Open AccessDual linearly polarised 3D printed Phoenix cell for wide band metal only reflectarrays
Author(s) -
Makdissy Tony,
Gillard Raphaël,
An Zhihang,
Vaudreuil Sébastien
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iet microwaves, antennas and propagation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.555
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1751-8733
pISSN - 1751-8725
DOI - 10.1049/iet-map.2020.0265
Subject(s) - phoenix , fabrication , 3d printing , materials science , 3d printed , microstrip , multi band device , optoelectronics , optics , composite material , engineering , electrical engineering , physics , biomedical engineering , medicine , alternative medicine , metropolitan area , pathology , antenna (radio)
This study shows the potential of additive manufacturing for the fabrication of 3D Phoenix phase‐shifting cell. With traditional microstrip printing technology, the cell has many advantages. Here, the authors demonstrate that the 3D printed version of the cell exhibits very good intrinsic performances in the 17–21 GHz frequency band. A deep insight into the operation mode of the cell is drawn in order to have a better understanding of its behaviour. Different prototypes are fabricated and measured to validate experimentally the numerical results.