Design of an Optically Transparent Microwave Absorber Based on Coding Metasurface
In this paper, a metamaterial absorber with a checkerboard patterned ITO (indium tin oxide) film as the surface is obtained by using flexible and optically transparent wave-absorbing material ITO–PET (polyethylene terephthalate), and a coding arrangement of two basic coding units based on the APS-PS...
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| description | In this paper, a metamaterial absorber with a checkerboard patterned ITO (indium tin oxide) film as the surface is obtained by using flexible and optically transparent wave-absorbing material ITO–PET (polyethylene terephthalate), and a coding arrangement of two basic coding units based on the APS-PSO (Array Pattern Synthesis -Particle Swarm Optimization) algorithm. The surface structure of the absorber consists of ITO rectangular patch structures and ITO circular patch structures (110 Ω/sq). The ITO rectangular patch structures and ITO circular patch structures are symmetrical. The middle layer is made up of two layers of PET and one layer of PMMA, and the bottom surface is covered with a layer of low square resistance ITO film (8 Ω/sq). The experimental results, which are consistent with the simulation results, show that the absorber has superior performance: over 90% absorptance in the 5.06–9.01 GHz band, high transmittance, and a −10 dBsm RCS (radar cross-section) reduction in the 5.3–8.7 GHz band. This design also has polarization insensitivity and angular stability. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5450fdf0327a46c9a34ea108b33c54a42023-11-24T02:54:30ZengMDPI AGSymmetry2073-89942022-10-011410221710.3390/sym14102217Design of an Optically Transparent Microwave Absorber Based on Coding MetasurfaceSenfeng Lai0Guiyang Liu1Yanpei Guo2Yang Liu3School of Electronic and Information, Guangdong Polytechnical Normal University, Guangzhou 510665, ChinaSchool of Electronic and Information, Guangdong Polytechnical Normal University, Guangzhou 510665, ChinaSchool of Electronic and Information, Guangdong Polytechnical Normal University, Guangzhou 510665, ChinaSchool of Electronic and Information, Guangdong Polytechnical Normal University, Guangzhou 510665, ChinaIn this paper, a metamaterial absorber with a checkerboard patterned ITO (indium tin oxide) film as the surface is obtained by using flexible and optically transparent wave-absorbing material ITO–PET (polyethylene terephthalate), and a coding arrangement of two basic coding units based on the APS-PSO (Array Pattern Synthesis -Particle Swarm Optimization) algorithm. The surface structure of the absorber consists of ITO rectangular patch structures and ITO circular patch structures (110 Ω/sq). The ITO rectangular patch structures and ITO circular patch structures are symmetrical. The middle layer is made up of two layers of PET and one layer of PMMA, and the bottom surface is covered with a layer of low square resistance ITO film (8 Ω/sq). The experimental results, which are consistent with the simulation results, show that the absorber has superior performance: over 90% absorptance in the 5.06–9.01 GHz band, high transmittance, and a −10 dBsm RCS (radar cross-section) reduction in the 5.3–8.7 GHz band. This design also has polarization insensitivity and angular stability.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/14/10/2217microwave absorbercoding metasurfaceflexible and optically transparentRCS reduction |
| spellingShingle | Senfeng Lai Guiyang Liu Yanpei Guo Yang Liu Design of an Optically Transparent Microwave Absorber Based on Coding Metasurface Symmetry microwave absorber coding metasurface flexible and optically transparent RCS reduction |
| title | Design of an Optically Transparent Microwave Absorber Based on Coding Metasurface |
| title_full | Design of an Optically Transparent Microwave Absorber Based on Coding Metasurface |
| title_fullStr | Design of an Optically Transparent Microwave Absorber Based on Coding Metasurface |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design of an Optically Transparent Microwave Absorber Based on Coding Metasurface |
| title_short | Design of an Optically Transparent Microwave Absorber Based on Coding Metasurface |
| title_sort | design of an optically transparent microwave absorber based on coding metasurface |
| topic | microwave absorber coding metasurface flexible and optically transparent RCS reduction |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/14/10/2217 |
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