Design of bandwidth-enhanced polarization controlled frequency selective surface based microwave absorber

A design of a microwave absorber based on frequency selective surface resonating in X-band having ultrathin thickness, polarization controlled behavior, and increased absorption bandwidth has been reported. The reported absorber having its unit cell embodied of multiple resonating structures which includes conventional square, circular, and butterfly shaped resonators resulting in three absorption apexes at 9.44, 10.00, and 10.53 GHz (all in X band) with 99.9%, 99%, and 95.1% of absorptivity obtained at the frequencies of resonances. It demonstrates a wide full width at half maximum having 1.48 GHz as bandwidth, at the expense of using an ultrathin substrate of 0.0096 lambda 0, where lambda 0 is the wavelength with respect to lowest resonating frequency, i.e. 9.44 GHz. The unit cell is fourfold symmetric exhibiting independence about the absorber's polarity, as well as, it behaves stable over the outspread angle up to 45 degrees for both transverse magnetic and transverse electric polarized wave under sloped incident angle. The absorption behavior has been demonstrated by plotting the distribution of surface-currents and electric fields at the frequencies of resonance. The fabricated prototype of the presented design is tested at X-band and the obtained results concur with the simulated results.

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A design of a microwave absorber based on frequency selective surface resonating in X-band, with ultrathin thickness, polarization controlled behavior, and increased absorption bandwidth, has been reported. The design includes multiple resonating structures, resulting in three absorption peaks at 9.44, 10.00, and 10.53 GHz, with wide full width at half maximum bandwidth of 1.48 GHz. The absorption behavior is demonstrated by plotting the distribution of surface-currents and electric fields, and the design is validated through testing.