Effect on source signal condition for pyramidal microwave absorber performance

Abstract

In designing a microwave absorber for anechoic chamber, there are many condition can affect the performance of microwave absorber. In this work, four conditions are discussed to compare the reflectivity or S11 of the pyramidal microwave absorber. The conditions are different signal source position, areas, angle, and lastly the distance between signal source and pyramidal microwave absorber. These pyramidal microwave absorber are simulated in CST Microwave Studio by using the rice husk as it based material that have dielectric constant, εr = 2.9. This absorber has been designed to operate effectively in frequency range of 1 GHz to 20 GHz.