Nasiha Nikolic: List of Publications
Patents
1. Kot, John S.; Bird Trevor S.; Nikolic, Nasiha, “Planar antenna directional in azimuth
and/or elevation”, United States Patent 5714961, Feb 1998.
Books/Book chapters
1. Dyadyuk, Val; Huang, Xiaojing; Stokes, Leigh; Pathikulangara, Joseph; Weily, Andrew;
Nikolic, Nasiha; et al. Adaptive Antenna Arrays for Ad-hoc Millimetre-wave Wireless
Communications. In: Prof. Ivana Lorkovic, editor/s. Wireless Communication. Vienna,
Austria: InTech; 2011. 93-116.
2. Hellicar, A. D.; Li, Li; Greene, K. J.; Hislop, G.; Hanham, S.; Nikolic, N.; et al. A 500-700
GHz system for exploring the THz frequency regime. In: Agbinya, J. I.; eds., editor/s.
Advances in Broadband Communication and Networks. River Publ.; 2008.
3. Kot, J. S.; Donelson, R.; Nikolic, N.; Hayman, D. B.; O'Shea, M., and Peters, G. “A
spherical lens for the SKA”, in The SKA: an engineering perspective, P. Hall (ed),
Springer, 2005, ISBN: 978-1-4020-3797-9
Journal articles (refereed journal articles)
1. Yang, Yi; Chan, King Yuk; Nikolic, Nasiha; Ramer, Rodica. Experimental Proof for
Pattern Reconfigurability of 60 GHz Quasi-Yagi Antenna. Microwave and Optical
Technology Letters. 2015; 57(1 1):84-88.
2. Nikolic, Nasiha; Hellicar, Andrew. Fractional Luneburg lens antenna. IEEE Antennas
and Propagation Magazine. 2014; 56(5 1):116-130.
3. Zeb, Basit Ali; Nikolic, Nasiha; Esselle, Karu. A high-gain dual-band EBG Resonator
Antenna with Circular Polarization. Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters. 2014;
14(9):108 - 111.
4. Du, Jia; Hellicar, Andrew; Leslie, Keith; Nikolic, Nasiha; Hanham, Stephen; Macfarlane,
John; et al. Towards large scale HTS Josephson detector arrays for THz imaging.
Superconductor Science and Technology. 2013; 26(11 10.1088/09532048/26):115012 (7pp).
5. Weily, Andrew; Nikolic, Nasiha. Circularly Polarized Stacked Patch Antenna with
Perpendicular Feed Substrate. Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
(Communication). 2013; vol. 61(no. 10 NA):5274-5278.
6. Weily, Andrew; Nikolic, Nasiha. Dual-Polarized Planar Feed for Low-Profile
Hemispherical Luneburg Lens Antennas. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and
Propagation. 2012; 60(1 N/A):402-407.
7. Dyadyuk, Val; Stokes, Leigh; Nikolic, Nasiha; Weily, Andrew. Demonstration of
Adaptive Analogue Beamforming in the E-band. Journal of the Korean Institute of
Electromagnetic Engineering and Science (JKIEES). 2010; 10(3n/a):138-145.
8. Nikolic, Nasiha; Weily, Andrew. Compact E-band Planar Quasi-Yagi Antenna with
Folded Dipole Driver. IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation. 2010; 4(11):17281734.
9. Du, J.; Hellicar, A. D.; Li, L.; Hanham, S. M.; MacFarlane, J. C.; Leslie, K. E.; Nikolic, N.;
Foley C.P., Green, K., J. Terahertz imaging at 77 K. Superconductor Science and
Technology. 2009; 22(11):114001.
10. Du, J.; Hellicar, A. D.; Li, Li; Hanham, S. M.; Nikolic, N.; Macfarlane, J. C.; et al. Terahertz
imaging using a high-Tc superconducting Josephson junction detector. Supercond. Sci
Tech. 2008; 21(12):125025.
