Yi Fan (范轶)

Yi Fan (范轶)

Postdoctoral Researcher (博士后研究员)

State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves (毫米波国家重点实验室)

Southeast University, Nanjing (东南大学)

My research focuses on advanced electromagnetic metamaterials and their applications. My primary areas of interest are:
Low-loss Spoof Surface Plasmon Polaritons (低损耗SSPP) and High-power Metamaterials (高功率超材料).

Mentored by Prof. Tiejun Cui (崔铁军院士).

Education & Experience

June 2025 - Present

Postdoctoral Researcher

Southeast University, Nanjing (东南大学)

  • Conducting research on Low-loss Spoof Surface Plasmon Polaritons, focusing on novel waveguide designs.
  • Investigating High-power Metamaterials for advanced electromagnetic applications.
  • Mentoring graduate students in simulation methodologies and experimental techniques.
Sept 2019 - June 2025

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering

Southeast University (东南大学)

Advisor: Prof. Tiejun Cui (崔铁军院士)

Sept 2015 - June 2019

Bachelor of Engineering

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) (电子科技大学)

Electrical Engineering

Selected Research

SSPPs 2025

Ultra-low-loss spoof surface plasmon polariton waveguides using substrate-free technology

Optics Letters

Investigates substrate-free technology to resolve the contradiction between strong confinement and low loss in SSPP waveguides, a breakthrough for efficient signal transmission.

SSPPs 2024

High-order spoof surface plasmon polariton modes for highly sensitive refractive index sensing

Optics Express

Explores the use of high-order SSPP modes to achieve highly sensitive refractive index sensing, demonstrating potential for advanced biochemical sensors.

SSPPs 2023

Multi-beam spoof surface plasmon polariton leaky-wave antenna based on a single-layer metallic structure

Physical Review Applied

This work introduces a modified model for SSPP metawaveguides that overcomes traditional design limitations, enabling the creation of a high-performance FSK modulation and demodulation system with lower coupling and discontinuity.

Outside the Lab

Da Fan Tong 1
Da Fan Tong 2

Unofficial Research Assistant

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