Xiaolong You

Research Interests

Antennas and Propagation Terahertz physics

Dr Xiaolong You

Lecturer

Optimisation and Stabilisation

Integration Management Office

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

Dr Xiaolong You is with the Terahertz Engineering Laboratory at Adelaide University. 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
  • Metasurface for beamforming and polarisation control
  • Terahertz 3D imaging

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
  • 2022  Innovative and Entrepreneurial Doctoral Award
  • 2022  Baijia Lake High-Level Innovation Award
  • 2022  Excellent Newcomer Award
  • 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
  • 2016  Adelaide University China Fee Scholarship
  • 2015  China National Scholarship for Postgraduates (Top 2%)
  • 2015  First Prize Academic Scholarship for Postgraduates at Wuhan University
  • 2014  University Chancellor Scholarship (Top 1/78) at Nanjing Univ. of Info. Science & Technology
  • 2013  China National Scholarship for Undergraduates (Top 0.2%)
  • 2012  China National Endeavour Fellowship (Top 3%)
  • 2011  First Prize of China Mobile Academic Scholarship (China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd)

Honours

  • 2025  Article: ESI Highly Cited Paper (Top 1% in Physics); ESI Hot Paper (Top 0.1% in Physics); 2025 Most-read and most-cited article published in Laser & Photonics Reviews (Top 1/555); Online scientific news media coverage by Light (Laser Photonics Rev. 19, 2401011, 2025)
  • 2023  Article: Among top-cited articles (Top 5%) published by Laser & Photonics Reviews in 2023 (Laser Photonics Rev. 17, 2200305, 2023)
  • 2022  Article: Invited tutorial; Among most-read Editor’s pick; 2022 Early Career Investigator Selection (Top 3%, J. Appl. Phys. 131, 061101, 2022)
  • 2021  Article: Future Luminary Collection (Top 1%, APL Photonics, 5(9), 096108, 2020)
  • 2019  Article: Journal 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 

  • 2026  Session Chair, 19th Australasian Symposium on Antennas, Adelaide, Australia
  • 2026  Grant Assessor, Funding at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (Ranked 1st in the 2026 QS Arab Region Rankings), Saudi Arabia
  • 2025  Session Chair, The 8th IEEE International Workshop on RF and Antenna Technologies, Shenzhen, China
  • 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 Photonics Research
  • Advanced Optical Materials
  • APL Photonics
  • Optics Express
  • Optics Letters
  • Journal of Applied Physics

Date Position Institution name
2026 - ongoing Lecturer Adelaide University
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 Scopus77 WoS74
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 Scopus8 WoS6
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 Scopus54 WoS54
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 Scopus59 WoS55
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 Scopus31 WoS29 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 Scopus55 WoS53 Europe PMC9
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 Scopus49 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 Scopus4 WoS4
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 Scopus4 WoS3
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
  • 2026 - Ongoing, Microwave Engineering (UG & PG), Course Coordinator & Lecturer
  • 2026 - Ongoing, Terahertz Technology (UG & PG), Course Coordinator & Lecturer
  • 2023 - 2025, 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
2026 Co-Supervisor Terahertz Coherence Tomography System Utilising a Terahertz Camera - Master Full Time Mr Tin Chu Ng
2023 Co-Supervisor Terahertz metasurfaces Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Sakib Quader
2023 Co-Supervisor Terahertz metasurfaces - Doctorate Full Time Mr Sakib Quader

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