Development of a Ku-Band Corrugated Conical Horn Using 3-D Print Technology

Development of a Ku-Band Corrugated Conical Horn Using 3-D Print Technology

We present the development of a Ku-band (10-16 GHz) corrugated conical horn antenna using 3-D print technology or stereolithography. The antenna is printed using acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), a thermoplastic, and then coated with conductive aerosol paint. The designed antenna achieves a mea...

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Veröffentlicht in:IEEE antennas and wireless propagation letters 2014, Vol.13, p.201-204
Hauptverfasser: Chieh, Jia-Chi Samuel, Dick, Brian, Loui, Stuart, Rockway, John D.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
3-D printing
Antenna measurements
Antennas
cassegrain
corrugated horn antennas
Corrugating
direct-broadcast satellite (DBS)
feeds
Gain
Horn antennas
Horns
Microwave antennas
Microwave theory and techniques
Paints
Prints
Protective coatings
stereo lithography
Three dimensional
Three-dimensional displays
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Zusammenfassung:We present the development of a Ku-band (10-16 GHz) corrugated conical horn antenna using 3-D print technology or stereolithography. The antenna is printed using acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), a thermoplastic, and then coated with conductive aerosol paint. The designed antenna achieves a measured peak gain of 19.6 dBi at 16 GHz with a 1.92:1 VSWR from 11 to 18 GHz. It is shown that 3-D printing is capable of producing sufficient feature sizes that make operation in the microwave/millimeter-wave (MMW) bands possible.
ISSN:1536-1225
1548-5757
DOI:10.1109/LAWP.2014.2301169