Institute of High Performance Computing

• Directors
• Computing Science (CS)
• Electronics & Photonics (EP)
• Engineering Mechanics (EM)
• Fluid Dynamics (FD)
• Material Science & Engineering (MSE)
• IHPC Independent Investigatorship (I³)

Electronics & Photonics (EP)

Dr. CHUA Cier Siang

• Title: Scientist
• Tel: 6419 1278
• Email: chuacs@ihpc.a-star.edu.sg

Research Interests:

• Antenna and transmission line structure design
• Micro-fabrication and characterization of RF structures
• Vacuum electron devices

Qualifications:

• Ph.D., Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 2012.
• B.Eng. (1st Class Honours), Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 2008.

Published Journals/ Articles:

Journals

• (Invited paper) C. Chua, S. Aditya, J. M. Tsai, M. Tang, and Z. Shen, “Microfabricated planar helical slow-wave structures based on straight-edge connections for THz vacuum electron devices,” International Journal of Terahertz Science and Technology, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 208-229, Dec 2011.
• C. Chua, J. M. Tsai, S. Aditya, M. Tang, S. W. Ho, Z. Shen, and L. Wang, “Microfabrication and characterization of W-band planar helix slow-wave structure with straight-edge connections,” IEEE Trans. on Electron Devices, vol.58, no.11, pp.4098-4105, 2011.
• C. Chua, S. Aditya, and Z. Shen, “Planar helix with straight-edge connections in the presence of multilayer dielectric substrates,” IEEE Trans. on Electron Devices, vol.57, no.12, pp.3451-3459, 2010.
• C. Chua, S. Aditya, and Z. Shen, “Effective dielectric constant method for a planar helix with straight-edge connections,” IEEE Electron Device Letters, vol. 30, no. 11, pp.1215-1217, 2009.

Conferences

• C. Chua, S. Aditya, Julius M. Tsai, and Z. Shen, “PIC simulation for w-band planar helix with straight-edge connections,” in IEEE International Vacuum Electronics and Vacuum Electron Sources Conference, Monterey California, 24-26 April 2012.
• C. Chua, S. Aditya, Z. Shen, and J. M. Tsai, “Planar helix slow-wave structure with straight-edge connections in the presence of coplanar ground planes,” International Conference on Information, Communications and Signal Processing, Singapore, 2011.
• C. Chua, J. M. Tsai, M. Tang, S. Aditya, and Z. Shen, “Microfabrication of a planar helix with straight-edge connections slow-wave structure,” International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies, Singapore, Advanced Materials Research, vol. 254, pp 17-20, 2011.
• C. Chua, S. Aditya, Z. Shen, M. Tang, and J. M. Tsai, “Design of a planar helix with straight-edge connections for traveling-wave tube applications,” in IEEE International Vacuum Electronics Conference, Bangalore, pp. 207-208, 21-24 February 2011.
• C. Chua, S. Aditya, Z. Shen, M. Tang, and J. M. Tsai, “Planar helix with straight-edge connections and a sheet electron beam for traveling-wave tube applications,” in IEEE International Vacuum Electronics Conference, Bangalore, pp. 519-520, 21-24 February 2011.
• C. Chua, and Z. Shen, “A planar broadband circularly polarized antenna combining printed dipole and microstrip-fed slot,” IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, San Diego, 2008.

Other(s)

Patent:

• C. Chua, S. Aditya, and Z. Shen, “Planar helix slow-wave structure with straight-edge connections,” Singapore Patent P-No. 170554 [WO2011/096890], granted 13 Apr. 2012.