Selected publications:

For a full list of  my research publications, please see my Google Scholar

Google Scholar h-index: 24

• K Yang, C He, J Fang, X Cui, H Sun, Y Yang, C Zuo, "Advanced RF filters for wireless communications," in Chip, 2023

• F. Qian, T. Ho, and Y. Yang, “Twist Piezoelectric Coupling Properties to Suppress Spurious Modes for Lithium Niobate Thin-film Acoustic Devices,” in IEEE International Microwave Symposium, 2023

• J. Xu, J. Zheng, F. Qian, and Y. Yang, “Advancing Lithium Niobate-Based Thin-Film Devices for Next-Generation Wireless Communication (invited),” in IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Workshop Series on Advanced Materials and Processes for RF and THz Applications, Dec. 2022

• Y. Yang, L. Gao, and S. Gong, “Surface-Acoustic-Wave Devices Based on Lithium Niobate and Amorphous Silicon Thin Films on a Silicon Substrate” in IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, and Frequency, 2022. DOI:10.1109/TMTT.2022.3194554

• L. Gao, Y. Yang, and S. Gong, "Investigating Substrate Loss in MEMS Acoustic Resonators and On-Chip Inductors," in IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, vol. 69, no. 6, pp. 2178 - 2189, June 2022.

• Y. Yang, L. Gao, and S. Gong, “X-band Miniature Filters Employing Lithium Niobate Acoustic Resonators and Bandwidth Widening Technique,” in IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, and Frequency, vol. 69, no. 3, pp. 1602-1610, March 2021.

• Y. Yang, L. Gao, R. Lu, and S. Gong, “Lateral Spurious Mode Suppression in Lithium Niobate A1 Resonators,” in IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, vol.68, no. 5, pp. 1930-1937, May 2021.

• Y. Yang, R. Lu, L. Gao, and S. Gong, “10-60 GHz Electromechanical Resonators using Thin-film Lithium Niobate,” in IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, and Frequency, vol. 68, no. 12, pp. 5211-5220, Dec. 2020.

• Y. Yang, R. Lu, and S. Gong, “High Q Antisymmetric Mode Lithium Niobate MEMS Resonators with Spurious Mitigation,” in IEEE Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 135-143, April 2020. (JMEMS  highlights it as JMEMS RightNow Papers)

• Y. Yang, R. Lu, L. Gao, and S. Gong, “4.5 GHz Lithium Niobate MEMS A1 Filters with 10% Fractional Bandwidth for 5G Front-ends,” in IEEE Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, vol. 28, no. 4, pp. 575-577, Aug. 2019.

• Ahmed E. Hassanien, Steffen Link, Yansong Yang, Edmond Chow, Lynford L. Goddard, and Songbin Gong, "Efficient and wideband acousto-optic modulation on thin-film lithium niobate for microwave-to-photonic conversion," Photon. Res. 9, 1182-1190 (2021) ("Editors' Pick"  of Photonics Research)

• Y. Yang, L. Gao, and S. Gong, “A Miniaturized Acoustic Dual-Band Bandpass Filter using Thin-Film Lithium Niobate,” in IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Sep. 2021.

• L. Gao, Y. Yang, and S. Gong, “A 14.5 GHz Lithium Niobate Acoustic Filter with Fractional Bandwidth of 2.93%,” in IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Sep. 2020. (Best Student Paper Award)

• Y. Yang, L. Gao, R. Lu, and S. Gong, “Suppression of Spurious Modes in Lithium Niobate A1 Resonators Using Dispersion Matching,” in IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Sep. 2020.

• L. Gao, Y. Yang, and S. Gong, “A 19 GHz Lithium Niobate Acoustic Filter with FBW of 2.4%,” in IEEE International Microwave Symposium, June 2020. (Best Student Paper Award)

• Y. Yang, L. Gao, and S. Gong, “An X-band Lithium Niobate Acoustic RFFE Filter with FBW of 3.45% and IL of 2.7 dB,” in IEEE International Microwave Symposium, June 2020. (Advanced Practices Paper Competition Award Finalist)

• Y. Yang, M. Bahadori, A. Emad, L. Goddard, and S. Gong, “An Isotropic Lithium Niobate Microring Resonator with a 1.38-nm Wide Continuous Tuning Range Using 80 V,” in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, May 2020.

• Y. Yang, R. Lu, L. Gao, and S. Gong, “C-Band Lithium Niobate MEMS Filter with 10% Fractional Bandwidth for 5G Front-ends,” in IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, October 2019. (Best Student Paper Award)

• Y. Yang, R. Lu, A. Kourani, and S. Gong, “Advancing Lithium Niobate Based Thin-Film Devices for 5G Front-Ends,” in IEEE International Microwave Symposium, June 2019. (Invited)

• Y. Yang, R. Lu, and S. Gong, “1.65 GHz Lithium Niobate A1 Resonator with Electromechanical Coupling of 11.4% and Q of 3112”, in 32th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, Jan. 2019. 

• Y. Yang, R. Lu, and S. Gong, “Scaling Acoustic Filters Towards 5G,” in 64th IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), Dec. 2018.

• R. Lu, T. Manzaneque, Y. Yang, S. Gong, “S0-Mode Lithium Niobate Acoustic Delay Lines with 1 dB Insertion Loss,” in IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, October 2018. (Best Student Paper Award)

• Y. Yang, R. Lu, T. Manzaneque, and S. Gong, “Towards Ka Band Acoustics: Lithium Niobate Asymmetrical Mode Piezoelectric MEMS Resonators,” in IEEE Int. Conf. IFCS, May. 2018. (Special Session and Best Student Paper Award Finalist)

• Y. Yang, R. Lu, T. Manzaneque, and S. Gong, “1.7 GHz Lithium Niobate MEMS Resonators with FoM of 336 and f∙Q of 9.15×1012,” in IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, June 2018. (2nd Place Best Student Paper Award)

• Y. Yang and S. Gong, “Towards Towards Beyond 24 GHz Bands: Lithium Niobate Asymmetrical Mode Piezoelectric MEMS Resonators,” in 2018 PiezoMEMS Workshop, Jan. 2018.

• Y. Yang, A. Gao, R. Lu, S. Gong, “5 GHz Lithium Niobate MEMS Resonators with High FoM of 153,” in IEEE 30th Int. Conf. MEMS, Jan. 2017. 

• R. Lu, T, Manzaneque, Y. Yang, and S. Gong, “Lithium Niobate Phononic Crystals for Radio Frequency SH0 Waves,” in IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium. July 2017. (Best Student Paper Award)