Tapered Resistive Sheets Loading to the FSS Absorber for the Wide-Angle Monostatic RCS Reduction Applications

In this communication, wide-angle monostatic radar cross section (RCS) reduction of a metal plate is reported. The whole angular range (0°–90°) is divided into three parts according to the different dominant scattering mechanisms. Each dominant scattering mechanism is accurately identified and suppressed effectively. Frequency selective surface (FSS) absorber is employed to reduce the specular echo intensity within the first angular part. The tapered resistive sheets (TRSs) are loading as an edge termination to the metal layer and FSS layer, respectively, providing a slowly varying surface current to taper the transition between the free space and the targets. Significant RCS reduction in the rest two angular parts is achieved. Simulation results clearly show that more than 10 dB monostatic RCS reduction is realized within a wide angular range (0°–10° and 30°–85°) for the frequency band ranging from 1.3 to 2 GHz. Samples have been fabricated and measured in the anechoic chamber, and a remarkable agreement between the simulation and measurement is obtained. The effectiveness of the design is fully verified.