A Miniaturized Low-Weight 2.4 GHz Circularly Polarized Antenna Using 3D Printing Technology
3D printing technology is applied to the processing and manufacturing of antennas because it can improve the freedom of antenna design and fabricate antennas that are difficult to achieve with conventional processes. In this paper, a compact bamboo dragonfly-liked circularly polarized antenna is des...
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| author | Xinyue Guo Qian Chen Xiangyu Zhou Minjia Chai Zhixiang Huang Lixia Yang Yingsong Li |
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| description | 3D printing technology is applied to the processing and manufacturing of antennas because it can improve the freedom of antenna design and fabricate antennas that are difficult to achieve with conventional processes. In this paper, a compact bamboo dragonfly-liked circularly polarized antenna is designed using 3D printing technology. The antenna consists of two pairs of orthogonally distributed S-shaped radiation arms. Two ring-delay lines connect two pairs of S-shaped arms to introduce two 90° phase delays to achieve circular polarization. A <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$50~\Omega $ </tex-math></inline-formula> coaxial cable connected the radiation arms to feed the antenna. Simulation results show that a bandwidth of 2.33-2.65 GHz with S<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$11\lt -10$ </tex-math></inline-formula> dB and a bandwidth of 2.33-2.46 GHz with axial ratio (AR) <3 dB are obtained. A sample with an overall S<sc>ize</sc> of 41 mm <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\times 41$ </tex-math></inline-formula> mm <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\times 5.5$ </tex-math></inline-formula> mm (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$0.33\lambda _{0} \times 0.33\lambda _{0} \times 0.044\lambda _{0}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>, <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$f_{0} =2.4$ </tex-math></inline-formula> GHz) was fabricated to verify the design. The measured working bandwidth is 2.3-2.6 GHz with S<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$11\lt -10$ </tex-math></inline-formula> dB. The measured realized gain and radiation efficiency are 1.36 dBic and 80.35% at 2.4 GHz, respectively. This proposed antenna with a lightweight of 1.7 g can maintain a stable landing from the air, which can be deployed from air vehicles and to build an outdoor sensor network. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c76b80b9db774d88a0f3ea7bc7b3c5fc2025-01-16T00:01:34ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362024-01-011219546419547110.1109/ACCESS.2024.351935310804769A Miniaturized Low-Weight 2.4 GHz Circularly Polarized Antenna Using 3D Printing TechnologyXinyue Guo0https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6953-3795Qian Chen1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8571-7259Xiangyu Zhou2Minjia Chai3https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1266-0088Zhixiang Huang4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8023-9075Lixia Yang5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7943-9846Yingsong Li6https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2450-6028Information Materials and Intelligent Sensing Laboratory of Anhui Province, Anhui University, Hefei, ChinaInformation Materials and Intelligent Sensing Laboratory of Anhui Province, Anhui University, Hefei, ChinaJianghuai Advance Technology Center, Hefei, ChinaInformation Materials and Intelligent Sensing Laboratory of Anhui Province, Anhui University, Hefei, ChinaInformation Materials and Intelligent Sensing Laboratory of Anhui Province, Anhui University, Hefei, ChinaInformation Materials and Intelligent Sensing Laboratory of Anhui Province, Anhui University, Hefei, ChinaInformation Materials and Intelligent Sensing Laboratory of Anhui Province, Anhui University, Hefei, China3D printing technology is applied to the processing and manufacturing of antennas because it can improve the freedom of antenna design and fabricate antennas that are difficult to achieve with conventional processes. In this paper, a compact bamboo dragonfly-liked circularly polarized antenna is designed using 3D printing technology. The antenna consists of two pairs of orthogonally distributed S-shaped radiation arms. Two ring-delay lines connect two pairs of S-shaped arms to introduce two 90° phase delays to achieve circular polarization. A <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$50~\Omega $ </tex-math></inline-formula> coaxial cable connected the radiation arms to feed the antenna. Simulation results show that a bandwidth of 2.33-2.65 GHz with S<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$11\lt -10$ </tex-math></inline-formula> dB and a bandwidth of 2.33-2.46 GHz with axial ratio (AR) <3 dB are obtained. A sample with an overall S<sc>ize</sc> of 41 mm <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\times 41$ </tex-math></inline-formula> mm <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\times 5.5$ </tex-math></inline-formula> mm (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$0.33\lambda _{0} \times 0.33\lambda _{0} \times 0.044\lambda _{0}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>, <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$f_{0} =2.4$ </tex-math></inline-formula> GHz) was fabricated to verify the design. The measured working bandwidth is 2.3-2.6 GHz with S<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$11\lt -10$ </tex-math></inline-formula> dB. The measured realized gain and radiation efficiency are 1.36 dBic and 80.35% at 2.4 GHz, respectively. This proposed antenna with a lightweight of 1.7 g can maintain a stable landing from the air, which can be deployed from air vehicles and to build an outdoor sensor network.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10804769/Circularly polarized antennaminiaturized antenna3D printing technologylow weight |
| spellingShingle | Xinyue Guo Qian Chen Xiangyu Zhou Minjia Chai Zhixiang Huang Lixia Yang Yingsong Li A Miniaturized Low-Weight 2.4 GHz Circularly Polarized Antenna Using 3D Printing Technology IEEE Access Circularly polarized antenna miniaturized antenna 3D printing technology low weight |
| title | A Miniaturized Low-Weight 2.4 GHz Circularly Polarized Antenna Using 3D Printing Technology |
| title_full | A Miniaturized Low-Weight 2.4 GHz Circularly Polarized Antenna Using 3D Printing Technology |
| title_fullStr | A Miniaturized Low-Weight 2.4 GHz Circularly Polarized Antenna Using 3D Printing Technology |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Miniaturized Low-Weight 2.4 GHz Circularly Polarized Antenna Using 3D Printing Technology |
| title_short | A Miniaturized Low-Weight 2.4 GHz Circularly Polarized Antenna Using 3D Printing Technology |
| title_sort | miniaturized low weight 2 4 ghz circularly polarized antenna using 3d printing technology |
| topic | Circularly polarized antenna miniaturized antenna 3D printing technology low weight |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10804769/ |
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