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A method of reducing the in-band radar cross section (RCS) of waveguide slot array antenna by utilizing a metamaterial absorber (MA) is preflented. A novel ultra-thin (the thickness is only 0.01λ, λ is the wavelength corresponding to the MA resonant frequency) MA with high absorptivity and no surface lossy layer is designed; the absorber is composed of two metallic layers separated by a lossy dielectric spacer. The top layer consists of an etched oblique cross-gap patch set in a periodic pattern and the bottom one is a solid metal. Effective impedance of MMA will match the free space impedance by adjusting the dimensions of electric resonant component and magnetic resonant component in the unit cell, and so the reflection will be minimized. Meanwhile, the MMA can obtain a resonant loss to fulfill the high absorption. By finely adjusting the geometric parameters of the structure, we obtain the MA with absorption 99.9%, and its absorbing mechanism being interprefled by analyzing surface current, surface electric field, and volume power loss density distribution, respectively. The metallic area between slots in E plane direction of waveguide slot array antenna is covered by MA, and a distance between the radiating slot and the MA is suitably arranged. Antenna radiation performance is kept in good order because this arrangement does not destroy the amplitude distribution of antenna aperture, and the high absorptivity of MA that contributes the reduction of structure mode scattering. Simulation and experimental results demonstrate that the array antenna loaded with MA gets more than 6 dB RCS reduction both in the x-and y-polarized incident conditions; and the RCS of antenna has obviously a reduction from -25° to +25°, the most reduction value exceeds 10 dB in the boresight direction, while the reflectance, gain and beam width are guaranteed. This idea has an important significance and engineering application for the RCS reduction of array antenna.
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[1] Sang J H 2013 Low-observable Technologies of Aircraft (First Edition) (Beijing: Aviation Industry Press) p1 (in Chinese) [桑建华2013飞行器隐身技术(第1版) (北京: 航空工业出版社)第1页]
[2] Jiang W, Liu Y, Gong S X, Hong T 2009 IEEE Anten. and Wirefless Propag. Lett. 8 1275
[3] Zhou H, Qu S B, Lin B Q, Wang J F, Ma H, Xu Z, Peng W D, Bai P 2012 IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag. 60 3040
[4] Zhao Y, Cao X Y, Gao J, Li W Q 2013 Electronics Letters 49 1312
[5] Genovesi S, Costa F, Monorchio A 2014 IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag. 62 163
[6] Li Y Q, Zhang H, Fu Y Q, Yuan N C 2008 IEEE Anten. and Wirefless Propag. Lett. 7 473
[7] Landy N I, Sajuyigbe S, Mock J J, Smith D R, Padilla W J 2008 Phys. Rev. Lett. 100 207402
[8] Tuong P V, Lam V D, Park J W, Choi E H, Nikitov S A, Lee Y P 2013 Photonics and Nanostructures-Fundamentals and Applications 11 89
[9] Ghosh S, Bhattzcharyya S, Kaiprath Y, Srivastava K V 2014 Journal of Applied Physics 115 681063
[10] Zhai H Q, Li Z H, Li L, Liang C H 2013 Microw. Opt. Technol. Lett. 55 1606
[11] Huang X J, Yang H L, Yu S Q, Wang J X, L M H 2013 Journal of Applied Physics 113 213516
[12] Wang G D, Liu M H, Hu X W, Kong L H, Cheng L L, Chen Z Q 2014 Chin. Phys. B 23 017802
[13] You J B, Lee W J, Won D, Yu K 2014 Optics Express 22 8339
[14] Viet D T, Hien N T, Tuong P V, Minh N Q, Trang P T, Le L N, Lee Y P, Lam V D 2014 Optics Communications 322 209
[15] Li W C, Qiao X J, Luo Y, Qin F X, Peng H X 2014 Applied Physics A 115 229
[16] Liu T, Cao X Y, Gao J, Zheng Q R, Li W Q, Yang H H 2013 IEEE Trans. on Anten. and Propag. 61 2327
[17] Bao S, Luo C R, Zhao X P 2011 Acta Phys. Sin. 60 014101 (in Chinese) [保石, 罗春荣, 赵晓鹏 2011 物理学报 60 014101]
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[19] Hu S M, Chen H H, Law C L, Shen Z X, Zhu L, Zhang W X, Dou W B 2007 IEEE Anten. and Wirefless Propag. Lett. 6 70
[20] Yang S T, Ling H 2013 IEEE Anten. and Wirefless Propag. Lett. 12 35
[21] Smith D R, Vier D C, Koschny T, Soukoulis C M 2005 Phys. Rev. E 71 036617
[22] Szabo Z, Park G H, Hedge R 2010 IEEE Transaction on Microwave Theory and Techniques 58 2646
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