• Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves
  • Vol. 36, Issue 1, 81 (2017)
GUO Cheng1、2, LI Jin1、*, SHANG Xiao-Bang2, Michael J. Lancaster2, XU Jun1, HE Xi1、2, GAO Yang2, and ZHAI Xin-Yu3
Author Affiliations
  • 1[in Chinese]
  • 2University of Birmingham, Department of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, U.K.
  • 3[in Chinese]
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    DOI: 10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2017.01.016 Cite this Article
    GUO Cheng, LI Jin, SHANG Xiao-Bang, Michael J. Lancaster, XU Jun, HE Xi, GAO Yang, ZHAI Xin-Yu. Novel microwave/millimeter-wave passive waveguide devices based on 3-D printing techniques[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2017, 36(1): 81 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Recent advances on diversified 3-D printed passive waveguide devices operating from microwave to terahertz frequencies have been reviewed. Developed by the authors' group, several waveguide filters fabricated using a stereolithography (SLA)-based 3-D printing technique have been presented. They are two X-band bandpass filters based on novel high-quality-factor single-mode and dual-mode spherical cavity resonators, and two W-band bandpass filters based on a slotted rectangular waveguide and a compact on-plate structure. The presented filters demonstrate good agreement between the measured and simulated RF performances. Compared with their conventional counterparts made from copper, these SLA-printed devices exhibit a significant weight reduction over 80% due to the use of nonmetallic printing materials, without any penalty of degrading their RF performances.
    GUO Cheng, LI Jin, SHANG Xiao-Bang, Michael J. Lancaster, XU Jun, HE Xi, GAO Yang, ZHAI Xin-Yu. Novel microwave/millimeter-wave passive waveguide devices based on 3-D printing techniques[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2017, 36(1): 81
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