Broadband Flexible Metasurface for SAR Imaging Cloaking

Most electromagnetic invisibility devices are designed while relying on rigid structures, which have limitations in adapting to complex curved surfaces and dynamic deployment. In contrast, flexible invisibility structures have great application value due to their bendable and easy-to-fit characteristics. In this paper, we propose a flexible metasurface suitable for broadband SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) imaging invisibility, which realizes multi-domain joint regulation of electromagnetic waves by designing two subwavelength unit structures with differentiated reflection characteristics and combining array inverse optimization methods. The metasurface employs a sponge-like dielectric substrate and integrates resistive ink to construct a resonant structure, which can suppress electromagnetic scattering through joint phase and amplitude modulation, achieving low detectability of targets in UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) detection scenarios. Indoor microwave anechoic chamber tests and outdoor UAV-borne SAR experiments verify its stable invisibility performance in a wide frequency band, providing theoretical and experimental support for the application of flexible metasurfaces in dynamic electromagnetic detection countermeasures.

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Materials
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2025-08-25
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https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18173969
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Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications
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Abstract

Most electromagnetic invisibility devices are designed while relying on rigid structures, which have limitations in adapting to complex curved surfaces and dynamic deployment. In contrast, flexible invisibility structures have great application value due to their bendable and easy-to-fit characteristics. In this paper, we propose a flexible metasurface suitable for broadband SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) imaging invisibility, which realizes multi-domain joint regulation of electromagnetic waves by designing two subwavelength unit structures with differentiated reflection characteristics and combining array inverse optimization methods. The metasurface employs a sponge-like dielectric substrate and integrates resistive ink to construct a resonant structure, which can suppress electromagnetic scattering through joint phase and amplitude modulation, achieving low detectability of targets in UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) detection scenarios. Indoor microwave anechoic chamber tests and outdoor UAV-borne SAR experiments verify its stable invisibility performance in a wide frequency band, providing theoretical and experimental support for the application of flexible metasurfaces in dynamic electromagnetic detection countermeasures.

MaterialsVol. 18(17)
Zhejiang Normal University (CN), Hangzhou City University, Zhejiang Gongshang University (CN), Zhejiang University (CN)
Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province
Openalex Percentile: Top 38%
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