3-D-Printed 96 GHz Bull's-Eye Antenna With Off-Axis Beaming
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Author(s)
Beaskoetxea, U
Maci, S
Navarro-Cia, M
Beruete, M
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Reducing the profile, footprint and weight of antennas embarked on aircrafts, drones or satellites has been a long pursued objective. Here we tackle this issue by developing a millimeter-wave 96 GHz elliptical Bull's-Eye antenna with off-axis radiation at 16.5° that has been fabricated by low cost 3-D printing stereolithography, followed by metal coating. The theoretical basis for optimum off-axis operations is explained. Measurement results show an overall good agreement with simulations, displaying a gain of 17 dB and a 3.5° beamwidth (E-plane) at the operational frequency. The off-axis beaming enlarges the potential applicability of this technology with respect to the broadside beam solution.
Date Issued
2017-01-01
Date Acceptance
2016-11-11
Citation
IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 2017, 65 (1), pp.17-25
ISSN
0018-926X
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Start Page
17
End Page
25
Journal / Book Title
IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
Volume
65
Issue
1
Copyright Statement
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Telecommunications
Engineering
Bull's-Eye (BE) antenna
corrugated surface
leaky wave horn antenna
millimeter-waves
off-axis beaming
stereolitography
LEAKY-WAVE ANTENNAS
CORRUGATED FEEDER ANTENNA
LOW-PROFILE
BROADSIDE RADIATION
TRANSMISSION
SURFACE
OPTIMIZATION
COLLIMATION
APERTURE
DESIGN
Publication Status
Published