennas for WLAN and UWB Applications.

Frequency Tuned Planar Inverted F Antenna with L Shaped Slit Design for Wide Frequency Range (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Elfergani, I., Hussaini, A. S., Abd-Alhameed, R., See, C., Abusitta, M. M., Hraga, H., …Rodriguez, J. (2011). Frequency Tuned Planar Inverted F Antenna with L Shaped Slit Design for Wide Frequency Range.

A frequency tuned antenna has been designed to meet the coverage requirements of the DCS, PCS, UMTS and WLAN bands. The antenna consists of a main patch, and a planar inverted L (PIL) slot. The radiator patch is fed, and shorted, using simple feed li... Read More about Frequency Tuned Planar Inverted F Antenna with L Shaped Slit Design for Wide Frequency Range.