Metamaterials and Metasurfaces ApplicationsAdvanced Antenna and Metasurface TechnologiesAdvanced Wireless Communication Technologies

Jiale Li, En Tao, Ruonan Li, Yuhang He, Qi Han, Lin Yang, Ming Zhang

2026.2.13JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA B-OPTICAL PHYSICS

DOI: 10.1364/josab.590201

Abstract

With the rapid advancement of radar sensing technologies and the widespread deployment of infrared detectors, conventional single-band stealth materials are no longer sufficient to meet multispectral stealth requirements in complex environments. In particular, achieving effective stealth performance simultaneously in both the radar and infrared bands remains highly challenging, which limits the efficiency of traditional design methodologies. This paper proposes a vertically integrated dual-layer metasurface comprising a radar scattering layer (RSL) and an infrared stealth layer (IRSL) for microwave–infrared multispectral stealth. A CVAE–GAN co-optimization framework is employed to generate and refine candidate unit-cell geometries under target-response constraints. The optimized metasurface achieves a radar cross section (RCS) reduction exceeding 10 dB over 7.7–12.75 GHz, with a maximum reduction of 36.7 dB, while reducing the effective IR emissivity to 0.18. These results provide a practical route toward integrated multispectral stealth metasurfaces.

Citation format

LI, Jiale, et al. Design of dual-layer metasurface for microwave-infrared multispectral compatible stealth based on CVAE-GAN co-optimization. JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA B-OPTICAL PHYSICS, 2026, 43(4): 774.