[HTML][HTML] 3D printed antennas for 5G communication: current progress and future challenges

Y Wang, X Zhang, R Su, M Chen, C Shen, H Xu… - Chinese Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the advent of 5G and future trends for communication systems moving to millimeter
wave (MMW) and higher frequencies, antennas will be required to have high gain, wide …

3D Printing Materials and Techniques for Antennas and Metamaterials: A survey of the latest advances

T Whittaker, S Zhang, A Powell… - IEEE Antennas and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This is a review article of the latest advances in 3D printing for enabling new materials and
new geometries for radio-frequency (RF) devices, antennas, and metamaterials. The article …

Cost-effective wideband dielectric planar lens antenna for millimeter wave applications

JM Poyanco, F Pizarro, E Rajo-Iglesias - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
This article presents a fully 3D-printed dielectric planar lens operating in the entire Ka-band
manufactured using additive manufacturing and a relatively low-cost 3D-printer. The lens …

A comprehensive review on surface modifications of polymer‐based 3D‐printed structures: Metal coating prospects and challenges

K Gautam, D Gogoi, TD Kongnyui… - Polymers for …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The production of complex structures out of a variety of materials has undergone a
revolution due to the rapid development of additive manufacturing (AM) technology. Initially …

Antenna optimization using machine learning with reduced-dimensionality surrogates

S Koziel, A Pietrenko-Dabrowska, L Leifsson - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
In modern times, antenna design has become more demanding than ever. The escalating
requirements for performance and functionality drive the development of intricately …

Assessment of 3D-printed waveguides using conductive filaments and a chloroform-based smoothing process

R Salazar, F Pizarro, D Vasquez, E Rajo-Iglesias - Additive Manufacturing, 2022 - Elsevier
This article presents the assessment of four different 3D-printed rectangular waveguide
structures using highly conductive filaments, operating from 8 GHz to 40 GHz. The …

Model management for low-computational-budget simulation-based optimization of antenna structures using nature-inspired algorithms

A Pietrenko-Dabrowska, S Koziel - Applied Soft Computing, 2024 - Elsevier
Antenna design has been increasingly reliant on computational tools, specifically, full-wave
electromagnetic (EM) analysis. EM simulations are capable of rendering a reliable …

3-D-printed spiral leaky wave antenna with circular polarization

T Lira-Valdés, E Rajo-Iglesias… - IEEE Open Journal of …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents the design, manufacturing and measurement of a fully dielectric leaky
wave antenna operating at 18 GHz. The antenna is composed of a grounded dielectric …

[HTML][HTML] Application of 3D and 4D Printing in Electronics

M Aronne, M Polano, V Bertana, S Ferrero… - … of Manufacturing and …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, additive manufacturing technologies have impacted different engineering
sectors. Three-and four-dimensional printing techniques are increasingly used in soft and …

3D printed patch antennas with varying infill densities

B Kattel, WE Hutchcraft… - 2023 Antenna …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents fully 3D printed patch antennas with varying infill densities. Both the
substrate, as well as the metallic layer of these antennas, were manufactured using additive …