The Performance of Hollow Pyramidal Microwave Absorber Using Different Slot Size

Abstract:

Microwave absorber is commonly used in defense, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)/electromagnetic interference (EMI) reduction and anechoic chamber application. Conventional electromagnetic (EM) absorbers have some constraints in practical handling due to its heavy weight. In this paper, the research focuses on the development of high performance and lightweight microwave absorber. A lightweight and simple design configuration of different rectangular slot size array implemented on hollow pyramidal microwave absorber are carried out. There are two different designs of different slot size array calculated based on 3GHz, 6GHz and 9GHz frequency slot size. The two designs have an opposite slots size array arrangement namely different slot size 3GHz, 6GHz, 9GHz order design array and different slot size 9GHz, 6GHz, 3GHz order design array. The absorption is measured using the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) arch free space method in the frequency range of 1GHz to 12GHz covering L, S, C and X band. In the measurement result, the maximum absorption performance is obtained by the different slot size 9GHz, 6GHz, 3GHz order design array which is up to -44.23dB at X-band. The measurement results for both designs array show good absorption performance which exhibit below than -20dB especially at high frequency band. The proposed designs have been identified as the new approach to increase absorption improvement over a broad frequency range application.

• Periodical: Solid State Phenomena (Volume 344)
• Pages: 103-108
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-9cdm8n
• Online since: June 2023
• Authors: Mas Izzati Fazin*, Hasnain Abdullah@Idris, Mohamad Faisal Asmadi, Ahmad Rashidy Razali, Norhayati Mohamad Noor, Linda Mohd Kasim
• Keywords: Absorption, Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), Electromagnetic Interference (EMI), Microwave Absorber, Slot Array

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