Xiaolong You

Research Interests

Antennas and Propagation Terahertz physics

Dr Xiaolong You

ARC Grant-Funded Researcher (A)

School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Dr Xiaolong You is a postdoctoral researcher with the Terahertz Engineering Laboratory at The University of Adelaide. He has been actively collaborating with industry partners across Australia and Canada, such as evoSonic (Australia) and INO (Canada), to apply terahertz technology for industrial applications. His research focuses on 

  • Terahertz non-destructive testing

    Example: Non-destructively quantifying plant leaf relative water content using terahertz waves

  • Metasurfaces for beamforming and polarization control

  • 3D confocal imaging

         Example: Detecting earphones hidden in a charging case

His consistent efforts and technical contributions to academia and industry have been recognized with various prizes, awards, and honours, including

Prizes and Awards

  • 2023  IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society Fellowship
  • 2021  APL Photonics Future Luminary Award Finalist
  • 2020  The Frank Perry Travelling Scholarship in Engineering, The University of Adelaide
  • 2019  Research Travel Scholarship, The University of Adelaide

Honours

  • 2022  Article: Invited tutorial; Among most-read Editor’s pick; 2022 Early Career Investigator Selection (J. Appl. Phys. 131, 061101, 2022)
  • 2021  Article: Future Luminary Collection (APL Photonics, 5(9), 096108, 2020)
  • 2019  Article: Inside front cover (Adv. Opt. Mater. 7(20), 1900791, 2019)
  • 2015  Excellent Postgraduate Student at Wuhan University
  • 2014  University Prestigious Undergraduate Student at Nanjing Univ. Info. Sci. & Tech.

His expanding contributions to academia are exemplified by his active participation in diverse roles, including 

  • 2024  Session Chair, Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference, Bali, Indonesia.
  • 2024  Session Chair, 18th Australasian Symposium on Antennas, Sydney, Australia
  • 2024  Grant Assessor, IEEE Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS).
  • 2021  Session Chair, Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference, Brisbane, Australia.

He has been serving as a reviewer for a myraid of pretigious journals, such as

  • IEEE Transactions on Antenna and Propagation
  • IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology
  • IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs
  • IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques
  • IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation
  • IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters
  • Laser & Photonics Reviews
  • Advanced Optical Materials
  • APL Photonics
  • Optics Express
  • Optics Letters
  • Journal of Applied Physics

Date Position Institution name
2023 - 2025 Postdoctoral Researcher The University of Adelaide

Language Competency
Chinese (Mandarin) Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

Date Institution name Country Title
2017 - 2021 The University of Adelaide Australia PhD in Electrical Engineering
2014 - 2016 Wuhan University China MEng in Electronics and Communication Engineering
2010 - 2014 Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology China BEng in Communication Engineering

