Anti-radar based on metasurface
Abstract In advanced multi-static radar (MSR), multidimensional information from target echo signals is collected by different receivers to enable precise localization using various algorithms. Owing to its efficient target localization and tracking capability, MSR has found wide applications in sen...
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| author | Zongzheng Sun Lei Zhang Xiao Qing Chen Hong Xu Guoyao Xiao Yi Ning Zheng Yaojun Wu Zhixing Liu Haosheng Fu Xiaoyang Zhou Zhanye Chen Hui Chen Yinghui Quan Tie Jun Cui |
| author_facet | Zongzheng Sun Lei Zhang Xiao Qing Chen Hong Xu Guoyao Xiao Yi Ning Zheng Yaojun Wu Zhixing Liu Haosheng Fu Xiaoyang Zhou Zhanye Chen Hui Chen Yinghui Quan Tie Jun Cui |
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| description | Abstract In advanced multi-static radar (MSR), multidimensional information from target echo signals is collected by different receivers to enable precise localization using various algorithms. Owing to its efficient target localization and tracking capability, MSR has found wide applications in sensing, military operations, aviation, and aerospace. Multi-static nature of MSR also makes it difficult to counter. Here, we propose an anti-radar methodology based on space-time-coding metasurface (STCM) to counter MSR. By designing the physical characteristics of STCM and developing adaptive and robust electronic countermeasure (ECM) control strategies, we realize a cost-effective, miniaturized and low-complexity ECM system with the flexible controlling capabilities. Under non-cooperative and dynamic ECM scenarios, the proposed method shows exceptional concealment and deception performance. To validate the methodology, we develop a prototype of the STCM-based anti-MSR system and successfully demonstrate its ability to neutralize various MSR technologies. The proposed method is expected to find practical applications in the anti-MSR scenarios. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-961dd7e9bbb74e598c3c637ead5aeabd2025-08-20T03:05:05ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232025-08-0116111410.1038/s41467-025-62633-wAnti-radar based on metasurfaceZongzheng Sun0Lei Zhang1Xiao Qing Chen2Hong Xu3Guoyao Xiao4Yi Ning Zheng5Yaojun Wu6Zhixing Liu7Haosheng Fu8Xiaoyang Zhou9Zhanye Chen10Hui Chen11Yinghui Quan12Tie Jun Cui13School of Information Mechanics and Sensing Engineering, Xidian UniversityInstitute of Electromagnetic Space and State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, Southeast UniversityInstitute of Electromagnetic Space and State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, Southeast UniversityHangzhou Institute of Technology, Xidian UniversitySchool of Information Mechanics and Sensing Engineering, Xidian UniversityInstitute of Electromagnetic Space and State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, Southeast UniversitySchool of Information Mechanics and Sensing Engineering, Xidian UniversitySchool of Information Mechanics and Sensing Engineering, Xidian UniversityHangzhou Institute of Technology, Xidian UniversityInstitute of Electromagnetic Space and State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, Southeast UniversityInstitute of Electromagnetic Space and State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, Southeast UniversityInstitute of Electromagnetic Space and State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, Southeast UniversitySchool of Information Mechanics and Sensing Engineering, Xidian UniversityInstitute of Electromagnetic Space and State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, Southeast UniversityAbstract In advanced multi-static radar (MSR), multidimensional information from target echo signals is collected by different receivers to enable precise localization using various algorithms. Owing to its efficient target localization and tracking capability, MSR has found wide applications in sensing, military operations, aviation, and aerospace. Multi-static nature of MSR also makes it difficult to counter. Here, we propose an anti-radar methodology based on space-time-coding metasurface (STCM) to counter MSR. By designing the physical characteristics of STCM and developing adaptive and robust electronic countermeasure (ECM) control strategies, we realize a cost-effective, miniaturized and low-complexity ECM system with the flexible controlling capabilities. Under non-cooperative and dynamic ECM scenarios, the proposed method shows exceptional concealment and deception performance. To validate the methodology, we develop a prototype of the STCM-based anti-MSR system and successfully demonstrate its ability to neutralize various MSR technologies. The proposed method is expected to find practical applications in the anti-MSR scenarios.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-62633-w |
| spellingShingle | Zongzheng Sun Lei Zhang Xiao Qing Chen Hong Xu Guoyao Xiao Yi Ning Zheng Yaojun Wu Zhixing Liu Haosheng Fu Xiaoyang Zhou Zhanye Chen Hui Chen Yinghui Quan Tie Jun Cui Anti-radar based on metasurface Nature Communications |
| title | Anti-radar based on metasurface |
| title_full | Anti-radar based on metasurface |
| title_fullStr | Anti-radar based on metasurface |
| title_full_unstemmed | Anti-radar based on metasurface |
| title_short | Anti-radar based on metasurface |
| title_sort | anti radar based on metasurface |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-62633-w |
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