Title :
Selective laser sintering of microwave components
Author :
Kinzel, Edward ; Sigmarsson, Hjalti ; Xu, Xianfan ; Chappell, William
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN
Abstract :
This paper investigates the fabrication of functional microwave components using the selective laser sintering process to sinter conventional screen printing inks. This technique has the potential to metallize low-temperature substrates by controlling the laser parameters. The quality of the metallization is examined both at DC as well as microwave frequencies. DC resistance of conductors is measured, followed by measurements of the Q of microstrip resonators on both quartz and soda-lime glass
Keywords :
laser sintering; microstrip resonators; microwave circuits; thick film circuits; microstrip resonators; microwave components; selective laser sintering; thick film circuit fabrication; Electrical resistance measurement; Ink; Laser sintering; Masers; Metallization; Microwave frequencies; Optical control; Optical device fabrication; Printing; Q measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2005 European
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
2-9600551-2-8
DOI :
10.1109/EUMC.2005.1608850
