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Selected Publications:

2021

[1]

L. Zhou and Z. Shen, “Diffusive energy-selective surface with low backscattering,” IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 69, 2021.

[2]

L. Zhou and Z. Shen, “3-D absorptive energy-selective structures,” IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 69, 2021.

[3]

L. Zhou and Z. Shen, “Angular selectivity based on double-resonance periodic array of scatterers,” Optics Express, vol. 29, no. 13, pp. 20379-20386, Jun. 2021.

[4]

L. Zhou, L. Liu, and Z. Shen, “High-performance energy selective surface based on the double-resonance concept,” IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 69, 2021.

[5]

C. Hua, S. Wang, Z. Hu, Z. Zhu, Z. Ren, W. Wu, and Z. Shen, “Reconfigurable antennas based on pure water,” Invited Paper, IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation, vol. 2, pp. 623-633, 2021.

[6]

Y. Wang, M. Wang, Z. Shen, and W. Wu, “3-D single- and dual-polarized frequency-selective rasorbers with wide absorption bands based on stepped impedance resonator,” IEEE Access, vol.9, pp. 22317-22327, 2021.

[7]

Q. Lv, C. Jin, B. Zhang, and Z. Shen, “Hybrid absorptive-diffusive frequency selective radome,” IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 69, no. 6, pp. 3312-3321, Jun. 2021.

[8]

Z. Ren, S. S. Qi, W. Wu, and Z. Shen, “Pattern-reconfigurable water horn antenna,” IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 69, 2021.

[9]

L. Zhou and Z. Shen, “Hybrid frequency-selective rasorber with low-frequency diffusion and high-frequency absorption,” IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 69, no. 3, pp. 1469-1476, Mar. 2021.

[10]

C. Jin, Q. Lv, S. An, Z. S. He, J. Liu, B. Zhang, and Z. Shen, “Ultra-wide-angle bandpass frequency-selective surface,” IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 69, 2021.

[11]

W. Tan, X. Shan, and Z. Shen, “Ultrawideband circularly polarized antenna with shared semicircular patches,” IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 69, no. 6, pp.3555-3559, Jun. 2021.

2020

[12]

H. Huang and Z. Shen, “Angle-selective surface based on uniaxial dielectric-magnetic slab,” IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, vol. 19, no. 12, pp.2457-2461, Dec. 2020.

[13]

H. Huang and Z. Shen, “Brewster lens with perfect wave refraction,” IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 68, no. 8, pp. 6204-6213, Aug. 2020.

[14]

X. Liu, W. Tan, Z. Shen, and C. Jin, “Integrated frequency-selective surface and antenna printed on a transparent substrate,” IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, vol. 19, no. 12, pp. 2062-2066, Dec. 2020.

[15]

Z. Ren, S. Qi, W. Wu, and Z. Shen, “Function-reconfigurable water short backfire antenna,” IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 203667-203673, 2020.

[16]

Q. Lv, C. Jin, and Z. Shen, “Frequency-scanning multi-polarization antennas,” IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 68, no. 11, pp. 7245-7254, Nov. 2020.

[17]

Y. Yu, G. Q. Luo, W. Yu, J. Tong, and Z. Shen, “3-D frequency-selective rasorber based on magnetic material and meander line,” IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 68, no. 11, pp. 7694-7699, Nov. 2020.

[18]

G. Q. Luo, Y. W. Yu, Y. F. Yu, and Z. Shen, “A three-dimensional design of ultra-wideband microwave absorbers,” IEEE Trans. on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 68, vol.10, pp. 4206-4215, Oct. 2020.

[19]

L. Zhou and Z. Shen, “Absorptive coding metasurface with ultra-wideband backscattering reduction,” IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, vol. 19, no.7, pp. 1201-1205, July 2020.

[20]

B. Zhang, C. Jin, and. Z. Shen, “Aperture antenna embedded notched parallel plate waveguide and its application to dual-polarized 3-D absorptive frequency-selective transmission structure,” IEEE Access, vol.8, no. 1, pp. 94833-94841, Dec. 2020.

[21]

Y. H. Wang, S. S. Qi, Z. Shen, and W. Wu, “Ultra-thin 3-D frequency selective rasorber with wide absorption bands,” IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 68, no. 6, pp. 4697-4705, June 2020.

