Associate Professor
Qualifications:
- PhD in Electronic Engineering, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman;
- Master of Engineering (Telecommunications), MMU;
- Bachelor of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, The Engineering Council of UK
Experience
- Electronic Engineering, RF/MW/RFID-based research
Major Research Interests
- RF/MW/RFID-antenna research
Teaching Interests
- Electrical and Electronic Principles; Circuit Theory; Analogue Electronics
Selected Publications
Journal Publications:
- Bong, F. L., Lim, E. H. and Lo, F. L. (2016). Flexible folded-patch antenna with serrated edges for metal-mountable UHF RFID tag. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 65(2): 873–877.
- Moh, C. W., Lim, E. H., Bong, F. L. and Chung, B. K. (2018). Miniature coplanar-fed folded patch for metal mountable UHF RFID tag. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 66(5): 2245–2253.
- Bong, F. L., Lim, E. H. and Lo, F. L. (2017). Miniaturized dipolar patch antenna with narrow meandered slotline for UHF tag. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 65(9): 4435–4442.
- Ng, W. H., Lim, E. H., Bong, F. L. and Chung, B. K. (2018). Folded patch antenna with tunable inductive slots and stubs for UHF tag design. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 66(6): 2799–2806.
- Ng, W. H., Lim, E. H., Bong, F. L. and Chung, B. K. (2018). E-shaped folded-patch antenna with multiple tuning parameters for on-metal UHF RFID tag. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 67(1): 56–64.
- Lee, S. R., Ng, W. H., Lim, E. H., Bong, F. L. and Chung, B. K. (2019). Compact magnetic loop antenna for omnidirectional on-metal UHF tag design. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 68(2): 765–772.
- Ng, W. H., Lim, E. H., Bong, F. L. and Chung, B. K. (2019). Compact planar inverted-S antenna with embedded tuning arm for on-metal UHF RFID tag design. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 67(6): 4247–4252.
- Bong, F. L., Lim, E. H. and Lo, F. L. (2017). Compact folded dipole with embedded matching loop for universal tag applications. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 65(5): 2173–2181.
- Ripin, N., Lim, E. H., Bong, F. L. and Chung, B. K. (2020). Miniature folded dipolar patch with embedded AMC for metal mountable tag design. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 68(5): 3525–3533.
- Lee, Y. H., Lim, E. H., Bong, F. L. and Chung, B. K. (2018). Compact folded C-shaped antenna for metal-mountable UHF RFID applications. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 67(2): 765–773.
- Lee, Y. H., Lim, E. H., Bong, F. L. and Chung, B. K. (2020). Loop-fed planar inverted-L antennas (PILAs) for omnidirectional UHF on-metal tag design. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 68(8): 5864–5871.
- Lee, S. R., Lim, E. H., Bong, F. L. and Chung, B. K. (2019). High-efficient compact folded-patch antenna fed by T-shaped L-probe for on-metal UHF RFID tag design. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 68(1): 152–160.
- Bong, F. L., Lim, E. H. and Lo, F. L. (2018). Compact orientation insensitive dipolar patch for metal-mountable UHF RFID tag design. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 66(4): 1788–1795.
- Ooi, S. Y., Chee, P. S., Lim, E. H., Lee, Y. H. and Bong, F. L. (2021). Stacked planar inverted-L antenna with enhanced capacitance for compact tag design. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 70(3): 1816–1823.
- Lee, Y. H., Lim, E. H., Bong, F. L. and Chung, B. K. (2019). Bowtie-shaped folded patch antenna with split ring resonators for UHF RFID tag design. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 67(6): 4212–4217.
- Lee, S. R., Lim, E. H., Bong, F. L. and Chung, B. K. (2018). Slotted folded patch antenna with double-T-slots for platform-insensitive UHF tag design. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 67(1): 670–675.
- Niew, Y. H., Lee, K. Y., Lim, E. H., Bong, F. L. and Chung, B. K. (2019). Patch-loaded semicircular dipolar antenna for metal-mountable UHF RFID tag design. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 67(7): 4330–4338.
- Murugesh, M., Lim, E. H., Chee, P. S. and Bong, F. L. (2022). Complementarily coupled C-shaped microstrip patches with wide-range frequency tuning capability for metal-applicable UHF RFID tag design. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 70(12): 11548–11558.
- Lee, Y. H., Moh, C. W., Lim, E. H., Bong, F. L. and Chung, B. K. (2019). Miniature folded patch with differential coplanar feedline for metal mountable UHF RFID tag. IEEE Journal of Radio Frequency Identification, 4(2): 93–100.
- Lee, Y. H., Lim, E. H., Bong, F. L. and Chung, B. K. (2018). Folded antipodal dipole for metal-mountable UHF tag design. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 66(11): 5698–5705.
- Thirappa, K., Lim, E. H., Bong, F. L. and Chung, B. K. (2019). Compact folded-patch with orthogonal tuning slots for on-metal tag design. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 67(9): 5833–5842.
- Ooi, S. Y., Chee, P. S., Lim, E. H., Low, J. H. and Bong, F. L. (2022). A zeroth-order slot-loaded cap-shaped patch antenna with omnidirectional radiation characteristic for UHF RFID tag design. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 71(1): 131–139.
- Niew, Y. H., Lee, K. Y., Lim, E. H., Bong, F. L. and Chung, B. K. (2019). Miniature dipolar patch antenna with nonresonating ring for metal-insensitive UHF RFID tag design. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 68(3): 2393–2398.
- Murugesh, M., Lim, E. H., Chee, P. S. and Bong, F. L. (2023). On-metal UHF tag antenna design using concentric step-impedance rings. IEEE Journal of Radio Frequency Identification, 7: 621–629.
