Practical 3D Printing of Antennas and RF Electronics

Abstract

Recent advances in 3D printing technology nowenable antennas and RF electronics to be designed andprototyped significantly faster than conventionalmanufacturing time scales. New printers and materials onthe market now provide affordable access to RF rapidprototyping. In this paper, tools and techniques are shownwhich simplify the design process for 3D printed antennas,and RF devices. Three example RF components arefabricated and evaluated: a Marchand balun, a monopolearray antenna and a Ku-band bow tie antenna.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1041830

Entities

People

  • Brad Baker
  • Cameron Phillips
  • David Reid
  • Gregory Kiesel
  • Jeramy Marsh
  • Kevin Cook
  • Matt Habib
  • Philip Bowden

Organizations

  • Georgia Tech Research Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Beam Steering
  • Circuit Boards
  • Circuits
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Direction Finding
  • Electrical Properties
  • Frequency
  • Inks
  • Ku Band
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Structure
  • Printed Circuit Boards
  • Printed Circuits
  • Printing

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Manufacturing Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics