Additive manufacturing of 3D substrate integrated waveguide components

S. Moscato, R. Bahr, T. Le, M. Pasian, M. Bozzi, L. Perregrini, M. M. Tentzeris

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    Abstract

    The implementation of fully three-dimensional (3D) substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) components by using an additive manufacturing technique is demonstrated for the first time. In particular, a 3D printing process based on the t-glase filament has been adopted. 3D printing allows for the manufacturing of very complex shapes in a few hours, thus leading to a one-day prototyping time for microwave components. To characterise the electromagnetic properties of the 3D printed material, a microstrip lines technique has been adopted. To fully demonstrate the potential of the proposed fabrication process, a SIW cavity resonator and a 3D SIW interconnect with four E-plane bends have been fabricated and tested.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1426-1428
    Number of pages3
    JournalElectronics Letters
    Volume51
    Issue number18
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 3 Sept 2015
    Publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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