Design of Novel Multiband Radar Absorbers Using Cylindrical Frequency Selective Surfaces

Saeed Fakhte

doi:10.2478/amset-2022-0015

Abstract

In this paper, a novel ultra-thin and multi-band radar absorber structure using cylindrical frequency selective surfaces (FSS) is proposed. The unit cell of the structure consists of a curved square ring printed on a cylindrical dielectric spacer to realize strong resonance to achieve efficient absorption of the incident microwave energy. The use of novel cylindrical FSS coating results in a considerable decrease of the radar cross section of a perfect electric cylinder. Furthermore, our studies prove that the proposed absorbing structure can be easily scaled to desired frequencies, and extension to dual- and multiband performances is possible. Meanwhile, the operational principle of the proposed absorbers is briefly introduced.

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Design of Novel Multiband Radar Absorbers Using Cylindrical Frequency Selective Surfaces

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