Year Citation
2025 You, X., Ako, R. T., Sriram, S., & Withayachumnankul, W. (2025). 3D Terahertz Confocal Imaging with Chromatic Metasurface. Laser and Photonics Reviews, 19(7), 2401011-1-2401011-9.
DOI Scopus53 WoS55
2025 You, X., Pagay, V., & Withayachumnankul, W. (2025). Non-Contact Monitoring of Plant Leaf Water Status Using Terahertz Waves. Journal of Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, 46(8), 53-1-53-15.
DOI Scopus1 WoS2
2023 You, X., Ako, R. T., Bhaskaran, M., Sriram, S., Fumeaux, C., & Withayachumnankul, W. (2023). Mechanically Tunable Terahertz Circular Polarizer with Versatile Functions. Laser and Photonics Reviews, 17(4), 2200305-1-2200305-10.
DOI Scopus46 WoS45
2022 You, X., Fumeaux, C., & Withayachumnankul, W. (2022). Tutorial on broadband transmissive metasurfaces for wavefront and polarization control of terahertz waves. Journal of Applied Physics, 131(6), 17 pages.
DOI Scopus46 WoS44
2021 You, X., Ako, R. T., Lee, W. S. L., Bhaskaran, M., Sriram, S., Fumeaux, C., & Withayachumnankul, W. (2021). Terahertz transmissive half-wave metasurface with enhanced bandwidth. Optics Letters, 46(17), 4164-4167.
DOI Scopus29 WoS28 Europe PMC3
2021 You, X., Ako, R. T., Lee, W. S. L., Bhaskaran, M., Sriram, S., Fumeaux, C., & Withayachumnankul, W. (2021). Terahertz transmissive half-wave metasurface with enhanced bandwidth (vol 46, pg 4164, 2021). OPTICS LETTERS, 46(18), 4640.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2020 You, X., Upadhyay, A., Cheng, Y., Bhaskaran, M., Sriram, S., Fumeaux, C., & Withayachumnankul, W. (2020). Ultra-wideband far-infrared absorber based on anisotropically etched doped silicon. Optics Letters, 45(5), 1196-1199.
DOI Scopus45 WoS46 Europe PMC8
2020 You, X., Ako, R. T., Lee, W. S. L., Bhaskaran, M., Sriram, S., Fumeaux, C., & Withayachumnankul, W. (2020). Broadband terahertz transmissive quarter-wave metasurface. APL Photonics, 5(9), 096108-1-096108-9.
DOI Scopus48 WoS45
2019 You, X., Ako, R. T., Lee, W. S. L., Low, M. X., Bhaskaran, M., Sriram, S., . . . Withayachumnankul, W. (2019). Terahertz reflectarray with enhanced bandwidth. Advanced Optical Materials, 7(20), 1900791-1-1900791-8.
DOI Scopus34 WoS33
2016 You, X., Gao, H., Zhou, L., & Zhao, H. (2016). Compact dual-element inverted-F MIMO antenna system with enhanced isolation. Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, 58(2), 363-368.
DOI
2016 Li, J., You, X., Ge, J., Li, P., & Chen, J. (2016). A compact MIMO antenna system for WLAN with enhanced isolation. Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, 58(8), 1968-1973.
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Year Citation
2025 You, X., Ako, R. T., Sriram, S., & Withayachumnankul, W. (2025). Experimental Realization of Terahertz 3D Imaging with Chromatic Metasurface. In Proceedings of the Asia-Pacific Microwave (APMC2024) (pp. 339-341). Bali, Indonesia: IEEE.
DOI WoS1
2024 Quader, S., Lv, X., You, X., Ako, R. T., Bhaskaran, M., Sriram, S., . . . Withayachumnankul, W. (2024). Mechanically Reconfigurable Terahertz Quasi-Optical Components for Spectral Filtering and Polarization Control. In Proceedings of the IEEE Microwaves, Antennas, and Propagation Conference (MAPCON, 2024) (pp. 1-4). Hyderabad, India: IEEE.
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2021 You, X., Fumeaux, C., & Withayachumnankul, W. (2021). Concept of mechanically tunable terahertz circular polarizer. In International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics (pp. 788-789). Warsaw, Poland: metaconference.
2021 You, X., Fumeaux, C., & Withayachumnankul, W. (2021). Circuit-Based Design and Optimization for Broadband Terahertz Metasurfaces. In International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, IRMMW-THz Vol. 2021-August (pp. 1-2). online: IEEE.
DOI Scopus2 WoS1
2019 You, X., Fumeaux, C., & Withayachumnankul, W. (2019). Broadband terahertz quarter-wave plate design. In Proceedings of International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, IRMMW-THz Vol. 2019-September (pp. 1-2). online: IEEE.
DOI Scopus2 WoS1
2019 Upadhyay, A., You, X., Fumeaux, C., Bhaskaran, M., Sriram, S., & Withayachumnankul, W. (2019). Fabrication of Broadband Absorbers for the Far-Infrared Spectral Range. In International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, IRMMW-THz Vol. 2019-September (pp. 1-2). online: IEEE.
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2018 You, X., Fumeaux, C., & Withayachumnankul, W. (2018). Terahertz focusing reflectarray with enhanced bandwidth. In 2018 43rd International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, IRMMW-THz 2018 Vol. 2018-September (pp. 2 pages). Nagoya, Japan: IEEE.
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Year Fund/Org Role
2025-2025 Surrey-Adelaide Partnership Fund, Terahertz Technology for Space Communications Co-Investigator
2023 - 2024 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society Fellowship Program Lead investigator
  • 2023 - Ongoing, Radio Frequency Systems (UG) & Principle of RF Engineering (PG), Co-Lecturer
  • 2019 - 2020, Radio Frequency Systems (UG) & Principle of RF Engineering (PG), Measurement Demonstrator
  • 2018 - 2020, Engineering Electromagnetics, Computer Exercise Demonstrator
  • 2018 - 2020, Engineering Electromagnetics, Measurement Demonstrator

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2023 Co-Supervisor Terahertz metasurfaces Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Sakib Quader
2023 Co-Supervisor Terahertz metasurfaces Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Sakib Quader

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