An Ultrawideband Ultrathin Metamaterial Absorber Based on Circular Split Rings

A simple design model for making ultrawideband ultrathin metamaterial absorber has been presented in microwave frequency regime. The proposed structure is composed of two concentric circular split rings imprinted on a metal-backed dielectric substrate. A 10-dB absorption bandwidth from 7.85 to 12.25 GHz covering the entire X-band has been observed in numerical simulation under normal incidence. The absorptivities of the proposed structure have been investigated under different polarization angles as well as oblique incidence. The electromagnetic field distributions and surface current plots have been illustrated to analyze the absorption mechanism of the proposed structure. The proposed absorber has been fabricated and its performance is experimentally verified at different angles of incidence and polarizations of incident electromagnetic wave. The designed absorber is compact, ultrathin (only λ0/15 thick corresponding to center frequency) and provides an alternative to construct broadband absorber for many potential applications.

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