The effect of a non-aligned unit on double-screen frequency-selective surface transmission characteristics

Double-screen frequency-selective surfaces (FSSs) can bring about a better flattened effect and a rapidly declining edge. They are therefore an effective means to achieve outer-zone stealth of the radar cabin to detect radar waves. In this article, a double-screen wide-bandpass FSS structure is designed and the transmission characteristics of the units under alignment and non-alignment are simulated by means of the spectral domain approach. Meanwhile, the experimental parts fabricated by vacuum evaporation and lithography are tested in a microwave chamber. The results show that the aligned unit structure has good incident angle stability and can achieve high transmittance when the bandwidth is 3.3 GHz, and the transmission loss is less than -1 dB. When the units have a non-aligned structure, the bandwidth decreases and transmission loss increases with increasing incident angle.