A Simple Equivalent Circuit Approach for Anisotropic Frequency-Selective Surfaces and Metasurfaces

An equivalent circuit (EC) model for the frequency-selective surfaces (FSSs) comprising anisotropic elements is presented. The periodic surface is initially simulated with an arbitrary azimuthal incidence angle, and its surface impedance matrix is derived. The impedance matrix is subsequently rotated by an angle φrot on the crystal axes χ1 and χ2, thus nullifying its extra diagonal terms. The rotation angle φrot is derived according to the spectral theorem by using the terms of the matrix initially extracted. The diagonal terms of the rotated matrix, that is, the impedances Zχ1 and Zχ2, are finally matched with the simple LC networks. The circuit model representation of the anisotropic element can be used to analyze the anisotropic FSSs rotated by a generic azimuth angle. The methodology provides a compact description of the generic FSS elements with only five parameters: The lumped parameters of the LC network Lχ1, Cχ1, Lχ2, Cχ2 and the rotation angle φrot. The circuit model can consider the presence of the dielectric substrates close to the FSS or a variation in the FSS periodicity without additional computational efforts. The EC model is finally applied to the design of the two transmitting polarization converters based on the anisotropic metasurfaces.