access icon free Broadband RCS reduction using a novel double layer chessboard AMC surface

A novel broadband chessboard surfaces with double layer structure to reduce the radar cross-section (RCS) of an object is presented. By combining two artificial magnetic conductor (AMC) cells and a novel structure, 73% frequency bandwidth of −10 dB RCS reduction compared with a metallic plate has been obtained. In order to increase the bandwidth in chessboard structures, boards with high thickness are required, cheaper boards’ thickness are limited. An RO4003 board on an air substrate has been used. This technique, in addition to accommodating the designer with a new parameter, decreases the costs and increases the bandwidth greatly and also simulation results and measurements are in good correspondence.

Inspec keywords: conductors (electric); magnetic devices; radar cross-sections

Other keywords: AMC cell; gain -10 dB; broadband RCS reduction; radar cross-section; metallic plate; air substrate; RO4003 board; double layer chessboard AMC surface structure

Subjects: Conductors; Radar equipment, systems and applications; Magnetic material applications and devices

http://iet.metastore.ingenta.com/content/journals/10.1049/el.2016.1214
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