A fully additive manufactured D-band SIW antenna

Chao Gu*, Zhiwei Zhang, Fan Qin, Fei Cheng, Xiaobang Shang, Simon Cotton, Jawad Ullah, Abraham Contreras

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Abstract

This paper presents a D-band horn antenna designed using the substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) technique. The horn's flare can be adjusted by controlling the substrate thickness using an additive manufacturing process. To increase the antenna directivity, a dielectric loading and two-element stacking are employed. Additionally, the metal vias for conventional SIW can be replaced with solid metal walls to reduce leakage loss. The antenna has wideband impedance bandwidth over the full D band. Through simulation, we have achieved a gain higher than 7 dBi over the operating band. A SIW-to-waveguide transition is integrated into the single-layer design for ease of measurement. The resultant antenna shows good dimensional accuracy with the smallest feature size of less than 0.2 mm. This study is the first demonstration that the additive manufacturing process can produce D-band integrated antennas for system-in-package (SiP) applications while providing end-fire radiation capabilities.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2024 18th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP): Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9788831299091
ISBN (Print)9798350394436
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 26 Apr 2024
Event18th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation 2024 - Glasgow, United Kingdom
Duration: 17 Mar 202422 Mar 2024

Publication series

NameEuropean Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP): Proceedings

Conference

Conference18th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation 2024
Abbreviated titleEuCAP 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityGlasgow
Period17/03/202422/03/2024

Keywords

  • 3D printing
  • additive manufacturing
  • D band
  • H-plane horn
  • inkjet printing
  • substrate integrated waveguide

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Modelling and Simulation
  • Instrumentation
  • Radiation

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