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3D-printed Ka-band Antenna Based on Stereolithography

Silva, Joana S.
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Garcia-Vigueras, Maria
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Debogovic, Tomislav
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2017
2017 11th European Conference On Antennas And Propagation (Eucap)
11th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP)

This paper presents a circularly-polarized dual-band antenna for Ka-band satellite communications which operates simultaneously in both civil and military downlink (17.7-21.2 GHz) and uplink (27.5-31 GHz) bands. The antenna is composed of a metallic ridged cavity that is perforated with a crossed-slot. This cavity is excited in sequential rotation through four feeding coaxial cables, thus producing circular polarization (CP). The required feed distribution is obtained by a dedicated beam-forming network (BFN) able to provide phases to generate right/left-handed CP in the downlink/uplink-bands, respectively. The prototype of the antenna cavity is 3D printed basing on stereolithography (SLA), while the BFN is realized in printed circuit technology. Good agreement is obtained between theoretical and measured results, thereby validating the antenna concept and confirming the strong potential of SLA to conceive compact RF components.

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conference paper
DOI
10.23919/EuCAP.2017.7928076
Web of Science ID

WOS:000403827300118

Author(s)
Silva, Joana S.
Garcia-Vigueras, Maria
Debogovic, Tomislav
Mosig, Juan Ramon  
Date Issued

2017

Publisher

IEEE

Publisher place

New York

Published in
2017 11th European Conference On Antennas And Propagation (Eucap)
ISBN of the book

978-8-8907-0187-0

Total of pages

5

Series title/Series vol.

Proceedings of the European Conference on Antennas and Propagation

Start page

589

End page

593

Subjects

Cavity-backed antenna

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circular polarization

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dual-band

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Ka band

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satellite communications

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additive manufacturing

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stereolithography

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11th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP)

Paris, FRANCE

March 19-24, 2017

Available on Infoscience
September 5, 2017
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