RADOME COMPENSATION USING MATCHED NEGATIVE INDEX OR REFRACTION MATERIALS

摘要

A compensated radome is provided, comprising an inner layer of a negative index of refraction material, often referred to as a "metamaterial", and an outer layer of a positive index of refraction material. The thickness of the two materials and their respective refractive indices are adjusted so that a beam of light passing through the radome is effectively not refracted. The metamaterial-compensated radomes solve the bore sight angle problem with a minimum of complexity.