11. Hellicar, A. D.; Hislop, G.; Hanham, S.; Nikolic, N.; Cooray, F. R.; Kot, J. S.; et al.
Terahertz imaging system design within the CSIRO ICT Centre Wireless Technology
Laboratory. J. Japan Soc. Appl. Electromagn. & Mech. (JSAEM). 2007; 15(3,
Suppl.):S200-S203.
12. Nikolic, N.; Kot, J. S.; Vinogradov, S. Scattering by a Luneburg lens partially covered by
a metallic cap. J. Electromag. Waves & Applic. 2007; 21(4):549-563.
13. Vinogradov, S.; Smith, P.; Kot, J. S.; Nikolic, N. Radar cross-section studies of spherical
lens reflector. Progress in Electromagnetic Research (PIER). 2007; 72:325-337.
14. Kot, J. S.; Nikolic, N. A shaped-beam antenna for a 5GHz radio LAN system. J. Electrical
and Electronics Engineering Australia. 1998.
15. Nikolic, N.; Kot, J.S.: “Analysis of mutual coupling in a cavity-backed coaxial array of
annular-slot antennas”, IEE Proceedings- Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation,
1998
16. Kot, J. S.; Nikolic, N.; Bird, T. S. An integrated-circuit antenna for high-permittivity
substrates. IEE Proc. H - Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation. 1997; 144(1):47-51.
17. Nikolic, N.; Kot, J. S.; Bird, T. S. A theoretical and experimental study of a cavity-backed
annular-slot antenna. IEE Proc. H - Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation. 1997;
144(5):337-340.
18. Nikolic, N. Empirical model of the ring-slot antenna, including finite ground-plane
effects. J. Electr. Electron. Eng. Aust. 1995; 15:71-76.
Award Winning Journal Paper:
19. Institute of Engineers Australia John Madsen Medal for: Kot, J. S.; Nikolic, N.; Sainati,
R., and Bird, T. S. “Aspects of antenna designs for indoor wireless millimetre-wave
systems”. J. Electr. Electron. Eng. Aust. 1995; 15:145-150.
Conference papers (published or accepted for publication)
1. A. P. Chippendale; D. McConnell; K. Bannister; N. Nikolic; A. W. Hotan; K. W. Smart; R.
D. Shaw; D. B. Hayman; S. G. Hay. Recent Developments in Measuring Signal and Noise
in Phased Array Feeds at CSIRO. In: European Conference on Antennas and
Propagation; Davos, Switzerland, April 2016.
2. Derek, Gray; Nikolic, Nasiha. Effects of producing non-Luneburg lens antennas from
effective media alternatives to the Luneburg lens. In: IEICE, Fukushima, Japan,
February 2016.
3. Derek, Gray; Nikolic, Nasiha; John, Thornton. Frequency performance of 8 wavelength
radius minimal layer number lens antennas. In: IEEE APWC, Torino, Italy, September
2015.
4. Derek, Gray; Nikolic, Nasiha; John, Thornton. Operation of 8-wavelength-radius 2layer lenses. In: IEEE AP-S Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, Vancouver,
Canada, July 2015.
5. Derek, Gray; Nikolic, Nasiha; John, Thornton. Survey of minimal layer number lens
antennas for mm-wave alternatives to the Luneburg lens. In: In: IEICE, Osaka, Japan,
February 2015.
6. Nikolic, Nasiha; Weily, Andrew. Millimetre-wave stacked patch antenna design on a
folded LCP substrate. In: 2014 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International
Symposium; 6-11 July 2014; Memphis, USA. IEEE; 2014. 1861-1862.
7. Du, J; Hellicar, A D; Leslie, K E; Hanham, S M; Nikolic, N; Li, L; et al. HTS Josephson
detector array for THz Imaging. In: The 37th International Conference on Infrared,
Millimeter and Terahertz Waves; 23 - 28 September 2012; University of Wollongong,
Wollongong, Australia. IEEE: IEEE; 2012. 1-3.
8. Nikolic, Nasiha; James, Graeme; Hellicar, Andrew; Greene, Kieran. Quarter-sphere
Luneburg lens scanning antenna. In: 2012 15th International Symposium on Antenna
Technology and Applied Electromagnetics (ANTEM); 25-28 June 2012; Toulouse,
France. IEEE AP: IEEE X-plore; 2012. 1-4.