- Chiang, S. M., Lim, E. H., Chee, P. S., Lee, Y. H. and Bong, F. L. (2021). Dipolar tag antenna with a top-loading inductive channel with broad range frequency tuning capability. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 70(3): 1653–1662.
- Lee, S. R., Lim, E. H., Bong, F. L. and Chung, B. K. (2018). Slotted circular patch with multiple loading stubs for platform insensitive tag. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 66(10): 5072–5079.
- Alagiasundaram, S., Lee, K. Y., Lim, E. H., Chee, P. S. and Bong, F. L. (2023). Planar inverted antenna with embedded patch excitor for on-metal tag design. IEEE Journal of Radio Frequency Identification, 7: 233–242.
- Murugesh, M., Lim, E. H., Chee, P. S., Lee, Y. H. and Bong, F. L. (2021). Compact ring antennas with high-impedance line loaded with distributed inductors for on-metal tag design. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 70(3): 1740–1749.
- Thirappa, K., Lim, E. H., Bong, F. L. and Chung, B. K. (2021). Slim RFID tag antenna for metallic tools with narrow footprint. IEEE Journal of Radio Frequency Identification, 5(2): 182–190.
- Ng, W. H., Lim, E. H., Bong, F. L. and Chung, B. K. (2020). Compact folded crossed-dipole for on-metal polarization diversity UHF tag. IEEE Journal of Radio Frequency Identification, 4(2): 115–123.
- Murugesh, M., Lim, E. H., Chee, P. S. and Bong, F. L. (2024). Zeroth-order serpentine antenna with omnidirectional radiation pattern for anti-metal tag antenna design. IEEE Journal of Radio Frequency Identification, 8: 431–440.
- Tan, J. I., Lee, Y. H., Lim, E. H., Bong, F. L. and Chung, B. K. (2024). A low-profile top-loaded monopole antenna for on-metal RFID tag design. IEEE Journal of Radio Frequency Identification, 8: 448–457.
- Chiang, S. M., Lee, T. L., Lim, E. H., Chee, P. S., Lee, Y. H., Bong, F. L., Phua, Y. N. et al. (2021). Miniature folded dipole in rotational symmetry for metal tag design. Progress In Electromagnetics Research C, 110: 55–66.
- Bong, F. L., Thirappa, K., Lim, E. H. and Perumal, K. (2021). Compact metal-mountable UHF RFID tag antenna with two large C-shaped slots for on-the-fly tuning. Progress In Electromagnetics Research M, 101: 173–183.
- Murugesh, M., Lim, E. H., Chee, P. S. and Bong, F. L. (2023). Polarization-insensitive planar patch antenna with large embedded serial capacitance for on-metal tag design. Scientific Reports, 13(1): 7702.
Patent:
- Thirappa, K., Bong, F. L. and Rahman, R. A. (2023). Flexible mountable L-shaped RFID tag antenna. US Patent 11,625,568.
Conference Papers:
- Lee, Y. H., Chung, B. K., Lim, E. H. and Bong, F. L. (2018). Miniature slotted-folded-patch antenna for on-metal UHF tag. 2018 IEEE Asia-Pacific Conference on Antennas and Propagation (APCAP), pp. 492–493.
- Lee, Y. H., Chee, P. S., Lim, E. H. and Bong, F. L. (2020). Coupled-PILAs for miniature on-metal RFID tag design. 2020 IEEE Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC), pp. 878–880.
- Lee, Y. H., Lim, E. H., Ng, W. H., Bong, F. L., Chee, P. S., Lee, K. Y. and Chung, B. K. (2019). Compact folded patch with stretchable PDMS substrate for on-body RFID applications. 2019 International Conference on Microwave and Millimeter Wave Technology (ICMMT)
- Niew, Y. H., Lim, E. H., Lee, K. Y., Bong, F. L. and Chung, B. K. (2018). Compact Z-slotted patch antenna for UHF metal-mountable tag. 2018 IEEE International RF and Microwave Conference (RFM), pp. 100–102.
- Lee, S. R., Lim, E. H., Bong, F. L., Chung, B. K. and Lee, K. Y. (2018). Miniature PIFA-like patch antenna for UHF RFID tag design. 2018 IEEE Asia-Pacific Conference on Antennas and Propagation (APCAP), pp. 492–493.
- Lee, Y. H., Lim, E. H., Bong, F. L., Chung, B. K. and Lee, K. Y. (2019). Complementary planar inverted-F antennas (PIFAs) for on-metal RFID tag design. 2019 IEEE Asia-Pacific Conference on Applied Electromagnetics (APACE), pp. 1–3.
- Chiang, S. M., Lim, E. H., Chee, P. S., Lee, Y. H. and Bong, F. L. (2021). Capacitors-loaded dipolar patch antenna for UHF tag miniaturization. 2021 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (APS/URSI)
- Chiang, S. M., Lim, E. H., Chee, P. S., Lee, Y. H. and Bong, F. L. (2020). Flexible dual-chip folded patch for polarization-diversity metal-mountable tag design. 2020 IEEE Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC), pp. 637–639.
- Bong, F. L., Lim, E. H., Lee, L. S. and Tai, S. C. (2021). Miniature dipolar patch UHF RFID tag antenna for metal and dielectric surfaces. 2021 IEEE Symposium on Wireless Technology & Applications (ISWTA), pp. 48–52.
- Ooi, S. Y., Lim, E. H., Chee, P. S., Lee, Y. H., Lee, K. Y. and Bong, F. L. (2020). Inverted patch with an inductive loop-shaped feeder for on-metal tag design. 2020 IEEE International RF and Microwave Conference (RFM), pp. 1–3.