A two-port frequency reconfigurable microstrip element for conformal cloaking

A frequency reconfigurable microstrip element for thin conformal cloaking surfaces is presented here. Initially, a reconfigurable microstrip element with a single-port is designed, simulated and tested. This element is then extended to a two-port reconfigurable design using the same simulation environment validated with measurements of the single-port element. It is shown that the two-port design is suitable for cloaking of conformal surfaces.

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