Terahertz VO2-Based Dynamic Coding Metasurface for Dual-Polarized, Dual-Band, and Wide-Angle RCS Reduction

Autor: Ling Wang, Feng Gao, Shuhua Teng, Tiantian Guo, Chenggao Luo, Yang Zeng
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Nanomaterials, Vol 14, Iss 11, p 914 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2079-4991
DOI: 10.3390/nano14110914
Popis: With the rapid development of terahertz radar technology, the electromagnetic device for terahertz radar cross-section (RCS) reduction is worth investigating. However, the existing research concentrates on the RCS reduction metasurface with fixed performance working in the microwave band. This paper proposes a terahertz dynamic coding metasurface integrated with vanadium dioxide (VO2) for dual-polarized, dual-band, and wide-angle RCS reduction. The simulation result indicates that by switching the state of the VO2 between insulator and metal, the metasurface can realize the effective RCS reduction at 0.18 THz to 0.24 THz and 0.21 THz to 0.39 THz under the left-handed and right-handed circularly polarized incident waves. When the polar and azimuth angles of the incident wave vary from 0° to 40° and 0° to 360° respectively, this metasurface can maintain a 10 dB RCS reduction. This work has potential value in the terahertz stealth field.
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