Off-Axis Beaming 3D-Printed Bull's-Eye Antenna

U. Beaskoetxea, S. Maci, Miguel Navarro-Cia, M. Beruete

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Abstract

We present a theoretical analysis, along with numerical and experimental results of an off-axis beaming Bull's-Eye (BE) antenna working at 96 GHz. The antenna presents a 17 dB gain beam pointing at 16.5º, with -10dB side lobe level and 3.5º beamwidth. The prototype is fabricated by 3D printing stereolitography and then copper-coated, resulting in a 75% weight reduction compared to a fully metal fabricated design. Interesting applications in the fields of microsatellites, unmanned aerial vehicles or point-to-point communications are envisioned.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMETA'16 in Malaga
Subtitle of host publicationThe 7th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics Proceedings
Place of PublicationSpain
PublisherMETA Conferences
Pages2202-2203
Number of pages2
Publication statusPublished - 2016
EventMETA’16: The 7th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics - Malaga, Spain
Duration: 25 Jul 201628 Jul 2016

Publication series

NameMETA Proceedings: META'16 in Malaga
ISSN (Print)2429-1390

Conference

ConferenceMETA’16
Country/TerritorySpain
CityMalaga
Period25/07/1628/07/16

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