1. Metal 3D printing for RF/microwave high-frequency parts
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Martín-Iglesias, P., Marechal, M., Calves, P., Hazard, M., Pambaguian, L., Brandao, A., Rodriguez Castillo, S., Martin, T., Percaz, J., Iza, V., Martín-Iglesias, S., Arregui, I., Teberio, F., Lopetegi, T., Laso, M. A. G., Martin, Thierry, Immunologie et chimie thérapeutiques (ICT), Cancéropôle du Grand Est-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de biologie moléculaire et cellulaire (IBMC), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre de Physique Théorique - UMR 7332 (CPT), Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Université de Toulon (UTLN)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Aix Marseille Université (AMU), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA), Immuno-Rhumatologie Moléculaire, Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Logiques de l'Agir ( UR 2274) (LdA), Université de Franche-Comté (UFC), Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté [COMUE] (UBFC)-Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté [COMUE] (UBFC), CHU Strasbourg, Les Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg (HUS), Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES), European Synchroton Radiation Facility [Grenoble] (ESRF), Nouvel Hôpital Civil de Strasbourg, CPT - E6 Nanophysique, Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Université de Toulon (UTLN)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Université de Toulon (UTLN)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire de Génie des Procédés et Matériaux (LGPM), CentraleSupélec-Université Paris-Saclay, Universidad Pública de Navarra. Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica, Electrónica y de Comunicación, and Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa. Ingeniaritza Elektriko, Elektroniko eta Telekomunikazio Saila
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manufacturing ,[SPI.ELEC]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Electromagnetism ,microwave ,e antennas ,Space and Planetary Science ,Waveguide ,Aerospace Engineering ,Antennas ,space ,3D printing ,waveguid - Abstract
Space Systems have been historically characterised by high performance, high reliability and high cost. Every new generation of space systems tends to improve performance, keep as much as possible reliability, speeding the lead time and lower the cost. Aggressive approach is nowadays followed by some of the players of the new space ecosystem where, for instance, reli- ability can be relaxed thanks for the in-orbit redundancy or robustness to failures by having a constellation with a high number of satellites. This push towards the technology and system limit requires to investigate new methods for the manufacturing of RF/Microwave parts. RF devices such as those based on waveguide structures, benefit from an additive manufacturing approach in terms of radio frequency (RF) performance and compactness. However each manufacturing approach comes with specific features and limitations which need to be well understood and, in some cases, even taking advantage of them. This paper provides a short review of some of the RF/Microwave parts already manufactured using this technology. The paper will focus mainly on metal 3D printing parts since this technology is, at the moment, well accepted by the space community. UPNA thanks the support of the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación-Agencia Estatal de Investigación (MCIN/AEI/ 10.13039/501100011033) under Project PID2020-112545RB-C53.
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- 2022
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