3-D printed variable phase shifter
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Accepted version
Author(s)
Gillatt, BTW
D'Auria, M
Otter, WJ
Ridler, NM
Lucyszyn, S
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
This letter presents the first fully 3-D printed microwave variable phase shifter. The design methodology for a 3-D printable dielectric flap metal-pipe rectangular waveguide variable phase shifter is described. The ABS building material was independently characterized, revealing a dielectric constant of 2.34 and loss tangent of only 0.0015 at 10 GHz. The predicted and measured performance is given, demonstrating a maximum relative phase shift of 142 degrees at 10 GHz, with a near uniform relative phase shift across the whole of X-band and a low variation in differential-phase group delay.
Date Issued
2016-10-03
Date Acceptance
2016-06-29
Citation
IEEE Microwave and Wireless Component Letters, 2016, 26 (10), pp.822-824
ISSN
1531-1309
Publisher
IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society
Start Page
822
End Page
824
Journal / Book Title
IEEE Microwave and Wireless Component Letters
Volume
26
Issue
10
Copyright Statement
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Sponsor
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (E
Identifier
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7581113/?section=abstract
Grant Number
PO 500064496 (IeMRC)
Subjects
Networking & Telecommunications
0906 Electrical And Electronic Engineering
1005 Communications Technologies
0205 Optical Physics
Publication Status
Published