9. Weily, Andrew; Nikolic, Nasiha. Stacked Patch Antenna with Perpendicular Feed
Substrate. In: Asia Pacific Microwave Conference 2011; 5 – 8 December 2011;
Melbourne Australia. IEEE; 2011. 1838 - 1841.
10. Merkle, Thomas; Smith, Stephanie; Nikolic, Nasiha; Smart, Ken; Shen, Mei. E-Band
Aperture Coupled GaAs / LCP Antennas. In: International Conference on
Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications; 20-24 September 2010; Sydney, Australia.
IEEE; 2010. 501-504.
11. Nikolic, Nasiha; Weily, Andrew. Realistic Source Modelling and Tolerance Analysis of
a Luneburg Lens Antenna. In: 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and
Propagation; 11-17 July 2010; Toronto, ON, Canada. IEEE; 2010. 1-4.
12. Nikolic, Nasiha; Weily, Andrew; James, Graeme; Greene, Kieran; Barker, Steve; Guo,
Jay. Reduction of the grating lobes in Luneburg lens arrays. In: IEEE International
Symposium on Antennas and Propagation; July 11-17, 2010; Toronto, Canada. IEEE
Antennas and Propagation Society; 2010. 1-4.
13. Du, Jia; Hellicar, A.; Li, Li.; Hanham, S.; Nikolic, N.; Macfarlane, J. C.; Leslie, K. E.; THz
imaging using HTS junction detector. In: 12th International Superconductive
Electronics Conference (ISEC 2009); 2009; Fukuoka, Japan. 2009.
14. Hellicar, Andrew; Du, Jia; Hanham, Stephen; Li, Li; Nikolic, Nasiha; Li, Yue; et al. A 600
GHz imaging system for application exploration. In: 34th International Conference on
Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, 2009; September 2009; Busan, Korea.
Busan: IEEE; 2009. 2p.
15. Nikolic, N.; Weily, A. Printed quasi-Yagi antenna with folded dipole driver. In: IEEE
International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (AP-S 2009); 2009;
Charleston, SC. IEEE; 2009.
16. Hellicar, A. D.; Du, J.; Hanham, S.; Nikolic, N. An HTS detector for terahertz images. In:
Jensen, J. O.; ; eds., editor/s. Terahertz for Military and Security Applications VI; 2008;
Orlando, Fla. SPIE; 2008. 69490E.
17. Nikolic, N.; Kot, J. S.; Vinogradov, S. S. Analysis of scanning and multi-beam antennas
based on spherical lenses with array feeds. In: 67th IEEE Vehicular Technology
Conference (VTC 2008-Spring); 2008; Singapore. IEEE; 2008. 257-259.
18. Hellicar, A. D.; Li, Li; Greene, K. J.; Hislop, G.; Hanham, S.; Nikolic, N.; et al. A 500-700
GHz system for exploring the THz frequency regime. In: 2nd International Conference
on Wireless Broadband and Ultra Wideband Communications (AusWireless '07); 2007;
Sydney, NSW. IEEE; 2007. 33.
19. Hellicar, A.; Du, J.; Nikolic, N.; Li, Li; Greene, K. J.; Hanham, S.; et al. Development of a
terahertz imaging system. In: IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International
Symposium (AP-S); 2007; Honolulu, HI. 2007.
20. Kot, J. S.; Nikolic, N.; Sevimli, O. An integrated wideband circularly-polarized 60 GHz
array antenna with low axial-ratio. In: 2nd International Conference on Wireless
Broadband and Ultra Wideband Communications (AusWireless'07); 2007; Sydney,
NSW. IEEE; 2007. art. 4299683.
21. Nikolic, N.; Kot, J. S. Analysis of mutual coupling in a multi-beam Luneburg lens
antenna using a hybrid method. In: IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society
International Symposium (AP-S); 2007; Honolulu, HI. IEEE; 2007. 4999-5002.
