Design of a triple band notched polarization independent compact FSS at UWB frequency range

The design of a compact triple band notched Frequency Selective surface (FSS) at Ultra-Wide-Band (UWB) frequency range is presented. To make the proposed FSS polarization insensitive, on the upper part of the substrate a single metallic square loop (SL) and four identical rotational symmetric square split ring resonators (SSRR1) are placed, whereas at the bottom part another four identical rotational symmetric SSRR loops (SSRR2) are printed. Here each SSRR is rotated in 90 degrees clockwise direction over a single layered FR4 substrate. Triple band notches are obtained at WiMAX and Satellite communication downlink C-band (3.3-4.2 GHz), WLAN (5.1-5.9 GHz) and Satellite communication X-band (7.2-8.4 GHz) for both TE and TM polarizations. Angular stability is achieved until 70 degrees and attenuation of more than 25 dB is observed at resonance. The passband is obtained at 4.37 and 6.22 GHz. The proposed structure separates the closely spaced frequency bands by a ratio of 1.44 and 1.39 at the stop band and 1.42 at the pass band. The dimensions of the proposed FSS unit cell are 0.13 lambda(0) x 0.13 lambda(0) x 0.020 lambda(0), where lambda(0) represents the free space wavelength at the lowest resonance frequency. Good agreement between modeled and measured results is obtained.

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The design presents a compact triple band notched FSS for the UWB frequency range. By incorporating different metal structures on the substrate, polarization insensitivity and triple band notching are achieved. Experimental results show stability and good agreement between modeled and measured results.