Chiral absorbing materials: the secret weapon that allows radar to capture stealth fighter jets
Time:2023-08-29Number:787
Chiral absorbing materials have always been a hot topic of concern for researchers. As early as the 1980s, people began to study the characteristics and applications of chiral absorbing materials. Chiral materials refer to materials that do not have geometric symmetry and cannot be completely aligned with an object's mirror image through means such as translation and rotation. Chiral absorbing materials can generate cross polarization under the action of electromagnetic fields, which is one of the important reasons for their ability to absorb electromagnetic waves and the key to their excellent radar absorption performance.
Compared with other types of absorbing materials, chiral absorbing materials have two obvious advantages. Firstly, the chiral parameters of chiral materials are relatively easy to adjust, which in turn can adjust the dielectric parameters and magnetic permeability of the material to achieve non reflective absorption over a wide frequency band. Secondly, chiral absorbing materials have lower frequency sensitivity, smaller dielectric constant and magnetic permeability, which makes it easier to achieve wideband electromagnetic wave absorption. Therefore, chiral materials have great potential in expanding the absorption frequency band and low-frequency absorption.
Compared to other types of absorbing materials, chiral absorbing materials can enhance their absorption performance to a certain extent and broaden the existing absorption frequency band. By adjusting chiral parameters, researchers can prepare radar absorbing materials with good performance. However, at the same time, we also need to recognize that the preparation process of chiral absorbing materials is relatively complex and the preparation cost is high, which limits its application scope.
However, despite some difficulties and cost limitations in the preparation of chiral absorbing materials, with the continuous advancement of technology and in-depth research on chiral materials, it is believed that these problems can gradually be solved. The application prospects of chiral materials in fields such as stealth fighter jets are broad. By utilizing chiral absorbing materials, it is possible to effectively eliminate the reflected signals of aircraft to radar, making it more difficult for the aircraft to be detected and thus improving its stealth capability. The research on chiral absorbing materials will provide new possibilities for the development of modern military equipment.
In addition, chiral absorbing materials also have important application value in the field of communication. With the popularization and development of wireless communication, spectrum resources are becoming increasingly scarce, and how to improve spectrum utilization has become an urgent problem to be solved. Chiral absorbing materials can be used to improve antenna performance, reduce signal reflection and propagation losses, thereby enhancing communication quality and reliability. The application of this material will provide strong support for the further development of wireless communication technology.
Overall, chiral absorbing materials, as a special type of material, have broad application prospects. Although there are some difficulties in preparation, with the development of technology and in-depth research, we believe that these problems can be solved. Chiral absorbing materials will play an important role in stealth fighter jets and communication fields, becoming the secret weapon for radar to capture stealth fighter jets. Through continuous research and exploration, we believe that chiral absorbing materials will achieve greater breakthroughs and applications in military equipment and communication technology.