3D-Printed 96 GHz Bull’s-Eye Antenna with Off-Axis Beaming
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Authors
Colleges, School and Institutes
External organisations
- Universidad Pública de Navarra
- University of Siena
Abstract
Reducing the profile, footprint and weight of antennas embarked on aircrafts, drones or satellites has been a long pursued objective. Here we tackle this issue by developing a millimeter-wave 96 GHz elliptical Bull’s-Eye antenna with off-axis radiation at 16.5º that has been fabricated by low cost 3D printing stereolithography, followed by metal coating. The theoretical basis for optimum off-axis operations is explained. Measurement results show an overall good agreement with simulations, displaying a gain of 17 dB and a 3.5º beamwidth (E-plane) at the operational frequency. The off-axis beaming enlarges the potential applicability of this technology with respect to the broadside beam solution.
Details
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 17-25 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 11 Nov 2016 |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2017 |
Keywords
- Leaky wave antennas, millimeter-wave antenna, Corrugated surface, stereolithography