Title :
Stereolithographed MM-wave corrugated horn antennas
Author :
Timbie, Peter T. ; Grade, John ; Van der Weide, Daniel ; Maffei, Bruno ; Pisano, Giampaolo
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
Abstract :
We describe the fabrication and testing of corrugated horn antennas designed for operation in the W-band (75-110 GHz). These antennas are constructed using stereolithography and plated with copper. They demonstrate return loss <; -20 dB across most of the band and main beam patterns nearly identical with electroformed horns of the same design.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; horn antennas; millimetre wave antennas; stereolithography; corrugated horn antenna fabrication; corrugated horn antenna testing; electroformed horns; frequency 75 GHz to 110 GHz; stereolithographed MM-wave corrugated horn antenna; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Copper; Extraterrestrial measurements; Horn antennas; Microwave theory and techniques; Waveguide components;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2011 36th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Houston, TX
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0510-6
Electronic_ISBN :
2162-2027
DOI :
10.1109/irmmw-THz.2011.6104833
