Polarization Insensitive Dual Band Frequency Selective Surface for RF Shielding Through Glass Windows

Abstract

This paper reports on a dual-band, polarization-insensitive frequency-selective surface (FSS) directly realized on window glass for Wi-Fi and WLAN shielding applications. The design incorporates an annular ring and modified flower-shaped geometry to suppress 2.45 and 5.5 GHz bands, respectively, while acting ineffective to the rest of the frequency spectrum. The proposed design is completely insensitive to incoming wave polarization owing to its symmetry. The FSS also offers excellent incident wave angular stability up to 45°. Additionally, a wide rejection bandwidth (−10 dB) of more than 630 and 1430 MHz for lower and higher bands, respectively, is obtained suffice to cover the WLAN spectrum. Unlike conventional screen-printed FSS for glass applications, the conducting patterns of the proposed FSS are realized with copper foil directly laminated and etched on the glass substrate while maintaining 86% transparency for sufficient light passage. The detailed analysis of all parameters has been carried out, and their effect on the performance of FSS is reported. An equivalent lumped circuit model is also generated for the proposed design to better understand the physical phenomena of electromagnetic (EM) wave suppression. A finite prototype containing 13 × 10 elements is fabricated and tested. The measured results are in good agreement with the simulated ones. The FSS offers measured suppression of 43 and 40 dB at 2.45 and 5.5 GHz bands, respectively. The design has excellent potential for EM field suppression, WLAN isolation, and security applications in indoor environments.