篇名 | Novel Absorbers Based on Wideband Antenna Array for RCS Reduction |
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卷期 | 4:2 |
作者 | Kuo, Fang-yao 、 Wang, Pai-shiuan 、 Hwang, Ruey-bing |
頁次 | 273-276 |
關鍵字 | RCS reduction 、 bowtie structure |
出刊日期 | 201406 |
DOI | 10.6159/IJSE.2014.(4-2).67 |
In this paper, a novel wideband absorber for radar cross section (RCS) reduction is presented. Unlike previous absorber designs that use multilayer lossy materials, this study proposes a design based on a planar antenna array that adopts a bowtie dipole structure as the unit cell. Since the desirable features of a wide operation band and a simple design of a bowtie-shaped antenna, the proposed design adopts a bowtie dipole with a lumped resistor as the unit cell of a twodimensional periodic array. The complete design procedure is explained through the design examples. The measurement result shows that the bandwidth of the design exceeded 81% (RCS reduction > 10 dB) when the thickness is about 11% of the free space wavelength at the lowest operation frequency.