Title
Frequency selective surfaces for the RCS reduction of low frequency antennas
Author
Monni, S.
Gerini, G.
Neto, A.
TNO Defensie en Veiligheid
Publication year
2006
Abstract
This paper describes the design and measurement of a two-layers gangbuster Frequency Selective Surface (FSS). The FSS is aimed to limit the RCS of the compartment of a ship's mast housing telecommunication antennas and should guarantee a pass-band at low frequencies, in the operating band of the antennas, while reflecting the incoming signal at higher frequencies, up to 20 GHz. Based on the design, a panel has been manufactured and measured in three frequency bands: S-band, X-band and quasi L-band. The measurement results obtained for the first two bands are in good agreement with the simulations. Measurements in the third band pose some challenges and required defining a new ad-hoc measurement setup.
Subject
Frequency selective surfaces
Radar cross section
Ship antennas
Radiation measurements
Computer simulation
Directional patterns (antenna)
Frequency bands
Broadcasting antennas
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1109/eucap.2006.4584493
TNO identifier
239509
Report number
ESA SP 626
Publisher
IEEE, Piscataway, NJ
Source
European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2006, 6-10 November 2006, Nice, France
Document type
conference paper