3D printing for microwave: Materials characterization and application in the field of absorbers

Author

Arbaoui, Y. ; Laur, V. ; Maalouf, A. ; Queffelec, P.

Author_Institution

Lab.-STICC, Univ. of Western Brittany, Brest, France

fYear

2015

fDate

17-22 May 2015

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

3

Abstract

In this study, the microwave properties of a wide range of materials, formed by two types of additive technologies (stereolithography apparatus and fused deposition modeling) were extracted in the X-band (8-12 GHz). ABS filled with carbon was chosen to realize a demonstrator. This high loss material was shaped in the form of a pyramid by 3D printing technology. By introducing it into a short-circuited waveguide, a matched load covering the whole X-band was realized (return loss <; -30 dB). The flexibility of these techniques and the availability of low cost commercial materials suggest many potential applications in the microwave range.

Keywords

additives; carbon; microwave materials; stereolithography; three-dimensional printing; 3D printing; C; X-band; absorber field; additive technology; carbon; frequency 8 GHz to 12 GHz; fused deposition; high loss material; matched load; materials characterization; microwave properties; short-circuited waveguide; stereolithography apparatus; Carbon; Dielectric measurement; Manufacturing; Microwave measurement; Microwave technology; Three-dimensional displays; 3D-printing; matched load; microwave absorption; microwave characterization; polymers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium (IMS), 2015 IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

Phoenix, AZ

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.2015.7166769

Filename

7166769