A review of 3D printed gradient refractive index lens antennas

I Munina, I Grigoriev, G O'donnell, D Trimble - IEEE Access, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Gradient index lens antennas find their application in modern wireless communication
including radar systems, satellite communication, etc. They can ensure highly directional …

Cost-effective wideband dielectric planar lens antenna for millimeter wave applications

JM Poyanco, F Pizarro, E Rajo-Iglesias - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
This article presents a fully 3D-printed dielectric planar lens operating in the entire Ka-band
manufactured using additive manufacturing and a relatively low-cost 3D-printer. The lens …

Parametric study of a fully 3D-printed dielectric resonator antenna loaded with a metallic cap

M Cuevas, F Pizarro, A Leiva, G Hermosilla… - IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents a parametric study of a fully 3D-printed hemispherical dielectric
resonator antenna (DRA) using low loss dielectric filament and high-conductive filaments …

Assessment of 3D-printed waveguides using conductive filaments and a chloroform-based smoothing process

R Salazar, F Pizarro, D Vasquez, E Rajo-Iglesias - Additive Manufacturing, 2022 - Elsevier
This article presents the assessment of four different 3D-printed rectangular waveguide
structures using highly conductive filaments, operating from 8 GHz to 40 GHz. The …

Flexible 3D printed conductive metamaterial units for electromagnetic applications in microwaves

AC Tasolamprou, D Mentzaki, Z Viskadourakis… - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
In this work we present a method for fabricating three dimensional, ultralight and flexible
millimeter metamaterial units using a commercial household 3D printer. The method is low …

Gradient-index-based frequency-coded retroreflective lenses for mm-wave indoor localization

P Kadera, A Jimenez-Saez, T Burmeister, J Lacik… - IEEE …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article introduces retroreflective lenses for millimeter-wave radio-frequency indoor
localization. A three-dimensional (3D) gradient-index Luneburg lens is employed to …

3D-printed low-cost choke corrugated Gaussian profile horn antenna for Ka-band

YD Zárate, F Torres, M Rodriguez, F Pizarro - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
In this work, a fully 3D-printed choke corrugated Gaussian profile horn antenna (GPHA)
using high-conductive filaments and a low-cost modular 3D-printing technique is …

Wideband hyperbolic flat lens in the Ka-band based on 3D-printing and transformation optics

JM Poyanco, F Pizarro, E Rajo-Iglesias - Applied Physics Letters, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
A flat wideband lens antenna operating in the Ka band is presented. The design
corresponds to the transformation of a hyperbolic lens via quasi-optic transformation into a …

High gain low profile horn array with circular polarization using a 3D printed anisotropic dielectric composite material at 38 GHz

N Castro, F Pizarro, E Rajo-Iglesias - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
In this work, the design of a fully 3D-printed dielectric polarizer based on anisotropic
engineered material operating at 38 GHz is presented. The anisotropy conditions to obtain …

Performance comparison of W-band Luneburg lens antenna: additive versus subtractive manufacturing

P Kadera, J Lacik - 2021 20th International Conference on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a comparison of millimeter-wave Luneburg lens antennas designed for
an additive and subtractive manufacturing technologies. The proposed antennas are …