Polymer based frequency selective radar absorbers

Authors:

  • Jan-Olof Ousbäck
  • Åsa Andersson
  • Hans Kariis

Publish date: 2008-05-05

Report number: FOI-R--2495--SE

Pages: 19

Written in: Swedish

Keywords:

  • Radar absorbers
  • Low observable
  • Signature materials
  • 5

Abstract

The report present measurements and simulations on two radar absorbing structures, one ordinary Salisbury-screen and one circuit analog absorber, based on a conducting polymer PEDOT:PSS (polyethylenedioxythiophene:polystyrenesulonate) as a thin impedance sheet. Simulation has been made by a FDTD-software develop by FOI. The result shows a good agreement between simulation and measurement data.