4. Conclusion
In this paper, the X-band metamaterial based absorbers with broad bandwidth are designed, fabricated and measured. The broadband absorption is achieved by getting resonant frequencies of unit cells close to each other. By decreasing scaling factors of unit cell, the center frequency shifts to upward frequencies. It is observed that increasing the number of unit cells caused smoother absorption level. Although KOH12 has greater absorption bandwidth than KOH16, the simulated and measured absorption level of KOH16 gets close to the perfect absorbtion. The results show that the simulation results are in good agreement with the measurements. The absorption performance of the KOH12 and KOH16 is also maintained for oblique incidences less than 40. This kind of absorber finds its use in many practical applications such as stealthy technology as electromagnetic wave absorbing materials to reduce radar cross section.