• DocumentCode
    494069
  • Title

    Optimisation of a stepped permittivity impedance loaded (SPIL) absorber

  • Author

    Holtby, Daniel G. ; Ford, Kenneth L. ; Chamber, B.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. of Sheffield, Sheffield
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    23-27 March 2009
  • Firstpage
    2691
  • Lastpage
    2693
  • Abstract
    A novel type of pyramidal absorber is presented. This absorber utilises a combination of impedance loading and an exponential stepped permittivity profile. The new design offers a significant improvement in the absorber´s low frequency performance when compared with existing pyramidal absorbers. Optimisation of the design´s parameters, using a PSO algorithm, has been carried out to maximise the absorber´s bandwidth at -40 dB reflectivity.
  • Keywords
    anechoic chambers (electromagnetic); electromagnetic wave absorption; particle swarm optimisation; permittivity; PSO algorithm; absorber bandwidth; anechoic chambers; particle swarm optimisation; pyramidal absorber; stepped permittivity impedance loaded absorber optimization; Algorithm design and analysis; Anechoic chambers; Bandwidth; Design optimization; Frequency selective surfaces; Permittivity; Polynomials; Radar; Reflectivity; Surface impedance;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation, 2009. EuCAP 2009. 3rd European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Berlin
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-4753-4
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-3-00-024573-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5068165