A Dual-Band Compact Metamaterial Absorber with Fractal Geometry

A fractal absorber based on a metamaterial configuration is proposed for dual-frequency operation within the UHF band. The miniaturization skills of the proposed fractal shape are used to design a dual-band metamaterial absorber cell with reduced size (<λ/2 at the two operating frequencies) and a very thin substrate thickness (≅λ/100). A metamaterial absorber panel is realized and experimentally validated. Good agreements between full-wave simulations and measurement results are demonstrated.

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