TY - GEN
T1 - 3D printed helical antenna with lens
AU - Farooqui, Muhammad Fahad
AU - Shamim, Atif
N1 - KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01
PY - 2016/12/19
Y1 - 2016/12/19
N2 - The gain of an antenna can be enhanced through the integration of a lens, however this technique has traditionally been restricted to planar antennas due to fabrication limitations of standard manufacturing processes. Here, with a unique combination of 3D and 2D inkjet printing of dielectric and metallic inks respectively, we demonstrate a Fresnel lens that has been monolithically integrated to a non-planar antenna (helix) for the first time. Antenna measurements show that the integration of a Fresnel lens enhances the gain of a 2-turn helix by around 4.6 dB giving a peak gain of about 12.9 dBi at 8.8 GHz.
AB - The gain of an antenna can be enhanced through the integration of a lens, however this technique has traditionally been restricted to planar antennas due to fabrication limitations of standard manufacturing processes. Here, with a unique combination of 3D and 2D inkjet printing of dielectric and metallic inks respectively, we demonstrate a Fresnel lens that has been monolithically integrated to a non-planar antenna (helix) for the first time. Antenna measurements show that the integration of a Fresnel lens enhances the gain of a 2-turn helix by around 4.6 dB giving a peak gain of about 12.9 dBi at 8.8 GHz.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10754/622046
UR - http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7790097/
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85010332672&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/MECAP.2016.7790097
DO - 10.1109/MECAP.2016.7790097
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 9781509054909
BT - 2016 IEEE Middle East Conference on Antennas and Propagation (MECAP)
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
ER -