Miniaturized Band Stop Frequency Selective Surface for Stable Resonance Characteristics

In this paper, miniaturized 7.45 GHz resonant frequency band stop frequency selective surface (FSS) is designed. The unit cell dimensions of designed FSS is only about 0.1λ
₀
at the 7.45 GHz. Proposed design involves a crossed dipole metallic element together with meander shape on the substrate. Simulation results provide about 800 MHz bandwidth (7.1 GHz - 7.9 GHz) with -20 dB insertion loss. The FSS properties are studied on a unit cell using electromagnetic (EM) solver to observe the characteristics. Proposed FSS demonstrates a stable resonance frequency behavior for the arbitrary angle of incidences in both the polarizations such as TM and TE modes. Thus, the design holds a polarization independent characteristic for all incident angles and polarizations. Finally, the FSS properties are validated by a fabricated array of 31×31 mm
²
.