[22]

L. Yan and Z. Shen, “Compact wideband wide-angle Van Atta retroreflector with suppressed structural mode,” IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, vol. 19, no. 5, pp. 736-740, May 2020.

[23]

H. Huang, A. A. Omar, and Z. Shen, “Low-RCS and beam-steerable dipole array using absorptive frequency-selective reflection structures,” IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 68, no.3, pp. 2457-2562, Mar. 2020.

[24]

B. Zhang, C. Jin, and Z. Shen, “Absorptive frequency selective reflector based on bent metallic strip embedded with chip-resistors,” IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 68, no. 7, pp. 5736-5741, Jul. 2020.

[25]

A. A. Omar, H. Huang, and Z. Shen, “Absorptive frequency-selective reflection/transmission structures: a review and future perspectives,” IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, vol. 62, no. 4 pp. 62-74, Aug. 2020.

[26]

J. Chen, C. Jin, B. Zhang, and Z. Shen, “Combined triangle quarter-wavelength patches and their applicationto high-gain CP antenna,” IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, no. 19, no. 1, pp. 104-108, Jan. 2020.

2019

[27]

Z. Ren, S. S. Qi, Z. Hu, Z. Shen, and W. Wu, “Wideband water helical antenna of circular polarization,” IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 67, 2019.

[28]

D. Li, Z. Shen, and E. Li, “Spurious-free dual-band bandpass frequency-selective surfaces with large band ratio,” IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 67, no. 2, pp. 1065-1072, Feb. 2019.

[29]

H. Huang and Z. Shen, “Low-RCS reflectarray with phase controllable absorptive frequency-selective reflector,” IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 67, no.1, pp. 190-198, Jan. 2019.

[30]

A. A. Omar and Z. Shen, “Thin 3-D bandpass frequency selective structure based on folded substrate for conformal radome applications,” IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 67, no. 1, pp. 282-290, Jan.  2019.

[31]

A. A. Omar and Z. Shen, “A compact and wide-band vertically polarized monopole antenna,” IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 67, no.1, pp. 626-631, Jan. 2019.

[32]

T. Deng, Y. Yu, Z. Shen, and Z. N. Chen, “Design of 3-D multilayer ferrite-loaded frequency-selective rasorbers with wide absorption bands,” IEEE Trans. on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 67, no. 1, pp. 108-117, Jan. 2019.

[33]

W. Yu, G. Q. Luo, Y. Yu, W. Cao, Y. Pan, and Z. Shen, “Dual-polarized band-absorptive frequency selective rasorber using meander-lines and lumped resistors,” IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 67, no. 2, pp. 1318-1322, Feb. 2019.

[34]

Y. Yu, G. Q. Luo, W. Yu, H. Jin, Z. Liao, and Z. Shen, “3D band-absorptive frequency selective rasorber: concept and analysis,” IEEE ACCESS, vol. 7, no.1, pp. 2520-2528, Jan. 2019.

2018

[35]

Y. Yu, G. Q. Luo, A. A. Omar, X. Liu, W. Yu, Z. C. Hao, and Z. Shen, “3D absorptive frequency-selective reflection and transmission structures with dual absorption bands,” IEEE ACCESS, vol. 6, no.1, pp. 72880-72888, Dec. 2018.

[36]

A. A. Omar, Z. Shen, and S. Y. Ho, “Multi-band and wideband 90°polarization rotators,” IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, vol. 17, no. 10, pp. 1822-1826, Oct. 2018.

[37]

Q. H. Song, Z. Shen, and J. Lu, “Log-periodic monopole array with uniform spacing and uniform height,” IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 66, no.9, pp. 4687-4694, Sept. 2018.

[38]

J. Zhang and Z. Shen, “Dual-band shared-aperture UHF/UWB RFID reader antenna of circular polarization,” IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 66, no. 8, pp. 3886-3893, Aug. 2018.

[39]

P. Wang and Z. Shen, “End-fire surface wave antenna with metasurface coating,” IEEE Access, vol. 6, pp. 23778-23785, 2018.

[40]

L. Zuo, J. Pan, and Z. Shen, “Analytical algorithm for 3-D localization of a single source with uniform circular array,” IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, vol. 17, no.2, pp. 323-326, 2018.

[41]

J. Mou, Z. Shen, D. Guo, and X. Lv, “Compact and wideband millimeter-wave antenna-coupled detector,” IEEE Trans. on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 66, no. 2, pp. 1058-1069, Feb. 2018.

