3-D printed lightweight microwave waveguide devices

This paper provides an overview of five 3-D printed microwave passive circuits operating at frequencies ranging from X-band to W-band. These circuits were produced from polymers using stereolithography printing and were coated with copper via electroplating. Such polymer-based circuits exhibit signi...

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Published in2016 IEEE 5th Asia-Pacific Conference on Antennas and Propagation (APCAP) pp. 47 - 48
Main Authors Cheng Guo, Xiaobang Shang, Jin Li, Lancaster, Michael J., Jun Xu
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.07.2016
Subjects
3-D printing
Band-pass filters
Bandpass filter
microwave
Microwave circuits
Microwave filters
Printing
Resonator filters
spherical cavity resonators
Surface waves
waveguide
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Summary:This paper provides an overview of five 3-D printed microwave passive circuits operating at frequencies ranging from X-band to W-band. These circuits were produced from polymers using stereolithography printing and were coated with copper via electroplating. Such polymer-based circuits exhibit significantly reduced weights compared with those made from metal. In addition, 3-D printing offers great flexibility and allows new designs to be constructed. Examples of these novel designs will be described and measurements of some designs will be presented.
DOI:10.1109/APCAP.2016.7843092