Fabrication and characterization of Fused Deposition Modeling 3D printed mm-scaled metasurfaces
Abstract
We present a cost-effective, eco-friendly and accessible method for fabricating three-dimensional, ultralight and flexible millimeter-scale metasurfaces using a household 3D printer. In particular, we fabricate conductive Split Ring Resonators (SRRs) in a free-standing form, employing the so-called Fused Deposition Modeling 3D printing technique. We experimentally characterize the samples through transmission measurements in standard rectangular waveguide configurations. The structures exhibit well defined resonant features dependent on the geometrical parameters and the infiltrating dielectric materials. The demonstrated 3D printed components are suitable for practical real-life applications while the method holds the additional advantage of the ecological approach, the low cost, the flexibility and the small weight of the components.
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Questions this source addresses
- How can we make structural color on a large scale?
- How closely can we copy the color-making structures found in nature?
- What tiny shapes can make colors out of light?
- Where do colors come from when there is no pigment?
- How can a household FDM 3D printer be used to fabricate free-standing, millimeter-scale conductive metasurfaces?
- How do geometric parameters and infiltrating dielectric materials tune the resonant response of 3D printed Split Ring Resonators?
- What advantages do conductive-filament FDM metasurfaces offer over conventional metasurface fabrication in terms of cost, weight, and environmental impact?
- What method is used to experimentally characterize the electromagnetic performance of 3D printed conductive metasurfaces?