[HTML][HTML] 3D printed antennas for 5G communication: current progress and future challenges

Y Wang, X Zhang, R Su, M Chen, C Shen, H Xu… - Chinese Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the advent of 5G and future trends for communication systems moving to millimeter
wave (MMW) and higher frequencies, antennas will be required to have high gain, wide …

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 …

Wide-angle ceramic retroreflective luneburg lens based on quasi-conformal transformation optics for mm-wave indoor localization

P Kaděra, J Sánchez-Pastor, H Eskandari, T Tyc… - IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a quasi-conformal transformation optics (QCTO) based three-
dimensional (3D) retroreflective flattened Luneburg lens for wide-angle millimeter-wave …

A novel mini 0.95 MgTiO3-0.05 CaTiO3 ceramic Luneburg lens fabricated by vat-photopolymerization 3D printing

Y Wang, R Su, J Chen, W Wang, X Zhang, H Xu… - Ceramics …, 2024 - Elsevier
With 5G and millimeter-wave technologies evolving rapidly, the high communication
frequency leads to high integration and miniaturization of the Luneburg lens (LL). In this …

3-d printed all-dielectric grin lens antenna with an integrated feeder

A Paraskevopoulos, F Maggiorelli… - IEEE Open Journal …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper we present the design, fabrication, and experimental verification of a new type
of Graded-index (GRIN) lens antenna with an integrated feeder. The continuously varying …

Low profile GRIN lenses with integrated matching using 3-D printed ceramic

Y Oh, N Kordsmeier, H Askari… - IEEE Open Journal of …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we investigate a shortened horn antenna with high gain that is enabled by a
3D-printed gradient index (GRIN) lens composed of high permittivity zirconia. The baseline …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanical properties of material jetted zirconia complex geometries with hot isostatic pressing

B Mummareddy, D Negro, VT Bharambe, Y Oh… - Advances in Industrial …, 2021 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing of ceramics stands to transform applications requiring wear
resistance in severe environments (including high temperatures and pressures, harsh …

[HTML][HTML] Unit cell estimation of volumetrically-varying permittivity in additively-manufactured ceramic lattices with X-ray computed tomography

E Burden, Y Oh, B Mummareddy, D Negro, P Cortes… - Materials & Design, 2021 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing of ceramics is transforming electromagnetics by providing density-
varying lattices and stochastic foams within arbitrary envelopes. Periodic structures can now …

Effective Complex Permittivity Measurement of 3D Printed Artificial Dielectric Substrate Based on a Cross Unit Cell

P Kadera, J Lacik - 2022 24th International Microwave and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents an effective complex permittivity measurement of 3D printed artificial
dielectric substrate. Two resonator methods are employed at the frequencies of 7.16 GHz …

Ultrawideband gain enhancement using 3D printed dielectric gradient refractive index lens

M Kunkle, R Allen, K Durbhakula - 2023 IEEE International …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we present a lightweight 3D printed gradient refractive index (GRIN) lens that
enhances a dual-ridge horn antenna gain in the 1 to 7 GHz frequency spectrum. The lens …