[42]

Q. Chen, Z. Hu, Z.  Shen, and W. Wu, “2-18 GHz conformal low-profile log-periodic array on a cylindrical conductor,” IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 66, no. 2, pp.729-736, Feb. 2018.

[43]

L. Yan, W. Zhu, M. F. Karim, H. Cai, A. Y. Gu, Z. Shen, P. Chong, D. P. Tsai, D.-L. Kwong, C. W. Qiu, and A. Q. Liu, “Arbitrary and independent polarization control in situ via a single metasurface,” Advanced Optical Materials, vol. 6, no. 21, pp. 1800728, 2018.

[44]

L. Yan, W. Zhu, M. F. Karim, H. Cai, A. Y. Gu, Z. Shen, P. Chong, D.-L. Kwong, C. W. Qiu, and A. Q. Liu, “0.2λ0 thick adaptive retroreflector made of spin-locked metasurface,” Advanced Materials, vol. 30, no. 39, pp. 1802721, 2018.

2017

[45]

H. Huang and Z. Shen, “Absorptive frequency-selective transmission structure with square-loop hybrid resonator,” IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 3212-3215, 2017.

[46]

Y. Shang and Z. Shen, “Electromagnetic retroreflection augmented by spherical and conical metasurfaces,” Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 122, no. 20, 2017.

[47]

H. Huang, Z. Shen, A. A. Omar, “3-D absorptive frequency selective reflector for antenna radar cross section reduction,” IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 65, no. 11, pp.5908-5917, Nov. 2017.

[48]

A. A. Omar, Z. Shen, and H. Huang, “Absorptive frequency-selective reflection and transmission structures,” IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 65, no. 11, pp.6173-6178, Nov. 2017.

[49]

W. Tan and Z. Shen, “A dual-band dual-sleeve monopole antenna,” IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, vol. 16, pp.2951-2954, 2017.

[50]

J. Wang, Z. Shen, and W. Wu, “Broadband high-efficiency circular polarizer based on planar-helix chiral metamaterials,” Applied Physics Letters, vol.111, 113503, 2017.

[51]

J. Zhang and Z. Shen, “Compact and high gain UHF/UWB RFID reader antenna,” IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 65, no. 10, pp. 5002-5010, Oct. 2017.

[52]

A. A. Omar and Z. Shen, “Double-sided parallel-strip line resonator for dual-polarized 3-D frequency-selective structure and absorber,” IEEE Trans. on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 65, no. 10, pp. 3744-3752, Oct. 2017.

[53]

Y. Yu, Z. Shen, T. Deng, and G. Luo, “3-D frequency-selective rasorber with wide upper absorption band,” IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 65, no. 8, pp. 4363-4367, Aug. 2017.

[54]

J. Mou and Z. Shen, “Broadband and thin magnetic absorber with non-Foster metasurface for admittance matching,” Scientific Reports, vol. 7, 6922, July 2017.

[55]

A. A. Omar and Z. Shen, “Thin band-stop frequency-selective structures based on loop resonator,” IEEE Trans. on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 65, no. 7, pp. 2298-2309, July 2017.

[56]

Y. Shang and Z. Shen, “Polarization-independent backscattering enhancement of cylinders based on conformal gradient metasurfaces,” IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 65, no. 5, pp. 2386-2396, May 2017.

[57]

S. Mi, Y. H. Lee, and Z. Shen, “Ferrite coating design for near-ground HF bowtie antenna,” IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 65, no.4, pp. 2074-2078, April 2017.

[58]

J. Mou and Z. Shen, “Design and experimental demonstration of non-Foster active absorber,” IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 65, no.2, pp.696-704, Feb. 2017.

[59]

J. Wang, Z. Shen, and L. Zhao, “Wideband dual-polarized antenna for spectrum monitoring systems,” IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, vol. 16, pp. 2236-2239, 2017.

[60]

Z. Hu, W. Wang, Z. Shen, and W. Wu, “Low-profile helical quasi-Yagi antenna array with multi beams at the end-fire direction,” IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, vol. 16, pp.1241-1244, 2017.

[61]

Y. Zhao, Z. Shen, and W. Wu, “Wideband and low-profile monocone quasi-Yagi antenna for end-fire radiation,” IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, vol. 16, pp. 325-328, 2017.

