Abstract-A rectangular patch antenna with two circular apertures, a defected ground structure (DGS), and a shorting post is proposed in this paper. The novel structure can reduce the radar cross section (RCS) of the antenna at its operating frequency. At the same time, the return loss of the proposed antenna is maintained, and the RCSs of the patch antenna at the frequencies outside the operating band are also reduced. The proposed antenna is simulated by using high frequency electromagnetic simulation software. The peak of RCSs is reduced about 7 dB and the broadband RCSs are below −30 dB from 2 to 8 GHz. This result is useful for low-RCS antenna application.
Abstract-In this paper, a new Yagi-Uda substrate is proposed to obtain radar cross section (RCS) reduction. The Yagi-Uda substrate on which three kinds of metal microstrip lines are etched is put directly on the top of a patch antenna and can reduce RCS sharply by steering the direction of reflecting wave at resonant frequencies. Using a reconfiguration technique, the antenna can radiate without the substrate's effects. When the antenna does not need to work, the Yagi-Uda substrate works to reduce the RCS of the antenna. Besides, the resonant frequencies can be shifted by reconfiguring the Yagi-Uda substrate, so the RCS can be reduced in a broad frequency band.
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