Design of Ultrawideband RCS Reduction Metasurface Using Space Mapping and Phase Cancellation

Abstract

An efficient optimizing method of ultrawideband radar cross-section (RCS) reduction metasurface involves unit amplitude differences and mutual coupling effects are proposed in the letter. Multiple unit phase cancellation was used to broaden RCS-reduction bandwidth. The genetic algorithm was utilized to further design and selects the optimal combination from various tiles. To improve the optimization efficiency and accuracy, the space mapping technique was exploited to refine the design process, which involves the interactions of scattering fields among tiles and subarrays in wideband. Meanwhile, the constraint of wide-angle oblique incidences is also considered in wideband low RCS design. An ultrawideband RCS reduction checkboard meatsurface can be accomplished by fast optimization of low-cost coarse model and few parameter mapping courses between fine and coarse model. A 10 dB RCS reduction for HH and VV polarizations under normal and other oblique incidence angles can be achieved from 5 to 40 GHz. Good agreements between simulation and experiment results are obtained.