[62]

Z. Hu, S. Wang, Z. Shen, and W. Wu, “Broadband polarization-reconfigurable water spiral antenna of low profile,” IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, vol. 16, pp.1377-1380, 2017.

2016

[63]

J. Wang, Z. Shen, and W. Wu, “Cavity-backed high-efficiency and wideband 90° polarization rotator,” Applied Physics Letters, vol. 109, no. 15, 2016.

[64]

Z. Shen, J. Wang, and B. Li, “3D frequency selective rasorber: Concept, analysis, and design,” IEEE Trans. on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 64, no. 10, pp. 3087-3096, Oct. 2016.

[65]

X. Gao and Z. Shen, “UHF/UWB tag antenna of circular polarization,” IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 64, no. 9, pp.3794-3802, Sept. 2016.

[66]

A. Al-Sheikh and Z. Shen, “Design of wideband bandstop frequency-selective structures using stacked parallel strip line arrays,” IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 64, no. 8, pp. 3401-3409, Aug. 2016.

[67]

Y. Shang, Z. Shen, and K. Feng, “Enhancement of backscattering by a conducting cylinder coated with gradient metasurface,” Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 120, no. 4, 045109, July 2016.

[68]

A. A. Omar and Z. Shen, “Multi-band high-order band-stop 3D frequency-selective structures,” IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 64, no. 6, pp. 2217-2226, June 2016.

[69]

W. An, Z. Shen, and J. Wang, “Compact low-profile dual-band tag antenna for indoor positioning systems,” IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, vol. 15, 2016.

[70]

A. Ebahimi, Z. Shen, W. Withayachumanakul, S. F. Al-Sarawi, and D. Abbott, “Varactor-tunable second-order bandpass frequency selective surface with embedded bias network,” IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 64, no. 5, pp. 1672-1680, May 2016.

[71]

J. Wang, Z. Shen, X. Gao, and W. Wu, “Cavity-based linear polarizer immune to the polarization direction of incident plane wave,” Optics Letters, vol. 41, no. 2, pp. 424-427, Feb. 2016.

[72]

M. Zou, Z. Shen, and J. Pan, “Frequency-reconfigurable water antenna of circular polarization” Applied Physics Letters, vol. 108, 014102, Jan. 2016.

2015

[73]

Z. Hu, Z. Shen, W. Wu, and J. Lu, “Low-profile log-periodic monopole array,” IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 63, no. 12, pp. 5484-5491, Dec. 2015.

[74]

C. Hua and Z. Shen, “Shunt-excited sea-water monopole antenna of high efficiency,” IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, vol.63, no, 11, pp.5185-5190, Nov. 2015.

[75]

Z. Chen and Z. Shen, “Planar helix antenna of circular polarization,” IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 63, no. 10, pp.4315-4323, Oct. 2015.

[76]

P. Fei, Z. Shen, X. Wen, and F. Nian, “A single-layer circular polarizer based on hybrid meander-line and loop configuration,” IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 63, no. 10, pp. 4609-4614, Oct. 2015.

[77]

Z. Hu, Z. Shen, W. Wu, and J. Lu, “Low-profile top-hat monopole Yagi antenna for end-fire radiation,” IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 63, no. 7, pp. 2851-2857, July 2015.

[78]

X. G. Huang, Z. Shen, Q. Y. Feng, and B. Li, “Tunable 3D band-pass frequency-selective structure with wide tuning range,” IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 63, no. 7, pp. 3297-3301, July 2015.

[79]

J. Wang, Z. Shen, W. Wu, and K. Feng, “Wideband circular polarizer based on dielectric gratings with periodic parallel strips,” Optics Express, vol. 23, no. 10, pp. 12533-12543, 2015.

[80]

X. Gao, Z. Shen, and C. Hua, “Conformal VHF log-periodic balloon antenna,” IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 63, no. 6, pp. 2756-2761,  June 2015.

[81]

Z. Chen and Z. Shen, “Wideband flush-mounted surface wave antenna of very low profile,” IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 63, no. 6, pp. 2430-2438, June 2015.

[82]

G. Ni, Z. Shen, and J. Shi, “Efficient computation of the impedance matrix of magnetic field integral equation for polyhedral conductors,” IEEE Trans. On Antennas and Propagation, vol. 63, no. 2, pp.630-635, Feb. 2015.

