Wideband 3D printed conformal dielectric antenna with end-fire radiation

Jin Huang; Shenjian Jammy Chen; Zhenghui Xue; Withawat Withayachumnankul; Christophe Fumeaux

doi:10.1109/APUSNCURSINRSM.2019.8888536

Wideband 3D printed conformal dielectric antenna with end-fire radiation

Jin Huang, Shenjian Jammy Chen, Zhenghui Xue, Withawat Withayachumnankul, Christophe Fumeaux

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Abstract

In this paper, a conformal 3D-printed endfire dielectric antenna with wideband performance is proposed. The device contains a multi-section dielectric block that is designed with stepped permittivities to attain a wide bandwidth. Through altering the infill percentage during 3D printing, the effective relative permittivity of dielectric segments can be precisely controlled in the range of 8.5 to 2.5. The antenna can be printed to be conformal to a curved metal ground plane to obtain an end-fire radiation beam with a reduced tilt angle. Measured results confirm a wide impedance bandwidth of 67.4% from 6.2 to 12.5 GHz, a stable end-fire beam and a realized gain above 7 dBi over the whole operation band.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2019 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, APSURSI 2019 - Proceedings
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	1909-1910
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728106922
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/APUSNCURSINRSM.2019.8888536
Publication status	Published - Jul 2019
Event	2019 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, APSURSI 2019 - Atlanta, United States Duration: 7 Jul 2019 → 12 Jul 2019

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Name	2019 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, APSURSI 2019 - Proceedings

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Conference	2019 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, APSURSI 2019
Country/Territory	United States
City	Atlanta
Period	7/07/19 → 12/07/19

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3D printing
Conformal antenna
Designable permittivity

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Huang, J., Chen, S. J., Xue, Z., Withayachumnankul, W., & Fumeaux, C. (2019). Wideband 3D printed conformal dielectric antenna with end-fire radiation. In 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, APSURSI 2019 - Proceedings (pp. 1909-1910). Article 8888536 (2019 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, APSURSI 2019 - Proceedings). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/APUSNCURSINRSM.2019.8888536

Huang, Jin ; Chen, Shenjian Jammy ; Xue, Zhenghui et al. / Wideband 3D printed conformal dielectric antenna with end-fire radiation. 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, APSURSI 2019 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. pp. 1909-1910 (2019 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, APSURSI 2019 - Proceedings).

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Huang, J, Chen, SJ, Xue, Z, Withayachumnankul, W & Fumeaux, C 2019, Wideband 3D printed conformal dielectric antenna with end-fire radiation. in 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, APSURSI 2019 - Proceedings., 8888536, 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, APSURSI 2019 - Proceedings, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 1909-1910, 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, APSURSI 2019, Atlanta, United States, 7/07/19. https://doi.org/10.1109/APUSNCURSINRSM.2019.8888536

Wideband 3D printed conformal dielectric antenna with end-fire radiation. / Huang, Jin; Chen, Shenjian Jammy; Xue, Zhenghui et al.
2019 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, APSURSI 2019 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. p. 1909-1910 8888536 (2019 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, APSURSI 2019 - Proceedings).

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Huang J, Chen SJ, Xue Z, Withayachumnankul W, Fumeaux C. Wideband 3D printed conformal dielectric antenna with end-fire radiation. In 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, APSURSI 2019 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2019. p. 1909-1910. 8888536. (2019 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, APSURSI 2019 - Proceedings). doi: 10.1109/APUSNCURSINRSM.2019.8888536

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