Design of a Salisbury screen absorber using frequency selective surfaces to improve bandwidth and angular stability performance

IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 149-156

  Che Seman, F ^a,b   Cahill, R ^a   Fusco, V F ^a   Goussetis, G ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITI TUN HUSSEIN ONN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION BAND; BISTATIC MEASUREMENTS; CST MICROWAVE STUDIO; FREQUENCY RANGES; FREQUENCY SELECTIVE SURFACES; GROUND PLANES; INCIDENT ANGLES; MULTIBAND; NEW DESIGN; NUMERICAL RESULTS; PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS; PRINTED DIPOLE; RADAR BACKSCATTER; REFLECTION PHASE; REFLECTIVITY BANDWIDTH; RESISTIVE ELEMENTS; RESISTIVE SHEETS; SALISBURY SCREEN; STABILITY PERFORMANCE; UNEQUAL LENGTH; UNIT CELLS;

BANDWIDTH; DIPOLE ANTENNAS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; OPTICAL BISTABILITY; REFLECTION;

ABSORPTION;

EID: 78751515280     PISSN: 17518725     EISSN: 17518733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-map.2010.0072     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. Knott, E.F., Schaeffer, J.F., and Tuley, M.T.: 'Radar cross-section its prediction, measurement and reduction', (Artech House 1985)
2. Munk, B.A., Munk, P., and Pryor, J.: 'On designing Jaumann and circuit analog absorbers (CA absorbers) for oblique angle of incidence', IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., 2007, 55, (1), p. 186-19310.1109/TAP.2006.888395 0018-926X
3. Chambers, B.: 'Optimum design of a Salisbury Screen radar absorber', IEE Electron. Lett., 1994, 30, (16), p. 1353-135410.1049/el:19940896
4. Che Seman, F., Cahill, R., and Fusco, V.F.: 'Low profile Salisbury screen radar absorber with a high impedance ground plane', IET Electron. Lett., 2009, 45, (1), p. 10-1210.1049/el:20093098
5. Chambers, B., and Tennant, A.: 'Design of wideband Jaumann radar absorbers with optimum oblique incidence performance', IEE Electron. Lett., 1994, 30, (18), p. 1530-153110.1049/el:19941023
6. Simms, S., and Fusco, V.: 'Thin radar absorber using an artificial magnetic ground plane', IET Electron. Lett., 2005, 41, (24), p. 1311-131310.1049/el:20053236
7. Che Seman, F., Cahill, R., and Fusco, V.F.: 'Salisbury screen with reduced angular sensitivity', IET Electron. Lett., 2009, 45, (3), p. 147-14910.1049/el:20092811
8. Che Seman, F., Cahill, R., and Fusco, V.F.: 'Salisbury screen absorber with angular and polarisation insensitive resonant frequency', Proc. Third European Conf. on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP, Berlin, Germany, March 2009
9. Hiranandani, M.A., Yakovlev, A.B., and Kishk, A.A.: 'Artificial magnetic conductors realised by frequency selective surfaces on a grounded dielectric slab for antenna applications', IEE Proc. Microwaves Antennas and Propag., 2006, 153, (5), p. 487-49310.1049/ip-map:20050156
10. Kern, D.J., Werner, D.H., Monorchio, A., Lanuzza, L., and Wilhelm, M.J.: 'The design synthesis of mulitiband artificial magnetic conductors using high impedance frequency selective surfaces', IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., 2005, 53, (1), p. 8-1710.1109/TAP.2004.840540 0018-926X
11. Erdemli, Y.E., Sertel, K., Gilbert, R.A., Wright, D.E., and Volakis, J.L.: 'Frequency selective surfaces to enhance performance of broadband reconfigurable arrays', IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., 2002, 50, (12), p. 1716-172410.1109/TAP.2002.807377 0018-926X
12. Munir, A., and Fusco, V.F.: 'Effect of surface resistor loading on high impedance surface radar absorber return loss and bandwidth', Microw. Opt. Technol. Lett., 2009, 51, (7), p. 1773-177510.1002/mop.24454 0895-2477
13. Costa, F., Monorchio, A., and Manara, G.: 'Ultra thin absorber using high impedance surfaces with frequency selective surfaces', Proc. IEEE Int. Symp. on Antennas and Propagation, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 2007, p. 861-864
14. CST Microwave Studio: http://www.cst.com, accessed January 2010
15. Parker, E.A., and El Shiekh, A.N.A.: 'Convoluted dipole array elements', IET Electron. Lett., 1991, 27, (4), p. 322-32310.1049/el:19910203
16. Pozar, D.M., Targonski, S.D., and Syrigos, H.D.: 'Design of millimeter wave microstrip reflect arrays', IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., 1997, 45, (2), p. 287-29510.1109/8.560348 0018-926X
17. Fusco, V.F., Cahill, R., Hu, W., and Simms, S.: 'Ultra-thin tunable microwave absorber using liquid crystals', IET Electron. Lett., 2008, 44, (1), p. 37-3810.1049/el:20082191
18. Lee, W.J., Lee, J.W., and Kim, C.G.: 'Characteristics of an electromagnetic wave absorbing composite structure with a conducting polymer electromagnetic bandgap (EBG) in the X-band', Compos. Sci. Technol., 2008, 68, p. 2485-248910.1016/j.compscitech.2008.05.006 0266-3538
19. TACONIC Advanced Dielectric Division: http://www.taconic-add.com, accessed January 2010
20. Y Shield EMR Protection Website: http://www.yshield.com
21. Siden, J., Fein, M.K., Koptyug, A., and Nilsson, H.E.: 'Printed antennas with variable conductive ink layer thickness', IET Microw. Antennas Propag., 2007, 1, (2), p. 401-40710.1049/iet-map:20060021
22. EeonTexTM Conductive Textiles: http://www.eeonyx.com, accessed January 2010
23. Antonopoulos, C., and Parker, E.A.: 'Design procedure for FSS with wide transmission band and rapid roll-off', IEE Microw. Antennas and Propag., 1998, 145, (6), p. 508-51010.1049/ip-map:19982437
24. deC Lima, A.C., and Parker, E.A.: 'Fabry Perot approach to the design of double layer FSS', IEE Microw. Antennas Propag., 1996, 143, (2), p. 157-16210.1049/ip-map:19960236
25. Dickie, R., Cahill, R., and Gamble, H.S.: et al. 'Submillimetre wave frequency selective surface with polarisation independent spectral responses', Proc. IEEE Antennas Propag., 2009, 57, (7), p. 1985-1994