{"title":"Metamaterial absorber using conventional inkjet-printing technology applied to antennas","authors":"V. Fusco, G. G. Machado, R. Cahill, G. Conway","doi":"10.1109/iWAT54881.2022.9810914","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we will present recent work at QUB in the area of ink-jet printed absorbers with applications in electromagnetic compatibility and spectral response control. A radio frequency (RF) enhanced spacecraft multi-layer insulator (MLI) was engineered by patterning its outermost layer using a resistively loaded hexagonal patch FSS. The structure ranges in thickness between λ/213 − λ/25 and absorbs unwanted reflections to decouple onboard antennas from the spacecraft’s structure. In addition, we also show the design of an antenna superstrate absorber designed for radar cross-section (RCS) reduction. The new antenna arrangement is capable of beam steering, preserving its beam shape when compared to the reference antenna, whilst reducing the RCS by 10 dB over a wide frequency range.","PeriodicalId":106416,"journal":{"name":"2022 International Workshop on Antenna Technology (iWAT)","volume":"51 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2022-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"2022 International Workshop on Antenna Technology (iWAT)","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1109/iWAT54881.2022.9810914","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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In this paper, we will present recent work at QUB in the area of ink-jet printed absorbers with applications in electromagnetic compatibility and spectral response control. A radio frequency (RF) enhanced spacecraft multi-layer insulator (MLI) was engineered by patterning its outermost layer using a resistively loaded hexagonal patch FSS. The structure ranges in thickness between λ/213 − λ/25 and absorbs unwanted reflections to decouple onboard antennas from the spacecraft’s structure. In addition, we also show the design of an antenna superstrate absorber designed for radar cross-section (RCS) reduction. The new antenna arrangement is capable of beam steering, preserving its beam shape when compared to the reference antenna, whilst reducing the RCS by 10 dB over a wide frequency range.