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Fabrication of microstrip patch antenna using novel hybrid printing technology
- Issue Date
- Nov-2016
- Publisher
- WILEY
- Keywords
- three-dimensional printing technology; inkjet printing technology; hybrid printing technology; mesh material; microstrip patch antenna
- Citation
- MICROWAVE AND OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY LETTERS, v.58, no.11, pp 2602 - 2606
- Pages
- 5
- Journal Title
- MICROWAVE AND OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY LETTERS
- Volume
- 58
- Number
- 11
- Start Page
- 2602
- End Page
- 2606
- ISSN
- 0895-2477
1098-2760
- Abstract
- In this article, a novel hybrid printing technology that realizes a microstrip patch antenna is introduced. The proposed hybrid printing technology uses both two-and three-dimensional (2D and 3D) printing technologies. The antenna's dielectric materials are built using a 3D printer. The metallic pattern is printed using a commercial inkjet printer. Polylactic acid (PLA) is used for the filament of the 3D printer and silver nanoparticle ink is printed on paper using the inkjet printer. For a highly efficient antenna design with lossy PLA material, the mesh PLA is printed and its electromagnetic parameters are characterized. Finally, the printed patch antenna shows a return loss of 24 dB and a peak gain of 7 dBi at 1.9 GHz. (C) 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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