Title :
3D printing electrically small spherical antennas
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark (DTU), Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
3D printing is applied for rapid prototyping of an electrically small spherical wire antenna. The model is first printed in plastic and subsequently covered with several layers of conductive paint. Measured results are in good agreement with simulations.
Keywords :
plastics; rapid prototyping (industrial); three-dimensional printing; wire antennas; 3D printing; conductive paint; electrically small spherical wire antennas; plastic; rapid prototyping; Antenna measurements; Dipole antennas; Helical antennas; Magnetic cores; Printing; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5315-1
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2013.6711047
