A Reflectarray Antenna Backed on Fss for Low Rcs and High Radiation Performances
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This paper investigates the application of frequencyselective surface (FSS) in reflectarray antennas for the purpose of reducing radar cross section (RCS) level. Different from previous reports, the presented band-stop FSS structure is also characterized by the suppression of surface waves, which makes a contribution to better radiation performance. Two 14×14 reflectarray antennas backed on the FSS ground and a solid ground are designed and fabricated. Simulated and measured results show that the FSS ground can improve the ‘inband’ gain by 1.1 dB, decrease the sidelobe level by 6.4 dB, and reduce the ‘out-of-band’ RCS effectively when compared with the antenna with a solid ground plane of the same size.
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