Multi-layer off-axis patch antennas fabricated using polymer extrusion 3D printing

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: Multi-layer off-axis patch antennas fabricated using polymer extrusion 3D printing
المؤلفون: David Espalin, Ryan B. Wicker, Michael Zemba, Corey Shemelya, Eric MacDonald, Craig Kief
المصدر: 2016 10th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP).
بيانات النشر: IEEE, 2016.
سنة النشر: 2016
مصطلحات موضوعية: Patch antenna, 0209 industrial biotechnology, Materials science, Fabrication, Directional antenna, business.industry, Slot antenna, 02 engineering and technology, 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology, Radiation pattern, Microstrip antenna, 020901 industrial engineering & automation, Return loss, Electronic engineering, Optoelectronics, 0210 nano-technology, business, Electrical conductor, Computer Science::Information Theory
الوصف: This work describes the design, fabrication, and evaluation of three sets of multi-plane patch antennas fabricated using an enhanced 3D printing system. The antennas were embedded using a unique combination of thermal and chemical embedding techniques enabling the fabrication of multiple conductive non-orthogonal antenna layers constructed in a single build sequence. Potential devices include waveguides and antennas in complex geometries with a wide range of electromagnetically tailored thermoplastics. Two sets of patch antennas were fabricated, both comprising two patches offset 5° from the build plane: one with embedded copper mesh and the second with copper foil. A third set of patch antennas was fabricated on a five-plane structure consisting of three patches with offset 60° from the build plane, and a fourth patch parallel to the build plane. The resulting 3D printed antennas were characterized in terms of return loss and radiation pattern and demonstrated agreement with simulations.
DOI: 10.1109/eucap.2016.7481678
URL الوصول: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::0c3200f9f9f24194e83df8747f36ccc6
https://doi.org/10.1109/eucap.2016.7481678
رقم الانضمام: edsair.doi...........0c3200f9f9f24194e83df8747f36ccc6
قاعدة البيانات: OpenAIRE
الوصف
DOI:10.1109/eucap.2016.7481678