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http://dx.doi.org/10.5515/KJKIEES.2018.29.4.241

Wideband Frequency Tunable Metamaterial Absorber Using Switchable Ground Plane  

Jeong, Heijun (School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Chung-Ang University)
Lim, Sungjoon (School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Chung-Ang University)
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The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science / v.29, no.4, 2018 , pp. 241-246 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, we proposed a wideband frequency tunable metamaterial absorber using a switchable ground plane (SGP). We proposed two fire retardant or flame resistant 4 (FR4) substrate structures for the SGP. An SGP is placed at the middle layer, between the top pattern and the bottom ground plane. The SGP can either be made ground or reactive, by switching the PIN diode ON/OFF. As the frequency is determined by the substrate thickness, the frequency can be switched from the SGP. The proposed absorber is demonstrated by full-wave simulations and measurements. When the SGP is turned on, an absorptivity higher than 90% is achieved from 3.5 GHz to 11 GHz. When the SGP is turned off, an absorptivity higher than 90 % is achieved from 1.7 GHz to 5.2 GHz.
Keywords
Metamaterial Absorber; Electromagnetic Absorber; Broadband; Frequency Tunable; Switchable Ground Plane;
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