Date of Award
2016-01-01
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Department
Engineering
Advisor(s)
Raymond Rumpf
Second Advisor
Kenneth Church
Abstract
In this work, co-planar waveguides (CPW) are fabricated and characterized with low temperature 3D printed materials for flexible electronic applications. Laser processing is introduced to reduce heating and cooling times for curing and subtractive manufacturing. CPWs are optimized by varying printing resolution, adjusting curing conditions and shaping conductor profile with a pico-laser. By using acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) as substrate material and Dupont CB028 as conductive material, a high S21 and low S11 CPW is fabricated. Optimized direct write methods are dispensed onto 3D complex structures to move away from 2.5D style printing and move into true 3D printed antenna devices.
Language
en
Provenance
Received from ProQuest
Copyright Date
2016
File Size
73 pages
File Format
application/pdf
Rights Holder
Harvey Hing Tsang
Recommended Citation
Tsang, Harvey Hing, "Digital Processes and Characterization for Fabricating 3D RF Devices" (2016). Open Access Theses & Dissertations. 769.
https://scholarworks.utep.edu/open_etd/769