22. Hellicar, A. D.; Hislop, G.; Hanham, S.; Nikolic, N.; Cooray, F. R.; Kot, J. S.; et al.
Terahertz imaging system design within the CSIRO ICT Centre Wireless Technology
Laboratory. In: Asia-Pacific Symposium on Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics
(APSAEM06).; 2006; University of Technology, Sydney. 2006.
23. Kot, J.; Hayman, D.; Nikolic, N.; James, G.; Donelson, R.; O'Shea, M. A 'proof-ofconcept' prototype radioastronomy-grade Luneburg Lens designed for low-cost
manufacture. In: CSIRO Manufacturing & Infrastructure Technology, Clayton, Vic.,
editor/s. SKA2004 : International SKA Conference; July 18-22, 2004; Penicton, British
Columbia, Canada. 2004.
24. James, G.L: Kot, J.S.; Parfitt, A.J.: Nikolic, N.: , “Luneburg lens element for the SKA” ,
Proc. SPIE Vol. 4015, p. 410-419, Radio Telescopes, Harvey R. Butcher; Ed., 2000
25. Kot, J. S.; Nikolic, N.; Barker, S. J. A study of the application of silica aerogels in
broadband millimetre-wave planar antennas. In: IEEE Antenna & Propagation
Symposium; 1998.
26. Kot, J. S.; Nikolic, N.; Bird, T. S. Integrated antenna element for millimetre-wave focalplane arrays. In: 10th IEE International Conf. on Antennas & Propag. (ICAP); 1997;
Edinburgh, Scotland. 1997. 399-402.
27. Kot, J. S.; Geers, D. G.; Nikolic, N. Solution of boundary integral equations using
wavelet bases. In: Australian Engineering & Mathematics Conf. '96 (AEMC96); 1996;
Sydney, NSW. 1996.
28. Kot, J. S.; Nikolic, N. Boundary-element analysis of planar millimetre-wave antennas
on finite substrates. In: 15th URSI International Symposium on Electromagnetic
Theory; 1995; St Petersburg, Russia. 1995. 742-744.
29. Nikolic, N.; Kot, J. S. Analysis of a cavity-backed coaxial array of ring-slot antennas. In:
IEEE Antennas & Propagation Society International Symposium (IEEE AP-S); 1995; Long
Beach, Calif. 1995.
30. Sainati, R. A.; Kot, J. S.; Nikolic, N.; Bird, T. S. Printed circuit antennas for indoor
millimetre-wave wireless LANs. Proceedings of the SPIE, Wireless Communications.
1995; 2556:159-167.
31. Bird, T. S.; Kot, S. J.; Nikolic, N.; James, G. L.; Barker, S. J.; Cooray, F. Millimetre-wave
antenna and propagation research for indoor wireless LANs at CSIRO. In: IEEE
Antennas & Propagation Society International Symposium; 1994; Seattle, Wash. 1994.
336-339.
32. Kot, J. S.; Nikolic, N.; Sainati, R.; Bird, T. S. Planar antennas for low-cost electronic
beam steering in an indoor wireless LAN. In: IEEE International Conf. on Universal
Wireless Access; 1994; Melbourne, Vic. 1994. 203-205.
33. Batchelor, R. A.; Archer, J. W.; Bird, T. S.; Giugni, S.; Kot, J. S.; Nikolic, N.; et al.
Australian activities in microwave links for wireless LANS. In: IEEE MTT-S International
Microwave Symposium; 1993; Atlanta, Ga. 1993. 677-680.
Conference abstracts
1. Nasiha Nikolic; Andrew Weily; Ken Smart; Ivan Kekic. LP and CP Millimeter-wave array
antennas, In: 14th Australian Symposium on Antennas; Sydney, Australia; February
2015.
2. Smith, Stephanie; Suzuki, Hajime; Weily, Andrew; Nikolic, Nasiha. Propagation
Analysis within an Aircraft Cabin to Estimate Radio Coverage. In: Australian Microwave
Symposium; 26 - 27 June 2014; Melbourne, Australia. Australian Microwave
Symposium; 2014. 1.
