This SpringerBrief details various techniques employed for enhancing the transmission efficiency of radomes by modifying the radome wall configurations. These broadbanding techniques are based on inclusion of metallic wire-grids/meshes in the radomewalls, inclusion of metallic strip-gratings in the radome layers, inclusion of FSS based structures in between the radome layers and the use of inhomogeneous dielectric structures as radome wall. The volume provides detailed chapter-wise explanation of the design aspects and discusses the performance analysis of the modified radome wall configurations. It will be of interest to researchers, academicians and students working in the field of radomes. 

 

Mohammed Yazeen P.S. is currently an Associate Staff Engineer (RF) with Samsung R&D Institute, Bangalore, India. He previously worked as a project scientist at Centre for Electromagnetics (CEM), CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL), Bangalore, India. He obtained his Masters degree in Electronics with specialization in Wireless Technology from Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), Kerala, India in 2014. His research interests are design and analysis of streamlined airborne radomes, wireless communication, digital beamformers, EM material characterization, RF circuits, RF driver development, etc.

 

Vinisha C.V. is currently working as Research Scholar in Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), Kerala, India. She previously worked as a project scientist at Centre for Electromagnetics (CEM), CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL), Bangalore, India.  She received her M.Tech.in Electronics  with specialization in Microwave and Radar Engineering from CUSAT, India in 2015. Her research interests are in computational electromagnetics, radomes, and antenna arrays.

 

Vandana S. worked as a project trainee at Centre for Electromagnetics (CEM), CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL), Bangalore, India. She obtained her B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering from College of Engineering Kalloopara, Kerala, India in 2010 and M.Tech.in Electronics with specialization in Digital Electronics from CUSAT, India in 2013. Her research interests are design and analysis of radomes, signal processing and EM material characterization techniques.

 

Suprava M. worked as project engineer at Centre for Electromagnetics (CEM), CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL), Bangalore, India. She obtained her B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Vignan Institute of Technology and Management, India in 2010. Her research interests are in design and analysis of radomes.

 

Dr Raveendranath U. Nair is currently Senior Principal Scientist and Head, Centre for Electromagnetics (CEM), CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL), Bangalore, India. He received his M.Sc (Physics) and Ph.D. in Physics (Microwave Electronics) from the School of Pure and Applied Physics, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India, in 1989 and 1997, respectively. He has authored/co-authored over 150 research publications including peer reviewed journal papers, symposium papers and technical reports. Dr. Nair received the CSIR-NAL Excellence in Research Award (2007-2008) for his contributions to the EM design of variable thickness airborne radomes. Dr. Nair is also a Professor of the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), New Delhi.

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: EM Performance Analysis of Radomes.- Chapter 3: Broadbanding techniques based on metallic wiregrids.- Chapter 4: Broad banding techniques based on metallic strip gratings.- Chapter 5: Broadbanding techniques based on Frequency Selective Surfaces (FSS).- Chapter 6: Broadbanding techniques based on Inhomogeneous dielectric structures.- Chapter 7: Summary.