中国物理B ›› 2018, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (11): 114101-114101.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/27/11/114101

• ELECTROMAGNETISM, OPTICS, ACOUSTICS, HEAT TRANSFER, CLASSICAL MECHANICS, AND FLUID DYNAMICS • 上一篇    下一篇

Ultra-wideband low radar cross-section metasurface and its application on waveguide slot antenna array

Li-Li Cong(丛丽丽), Xiang-Yu Cao(曹祥玉), Tao Song(宋涛), Jun Gao(高军)   

  1. Air Force Engineering University, Xi'an 710077, China
  • 收稿日期:2018-06-26 修回日期:2018-07-27 出版日期:2018-11-05 发布日期:2018-11-05
  • 通讯作者: Xiang-Yu Cao E-mail:1183068955@qq.com
  • 基金资助:

    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61671464, 61701523, and 61471389).

Ultra-wideband low radar cross-section metasurface and its application on waveguide slot antenna array

Li-Li Cong(丛丽丽), Xiang-Yu Cao(曹祥玉), Tao Song(宋涛), Jun Gao(高军)   

  1. Air Force Engineering University, Xi'an 710077, China
  • Received:2018-06-26 Revised:2018-07-27 Online:2018-11-05 Published:2018-11-05
  • Contact: Xiang-Yu Cao E-mail:1183068955@qq.com
  • Supported by:

    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61671464, 61701523, and 61471389).

摘要:

A novel approach devoted to achieving ultra-wideband radar cross section reduction (RCSR) of a waveguide slot antenna array (WGSAA) while maintaining its radiation performance is proposed. Three kinds of artificial magnetic conductors (AMCs) tiles consisting of three types of basic units resonant at different frequencies are designed and arranged in a novel quadruple-triangle-type configuration to create a composite planar metasurface. The proposed metasurface is characterized by low radar feature over an ultra-wideband based on the principle of phase cancellation. Both simulated and measured results demonstrate that after the composite metasurface is used to cover part of the antenna array, an ultra-wideband RCSR involving in-band and out-of-band is achieved for co-and cross-polarized incident waves based on energy cancellation, while the radiation performance is well retained. The proposed method is simple, low-cost, and easy-to-fabricate, providing a new method for ultra-wideband RCSR of an antenna array. Moreover, the method proposed in this paper can easily be applied to other antenna architectures.

关键词: metasurface, polarization-independent artificial magnetic conductor (PIDAMC), waveguide slot antenna array (WGSAA), radar cross section reduction

Abstract:

A novel approach devoted to achieving ultra-wideband radar cross section reduction (RCSR) of a waveguide slot antenna array (WGSAA) while maintaining its radiation performance is proposed. Three kinds of artificial magnetic conductors (AMCs) tiles consisting of three types of basic units resonant at different frequencies are designed and arranged in a novel quadruple-triangle-type configuration to create a composite planar metasurface. The proposed metasurface is characterized by low radar feature over an ultra-wideband based on the principle of phase cancellation. Both simulated and measured results demonstrate that after the composite metasurface is used to cover part of the antenna array, an ultra-wideband RCSR involving in-band and out-of-band is achieved for co-and cross-polarized incident waves based on energy cancellation, while the radiation performance is well retained. The proposed method is simple, low-cost, and easy-to-fabricate, providing a new method for ultra-wideband RCSR of an antenna array. Moreover, the method proposed in this paper can easily be applied to other antenna architectures.

Key words: metasurface, polarization-independent artificial magnetic conductor (PIDAMC), waveguide slot antenna array (WGSAA), radar cross section reduction

中图分类号:  (Electromagnetic wave propagation; radiowave propagation)

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