TY - GEN
T1 - A 3-D metal-direct-printed, low-cost, and light hexagonal waveguide Ka-band branch line coupler
AU - Abe, Motomi
AU - Yukawa, Hidenori
AU - Ushijima, Yu
AU - Nishimura, Takuma
AU - Yoneda, Naofumi
AU - Miyazaki, Moriyasu
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 EuMA.
PY - 2017/12/19
Y1 - 2017/12/19
N2 - A hexagonal waveguide branch line coupler suitable for manufacture by a 3-D printer is proposed in this study, and its design method is elucidated. The Ka-band coupler manufactured by a 3-D printer exhibits characteristics similar to those of a machined coupler, but its weight and cost is reduced by 40% and 66% respectively. Its effectiveness is also confirmed in this study.
AB - A hexagonal waveguide branch line coupler suitable for manufacture by a 3-D printer is proposed in this study, and its design method is elucidated. The Ka-band coupler manufactured by a 3-D printer exhibits characteristics similar to those of a machined coupler, but its weight and cost is reduced by 40% and 66% respectively. Its effectiveness is also confirmed in this study.
KW - 3-D printer
KW - Branch line coupler
KW - Direct metal laser sintering
KW - Hexagonal waveguide
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U2 - 10.23919/EuMC.2017.8230831
DO - 10.23919/EuMC.2017.8230831
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85046658529
T3 - European Microwave Week 2017: "A Prime Year for a Prime Event", EuMW 2017 - Conference Proceedings; 47th European Microwave Conference, EuMC 2017
SP - 188
EP - 191
BT - European Microwave Week 2017
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 47th European Microwave Conference, EuMC 2017
Y2 - 10 October 2017 through 12 October 2017
ER -