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2013-08-05

Ultra Wide Band Response of an Electromagnetic Wave Shield Based on a Diode Grid

Yangjun Zhang,

Professor Yangjun Zhang

Dept. of Electronics and Informatics

Ryukoku University

Japan

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Mengqing Yuan,

Dr. Mengqing Yuan

Wave Computation Technologies

USA

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Qing Huo Liu

Prof. Qing Huo Liu

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Duke University

USA

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Progress In Electromagnetics Research, Vol. 141, 591-605, 2013

doi:10.2528/PIER13053004

Abstract

This paper investigates Ultra Wide Band (UWB) response of a self-actuated electromagnetic wave shield based on a diode grid both in frequency and time domain. The investigation is first carried out on a shield valid for an incident wave polarized at a specific direction only, then extended to a shield effective for an incident wave polarized at an arbitrary direction. In the frequency domain, two linear analysis methods are used to study the properties of the diode grid over the frequency range from 0.01 to 10 GHz. One method is the microwave network analysis. Another is simulating the diode grid by a linear equivalent circuit instead of a diode. In the time domain, the property of the shield is studied with respect to a broadband impulse, where the diode is described by its SPICE circuit model including the nonlinear property. The results show that the diode grid works well as a self-actuated electromagnetic power selective surface (PSS) in a certain frequency range. The diode grid is strongly frequency dependent. The operating frequency band relies on the reactive elements in the diode grid. In order to extend the operating frequency to a high band, smaller cell size and smaller junction capacitance should be employed.

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Yangjun Zhang, Mengqing Yuan, and Qing Huo Liu, "Ultra Wide Band Response of an Electromagnetic Wave Shield Based on a Diode Grid," Progress In Electromagnetics Research, Vol. 141, 591-605, 2013.
doi:10.2528/PIER13053004

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