[83]

Y. Zhao, Z. Shen, and W. Wu, “Conformal SIW H-plane horn antenna on a conducting cylinder,” IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, vol. 14, pp.1271-1274, 2015.

[84]

H. Zhao and Z. Shen, “Fast wide-band analysis of reverberation chambers using hybrid discrete singular convolution-method of moments and adaptive frequency sampling,” IEEE Trans. On Magnetics, vol. 51, no.3, March 2015.

[85]

Y. Shang, S. Xiao, and Z. Shen, “Edge-on backscattering enhancement based on quasi-superdirective reradiation,” IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, vol. 14, pp.539-542, 2015.

[86]

L. Yang, Z. Shen, W. Wu, and J. Zhang, “A four-element array of wideband low-profile H-plane horns,” IEEE Trans. On Vehicular Technology, vol. 64, no. 9, pp.4356-4359, Sept. 2015.

2014

[87]

C. Hua, Z. Shen, and J. Lu, “High-efficiency sea-water monopole antenna for maritime wireless communications,” IEEE Trans. On Antennas and Propagation, vol. 62, no. 12, pp.5968-5973, Dec. 2014.

[88]

B. Li and Z. Shen, “Wideband 3D frequency selective rasorber,” IEEE Trans. On Antennas and Propagation, vol. 62, no. 12, pp. 6536- 6541, Dec. 2014.

[89]

Y. Shang, Z. Shen, and S. Xiao, “Frequency-selective rasorber based on square-loop and cross-dipole arrays,” IEEE Trans. On Antennas and Propagation, vol. 62, no. 11, pp.5581-5589, Nov. 2014.

[90]

Y. Zhao, Z. Shen, and W. Wu, “Wideband and low-profile H-plane ridged SIW horn antenna mounted on a large conducting plane,” IEEE Trans. On Antennas and Propagation, vol. 62, no. 11, pp.5895-5900, Nov. 2014.

[91]

B. Li and Z. Shen, “Dual-band bandpass frequency selective structures with arbitrary band ratios,” IEEE Trans. On Antennas and Propagation, vol. 62, no. 11, pp.5504-5512, Nov. 2014.

[92]

S. Chen, Z. Shen and W. Wu, “Analysis of Dyakonov surface waves existing at the interface of an isotropic medium and a conductor-backed uniaxial slab,” Journal of the Optical Society of America A, vol. 31, no. 9, pp.1923-1930, Sept. 2014.

[93]

A. K. Rashid, B. Li, and Z. Shen, “An overview of three-dimensional frequency selective structures,” IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, vol. 56, no.3, pp. 43-67, June 2014.

[94]

W. Zhang, W. M. Zhu, E. M. Chia, Z. Shen, H. Cai, Y. D. Gu, W. Ser, and A. Q. Liu, “A pseudo-planar metasurface for a polarization rotator,” Optics Express, vol. 22, no. 9, pp. 10446-10454, May 2014.

[95]

Z. Chen and Z. Shen, “A compact cavity-backed endfire slot antenna,” IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, vol. 13, no.1, pp. 281-284, 2014.

[96]

B. Li and Z. Shen, “Bandpass frequency selective structure with wideband spurious-rejection,” IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 145-148, 2014.

[97]

Z. Hu, Z. Shen, and W. Wu, “Reconfigurable leaky-wave antenna based on periodic water grating,” IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, vol. 13, no.1, pp. 134-137, 2014.

[98]

C. Jin and Z. Shen, “Compact triple-mode filter based on quarter-mode substrate integrated waveguide,” IEEE Trans. On Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 62, no. 1, pp.37-45, 2014

[99]

C. Jin, Z. Shen, R. Li, and A. Alphones, “Compact circularly polarized antenna based on quarter-mode substrate integrated waveguide sub-array,” IEEE Trans. On Antennas and Propagation, vol. 62, no.2, pp.963-967, Feb. 2014.

[100]

J. B. Liu, Z. Shen, and Y. L. Lu, “Optimal antenna design with QPSO-QN optimization strategy,” IEEE Trans. On Magnetics, vol. 50, no. 2, Feb. 2014.

[101]

B. Li and Z. Shen, “Three-dimensional dual-polarized frequency-selective structure with wide out-of-band rejection,” IEEE Trans. On Antennas and Propagation, vol. 62, no.1, pp.130-137, Jan. 2014.

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