Planar wide‐angle and polarisation‐insensitive ultrathin frequency selective surface patch absorber design analysis and implementation

Abstract

Abstract Single‐layer ultrathin absorber patch elements are analysed under normal and oblique incidence. A compensation technique for impedance variation with an angle of incidence (θ) is proposed. An equivalent‐circuit model is formulated that provides a realisation for the absorption response (in terms of resonance frequency and absorption ratio) of non‐complicated rectangular patch absorbers using simple equations. The design methodology proposed is based on using multiple subcells of simple patches to add another degree of freedom for the design equations and keep the ultrathin planar feature. Previously reported techniques realising a wide angle of incidence are applied for fair comparison with the proposed methodology. The developed structure features angular stability, polarisation insensitivity, and a planar non‐complicated configuration compared with that of structures reported in literature. Moreover, a prototype is fabricated and measured to validate the proposed approach.

Keywords

• electromagnetic wave polarisation
• equivalent circuits
• frequency selective surfaces
• microwave materials
• microwave absorption