3d conductive polymer printed metasurface antenna for fresnel focusing
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Journal Article
© 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. We demonstrate a 3D printed holographic metasurface antenna for beam-focusing applications at 10 GHz within the X-band frequency regime. The metasurface antenna is printed using a dual-material 3D printer leveraging a biodegradable conductive polymer material (Electrifi) to print the conductive parts and polylactic acid (PLA) to print the dielectric substrate. The entire metasurface antenna is 3D printed at once; no additional techniques, such as metal-plating and laser etching, are required. It is demonstrated that using the 3D printed conductive polymer metasurface, high-fidelity beam focusing can be achieved within the Fresnel region of the antenna. It is also shown that the material conductivity for 3D printing has a substantial effect on the radiation characteristics of the metasurface antenna.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Yurduseven, O; Ye, S; Fromenteze, T; Wiley, BJ; Smith, DR
Published Date
- September 1, 2019
Published In
- Designs
Volume / Issue
- 3 / 3
Start / End Page
- 1 - 9
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 2411-9660
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.3390/designs3030046
Citation Source
- Scopus