3. Du, Jia; Hellicar, Andrew; Leslie, Keith; Nikolic, Nasiha; Li, Li; Macfarlane, John; et al.
Development of HTS step-edge Josephson junction detector array for THz imaging. In:
Superconductivity Centennial Conference - EUCAS-ISEC-ICMC 2011; 18 – 23
September, 2011; The Hague, The Netherlands. Chapman & Hall // CRC of the Taylor
& Francis Group; 2011. 1 p.
4. Nikolic, Nasiha; Weily, Andrew; James, Graeme; Greene, Kieran; Barker, Steve; Guo,
Jay. Low Profile Lens Antenna for SOTM Applications. In: WARS; 11-12 February 2010;
Canberra. Published in online conference proceedings; 2010. 52.
5. Hellicar, A. D.; Hanham, S. M.; Nikolic, N.; Li, Li; Greene, K. J.; Du, Jia; et al.
Developments in terahertz imaging - an overview. In: 11th Australian Symposium on
Antennas; Sydney, NSW. CSIRO ICT Centre; 2009. 24.
6. Weily, A. R.; Nikolic, N.; Smart, K.; Guo, Y. J.; Shen, M.; Stokes, L.; et al. Planar
millimetre-wave antennas for V-band and E-band applications [abstract]. In: 11th
Australian Symposium on Antennas; Sydney NSW. CSIRO ICT Centre; 2009. 8.
7. Du, J.; Hellicar, A.; Nikolic, N.; Li, Li.; Kot, J. S.; Hanham, S.; et al. Development of an
antenna-coupled superconducting YBCO step-edge Josephson junction detector for a
THz imaging system. In: 13th International Superconductive Electronics Conference
(ISEC 2007); Washington, D. C. 2007.
8. Hellicar, A.; Beeton, N.; Nikolic, N.; Du, J. Development of a THz frequency detector.
In: 10th Australian Symposium on Antennas; 2007; Sydney, NSW. CSIRO ICT Centre;
2007. 71.
9. Nikolic, N.; Kot, J. S. Hybrid method for the analysis of a lens array feed system
[abstract]. In: 10th Australian Symposium on Antennas; 2007; Sydney, NSW. CSIRO ICT
Centre; 2007. 27.
10. Nikolic, N.; Kot, J. S. Optimisation of a Luneburg lens fed by a corrugated horn
antenna. In: Workshop on Applications of Radio Science (WARS2006); 2006; Leura,
NSW. 2006.
11. Nikolic, N.; Kot, J. S. Scattering by a Luneburg lens partially covered by a metallic cap.
In: 9th Australian Symposium on Antennas; 2005; Sydney, NSW. CSIRO ICT Centre;
2005. 43.
12. Nikolic, N.; Kot, J. S.; Parfitt, A. J. A low cost shaped beam antenna for 5 GHz WLAN.
In: 8th Australian Symposium on Antennas; 2003; CSIRO Radiophysics Laboratory.
2003. 11.
13. James, G. L.; Kot, J. S.; Parfitt, A. J.; Nikolic, N. Progress towards a Luneburg lens
solution for a large, wideband, multi-beam array radio telescope. In: URSI 27th
General Assembly; 2002; Maastricht, Netherlands. 2002. p. 1002.
14. Kot, J. S.; Nikolic, N. Integrated antennas for a 5GHz radio LAN system. In: Workshop
on Applications of Radio Science (WARS 97); 1997.
15. Kot, J. S.; Nikolic, N.; Barker, S. J. A simple adaptive mobile terminal antennas for a 5
GHz wireless LAN. In: Workshop on Applications of Radio Science (WARS 97); 1997.
16. Nikolic, N.; Kot, J. S.; Bird, T. S. The bath-plug antenna: an antenna for MMIC
applications. In: 5th Australian Symposium on Antennas: abstracts of papers &
information; 1996; CSIRO Div. Radiophysics. 1996. 41.
17. Nikolic, N.; Kot, J. S. Analysis and measurement of an integrated ring-slot antenna with
cavity-loading. In: 4th Australian Symposium on Antennas: abstracts of papers &
information; 1994; CSIRO Div. Radiophysics. 1994. 39.