Equivalent Surface Impedance of an Infinite Periodic Array of Slot Impedance Loads Based on an Equilateral Triangle Cross-Section Cavity with a Dielectric Coating

Abstract

In this paper, we consider a two-dimensional problem of determining the equivalent surface impedance of an infinite array of slot impedance loads with a dielectric layer. Each element of the array contains three regions: the first region occupies the entire half-space above the interface and the primary field is excited in this region by a plane wave; the second region does not contain excitation sources and is a dielectric layer; and the third region also does not contain exciting sources and is bounded by the walls of the cavity with a equilateral triangle cross section. The second and third regions are connected through one or several slots in a perfectly conducting screen located at their border. A strip conductor is located in the opening of each slot. The problem was solved by the method of integral equations, for the numerical implementation of which the Krylov–Bogolyubov method was used. Numerical results are presented as the dependences of the equivalent surface impedance on the geometric dimensions of the structure at fixed values ​​of the array period, the incidence angle of the electromagnetic wave, and the thickness of the dielectric layer. A comparative analysis of the obtained dependences with the characteristics of a similar array without a dielectric layer is performed.