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Low-Profile Metasurface Antenna for Broadband RCS Reduction and Omnidirectional Radiation
Liqiu Hu1, Sijia Li1, Kefeng Ji1
1Information and Navigation College, Air Force Engineering University, Xi'an 710077, China.
Abstract:
A low-profile, low radar cross-section (RCS) omnidirectional metasurface antenna is investigated and proposed in this letter. The antenna consists of a top circular patch, a three-layer dielectric substrate, a full metal ground, a multi-layer polarization conversion metasurface, and four short vias for connecting the top patch to the ground. Wideband impedance matching is achieved by modifying an F-shaped feeding structure. The broadband RCS reduction is realized by loading the antenna with the polarization conversion metasurface (PCM) in an appropriate array configuration. The antenna prototype has been fabricated and measured in an anechoic chamber. Experimental results illuminated that the antenna features a low profile of 0.051λ0 (λ0 is the wavelength at 2.35 GHz) and a 10 dB impedance bandwidth of 2.11-2.62 GHz (a fractional bandwidth of 21.56%). Significantly broadband RCS reduction is achieved from 7.05 to 16.96 GHz, with a maximum reduction of -28 dB and an average reduction of -12.51 dB.
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