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Nelson J. G. Fonseca

Nelson J. G. Fonseca

D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
37
Citations
4949
World Ranking
5187
National Ranking
101

Overview

Nelson J. G. Fonseca is affiliated with the European Space Agency in France. Their research primarily spans the fields of engineering, with a strong focus on aerospace engineering and electrical and electronic engineering. Additional subfields include electronic, optical and magnetic materials, civil and structural engineering, and astronomy and astrophysics.

Their work concentrates on several main topics, among which are advanced antenna and metasurface technologies, microwave engineering and waveguides, antenna design and analysis, antenna design and optimization, satellite communication systems, metamaterials and metasurfaces applications, and radio frequency integrated circuit design.

Fonseca has contributed to numerous publications, including recent notable papers such as:

  • Equivalent Planar Lens Ray-Tracing Model to Design Modulated Geodesic Lenses Using Non-Euclidean Transformation Optics, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
  • Substrate Integrated Transmission Lines: Review and Applications, 2021, IEEE Journal of Microwaves
  • Quasi-Optical Multi-Beam Antenna Technologies for B5G and 6G mmWave and THz Networks: A Review, 2021, IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation
  • Circuit Type Multiple Beamforming Networks for Antenna Arrays in 5G and 6G Terrestrial and Non-Terrestrial Networks, 2021, IEEE Journal of Microwaves
  • Space-Air-Ground Integrated 6G Wireless Communication Networks: A Review of Antenna Technologies and Application Scenarios, 2022, Sensors

Frequent co-authors of Fonseca include:

  • Oscar Quevedo-Teruel (48 joint publications)
  • Mauro Ettorre (17 joint publications)
  • Goutam Chattopadhyay (17 joint publications)
  • Simone Genovesi (16 joint publications)
  • Guido Valerio (16 joint publications)

Fonseca's work appears regularly in several publication venues. The most frequent include:

  • IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation (31 publications)
  • IEEE Journal of Microwaves (11 publications)
  • IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters (8 publications)
  • 2022 16th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP) (6 publications)
  • Sensors (5 publications)

Best Publications

  • Dual-Band Dual-Linear-to-Circular Polarization Converter in Transmission Mode Application to $K/Ka$ -Band Satellite Communications

    Parinaz Naseri;Sergio A. Matos;Jorge R. Costa;Carlos A. Fernandes

  • Substrate Integrated Transmission Lines: Review and Applications

    Ke Wu;Maurizio Bozzi;Nelson J. G. Fonseca

  • Circular Polarization Wide-Angle Beam Steering at Ka-Band by In-Plane Translation of a Plate Lens Antenna

    Eduardo B. Lima;Sergio A. Matos;Jorge R. Costa;Carlos A. Fernandes

  • Quasi-Optical Multi-Beam Antenna Technologies for B5G and 6G mmWave and THz Networks: A Review

    Y. Jay Guo;Maral Ansari;Richard W. Ziolkowski;Nelson J. G. Fonseca

  • Compact Multibeam Fully Metallic Geodesic Luneburg Lens Antenna Based on Non-Euclidean Transformation Optics

    Q. Liao;N. J. G. Fonseca;O. Quevedo-Teruel

  • High Gain Dual-Band Beam-Steering Transmit Array for Satcom Terminals at Ka-Band

    Sergio A. Matos;Eduardo B. Lima;Joana S. Silva;Jorge R. Costa

  • Printed S-Band 4 $\times$ 4 Nolen Matrix for Multiple Beam Antenna Applications

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  • Circuit Type Multiple Beamforming Networks for Antenna Arrays in 5G and 6G Terrestrial and Non-Terrestrial Networks

    Y. Jay Guo;Maral Ansari;Nelson J. G. Fonseca

  • Design and Implementation of Two-Layer Compact Wideband Butler Matrices in SIW Technology for Ku-Band Applications

    Ahmed Ali Mohamed Ali;N J G Fonseca;F Coccetti;H Aubert

  • Planar $Ku$ -Band 4 $\, imes\,$ 4 Nolen Matrix in SIW Technology

    T. Djerafi;N.J.G. Fonseca;Ke Wu

  • Broadband Substrate Integrated Waveguide 4 $\, imes\,$ 4 Nolen Matrix Based on Coupler Delay Compensation

    Tarek Djerafi;Nelson J. G. Fonseca;Ke Wu

  • Space-Air-Ground Integrated 6G Wireless Communication Networks: A Review of Antenna Technologies and Application Scenarios

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  • Electronically Steerable Antennas for Future Heterogeneous Communication Networks: Review and Perspectives

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  • Geodesic Lens Antennas for 5G and Beyond

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  • Equivalent Planar Lens Ray-Tracing Model to Design Modulated Geodesic Lenses Using Non-Euclidean Transformation Optics

    Nelson J. G. Fonseca;Qingbi Liao;Oscar Quevedo-Teruel

  • On the Benefits of Glide Symmetries for Microwave Devices

    Oscar Quevedo-Teruel;Qiao Chen;Francisco Mesa;Nelson J. G. Fonseca

  • Low-Earth Orbit User Segment in the Ku and Ka-Band: An Overview of Antennas and RF Front-End Technologies

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  • High-Performance Electrically Thin Dual-Band Polarizing Reflective Surface for Broadband Satellite Applications

    Nelson J. G. Fonseca;Cyril Mangenot

  • Multibeam antennas for very high throughput satellites in Europe: Technologies and trends

    Baptiste Palacin;Nelson J. G. Fonseca;Maxime Romier;Romain Contreres

  • Low-Profile Compact Dual-Band Unit Cell for Polarizing Surfaces Operating in Orthogonal Polarizations

    Wenxing Tang;Salvador Mercader-Pellicer;George Goussetis;Herve Legay

  • Multi-Beam Reflector Antenna System Combining Beam Hopping and Size Reduction of Effectively Used Spots

    N. J. G. Fonseca;J. Sombrin

  • Analytical Model and Study of Continuous Parallel Plate Waveguide Lens-like Multiple-Beam Antennas

    Francois Doucet;Nelson J. G. Fonseca;Etienne Girard;Herve Legay

  • Holey Glide-Symmetric Filters for 5G at Millimeter-Wave Frequencies

    A. Monje-Real;N. J. G. Fonseca;O. Zetterstrom;E. Pucci

  • C-Band Multiple Beam Antennas for Communication Satellites

    Jose M. Montero;Ana M. Ocampo;Nelson J. G. Fonseca

  • Two-Dimensional Glide-Symmetric Dielectric Structures for Planar Graded-Index Lens Antennas

    Jose-Manuel Poyanco;Oskar Zetterstrom;Pilar Castillo-Tapia;Nelson Jorge G. Fonseca

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronan Sauleau
Ronan Sauleau University of Rennes
Oscar Quevedo-Teruel
Oscar Quevedo-Teruel Royal Institute of Technology
Jorge R. Costa
Jorge R. Costa ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon
Ke Wu
Ke Wu Polytechnique Montréal
Jiro Hirokawa
Jiro Hirokawa Tokyo Institute of Technology
Francisco Mesa
Francisco Mesa University of Seville
Y. Jay Guo
Y. Jay Guo University of Technology Sydney
Richard W. Ziolkowski
Richard W. Ziolkowski University of Arizona
Maurizio Bozzi
Maurizio Bozzi University of Pavia
Alexander Yarovoy
Alexander Yarovoy Delft University of Technology

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