Open AccessReconfigurable frequency selective surface for use in secure electromagnetic buildings
Author(s) -
Ford K.L.,
Roberts J.,
Zhou S.,
Fong G.,
Rigelsford J.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
electronics letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1350-911X
pISSN - 0013-5194
DOI - 10.1049/el.2013.1475
Subject(s) - tunable metamaterials , selective surface , electronic engineering , electrical engineering , computer science , engineering , acoustics , materials science , physics , optoelectronics , metamaterial
Practical measurements of a reconfigurable frequency selective surface (FSS) designed to stop the transmission of the GSM network protocol are shown. The method uses the time‐varying transmission phase of the FSS to impair a GSM signal transmitted into a building or room, such that the receiver cannot detect the incoming signal. Measurements of the FSS response are shown for varying reconfigurable states and the FSS has been tested against a GSM signal to observe the level of impairment offered by the FSS. It is shown that the FSS can provide up to 35% bit error rate.