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3-D Printed Plug and Play Prototyping for Low-cost Sub-THz Subsystems

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Title: 3-D Printed Plug and Play Prototyping for Low-cost Sub-THz Subsystems
Authors: Shin, S-H
Payapulli, R
Zhu, L
Stanley, M
Shang, X
Ridler, N
Lucyszyn, S
Item Type: Journal Article
Abstract: Polymer-based additive manufacturing using 3-D printing for upper-millimeter-wave ( ca. 100 to 300 GHz) frequency applications is now emerging. Building on our previous work, with metal-pipe rectangular waveguides and free-space quasi-optical components, this paper brings the two media together at G-band (140 to 220 GHz), by demonstrating a compact multi-channel front-end subsystem. Here, the proof-of-concept demonstrator integrates eight different types of 3-D printed components (30 individual components in total). In addition, the housing for two test platforms and the subsystem are all 3-D printed as single pieces, to support plug and play development; offering effortless component assembly and alignment. We introduce bespoke free-space TRM calibration and measurement schemes with our quasi-optical test platforms. Equal power splitting plays a critical role in our multi-channel application. Here, we introduce a broadband 3-D printed quasi-optical beamsplitter for upper-millimeter-wave applications. Our quantitative and/or qualitative performance evaluations for individual components and the complete integrated subsystem, demonstrate the potential for using consumer-level desktop 3-D printing technologies at such high frequencies. This work opens-up new opportunities for low-cost, rapid prototyping and small-batch production of complete millimeter-wave front-end subsystems.
Issue Date: 14-Apr-2022
Date of Acceptance: 10-Apr-2022
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/96521
DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3167437
ISSN: 2169-3536
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Start Page: 41708
End Page: 41719
Journal / Book Title: IEEE Access
Volume: 10
Copyright Statement: © 2022 the authors. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. For more information, see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Sponsor/Funder: UK Space Agency
Funder's Grant Number: CT11834
Keywords: 08 Information and Computing Sciences
09 Engineering
10 Technology
Publication Status: Published
Online Publication Date: 2022-04-14
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