Title :
Miniaturized 3D printed balun using high-k composites
Author :
Abdin, Mohamed M. ; Castro, Juan ; Jing Wang ; Weller, Thomas
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents a method to miniaturize a balanced-to-unbalanced (balun) transition using 3D printing while utilizing high permittivity polymer composites. The balun is a rat-race hybrid coupler utilizing three ports designed with a stack of ABS, high-k composite material, and LCP with permittivity of 2.6, 8.45, and 3.14 respectively. The balun is approximately 1.2 cm wide with a 3 dB power split and a 180 degree phase difference.
Keywords :
baluns; composite materials; liquid crystal polymers; permittivity; three-dimensional printing; 3D printing; ABS; LCP; acrylonitrile butadiene styrene; balanced-to-unbalanced transition; balun transition; high permittivity polymer composites; high-k composite material; liquid crystal polymer; miniaturized 3D printed balun; power split; rat-race hybrid coupler; Extraterrestrial measurements; Lithography; Printing; Q measurement; Standards; Substrates; 3D printing; Balun; direct print additive manufacturing; fused deposition modeling; high-k material; rat-race coupler;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless and Microwave Technology Conference (WAMICON), 2015 IEEE 16th Annual
Conference_Location :
Cocoa Beach, FL
DOI :
10.1109/WAMICON.2015.7120428
