
doi: 10.1364/oe.515968
pmid: 38439473
This paper presents a novel approach for achieving a multifunctional metasurface capable of multiband compatible stealth. The metasurface is designed with a single-layer metallic structure that integrates functions of radar cross-section (RCS) reduction, laser stealth, and infrared shielding simultaneously. The reduction of RCS is achieved by developing two sub-cells that employ the interference cancellation principle, leading to a 10 dB decrease in RCS across a broad frequency range of 13-21 GHz. The laser stealth capability is attained by implementing a chessboard phase distribution in the array, also based on the interference cancellation principle, efficiently cancelling the specular reflection at the laser wavelength of 1.06 µm. The significant difference in wavelength between microwaves and lasers ensures that their operational characteristics do not interfere with each other. Additionally, the metasurface exhibits an infrared shielding property with an extremely low emissivity (less than 0.03) in the infrared atmosphere window of 3-5 µm and 8-14 µm, enabling the infrared stealth capability. The proposed metasurface demonstrates exceptional performance and has an extremely thin single-layer structure, indicating that it has a promising potential for future applications in multiband compatible stealth.
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