Additive manufacturing of a dual-ridged horn antenna

Publisher:
The Electromagnetics Academy
Publication Type:
Journal Article
Citation:
Progress in Electromagnetics Research Letters, 2016, 59, pp. 109-114
Issue Date:
2016-01-01
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A 3D printed dual-ridged horn antenna (DRHA) is presented. The antenna design is optimized for additive manufacturing and is 3D printed using acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) and then painted with nickel based aerosol spray. The coaxial transition is also included in the 3D printed prototype. The antenna was manufactured with the intention of improving learning and education of electromagnetism and antennas for undergraduate students using a low-cost personal desktop 3D printer. The painted DRHA has a 10 dB return-loss bandwidth of 6621 MHz (1905 MHz–8526 MHz) with a peak gain of 11 dBi. This prototype is the first known ABS-based horn antenna with the coaxial transition embedded into it.
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