The dielectric antenna is an interesting alternative to a metallic antenna. This is mainlydue to its low manufacturing cost and the possibility to fabricate complex antennageometry with the aid of additive manufacturing (AM). Sophisticated AM technologyprovides new degrees of freedom in shaping the outer and inner geometry of antennas.This feature can be utilized to optimize various properties of antenna, such as itsbandwidth, radiation pattern etc, while maintaining a compact geometry.This master thesis investigates the possibility of improving the bandwidth of acompact dielectric antenna by modifying its geometry. Specifically, dielectricresonator antennas (DRAs) have been considered here. In this connection, twoembedded cylindrical DRAs operating within 8 GHz-17 GHz frequency band havebeen designed and simulated using Ansys HFSS. For the first design (Design-1), abandwidth (corresponding to reflection coefficient ≤ -10dB) of approximately 63%has been obtained and the second design (Design-2) has a bandwidth (correspondingto reflection coefficient ≤ -10dB) of about 57%. However, in terms of radiationcharacteristics, the performance of Design-2 has been found to be superior comparedto Design-1, mainly due to its symmetrical geometry. Furthermore, the two designshave been compared to an existing compact rectangular embedded DRA. It has beenfound that both Design-1 and Design-2 have comparatively wider bandwidth. Withrespect to the radiation characteristics, the performance of the reference antenna andDesign-2 are similar. While, the radiation performance of the reference antenna isfound to be better than Design-1. / Dielektriska antenner är ett intressant alternativ till metalliska diton. Detta beror delspå lägre tillverkningskostnader men också, tack vare additiva tillverkningsmetoder,på grund av möjligheten att använda komplexa geometrier. De senaste årens framsteginom additiv tillverkning har öppnat upp nya möjligheter vid designen av den externaoch den inre geometrin hos dielektriska antenner. Detta kan utnyttjas till att optimeraolika aspekter hos antennen, exempelvis bandbredd och strålningsmönster, utan attpåverka de yttre måtten.Denna avhandling studerar möjligheten att förbättra bandbredden hos dielektriskaresonansantenner (DRA) genom att modifiera deras inre. Två cylindriska DRA:er,verksamma inom 8-17 GHz, har designats och simulerats i Ansys HFSS. Bandbredderom 63 % för Design-1, samt 57 % för Design-2, erhölls. Trots den första designensstörre bandbredd uppvisar Design-2 bättre strålningsegenskaper, främst avseendeantennens strålningsmönster. De simulerade antennerna har också visat sig hastörre bandbredd jämfört med en redan existerande kompakt, inbäddad DRA. Sett tillstrålningsegenskaper är prestandan hos Design-2 jämförbar med referensantennen,medan design ett uppvisar sämre prestanda.

Ce mémoire est consacré au développement de technologies de filtrage novatrices qui apportent un gain en performance permettant de répondre aux besoins de filtrage pour télécommunications spatiales à moyen et long termes. Il s’inscrit dans le projet ANR ATOMIQ coordonné par Thales Alenia Space ayant comme partenaires le laboratoire SPCTS et la société 3D CERAM. Le premier chapitre est constitué d’une étude bibliographique sur les filtres en bande Q et V ainsi que les technologies de fabrication 3D. Le deuxième chapitre est consacré à l’élaboration d’une nouvelle formulation d’alumine très pure à faible pertes et stable en température. Le troisième chapitre présente une conception de filtres hyperfréquences en bande Q et V à base de cavités résonantes diélectriques. Le quatrième chapitre concerne la fabrication des filtres par usinage en cru ainsi que la présentation des différents démonstrateurs fabriqués par stéréolithographie et moulage basse pression. Il présente aussi des solutions de correction post-fabrication par tir laser. Ce travail est original par l’utilisation de la stéréolithographie céramique 3D ainsi que du moulage basse pression pour fabriquer des filtres hyperfréquences de petites tailles en bande Q et V. / This thesis focus on the development of innovative filtering technologies that enhance the performance to meet the filtering requirements for spacial communications. It is part of the ANR project ATOMIQ coordinated by Thales Alenia Space with partners (SPCTS 3D CERAM). The first chapter consists of a literature review on the Q and V band filters as well as 3D manufacturing technologies. The second chapter is devoted to the development of a new formulation of highly pure, low losses and temperature stable alumina. The third chapter presents a microwave filter design in Q and V band based on a dielectric resonant cavity. The fourth chapter is about the manufacturing of filters and presentation of various demonstrators manufactured by stereolithography and low pressure molding. It also provides a post-production correction solutions based on laser shoots. This work is original because, to the best of our knowledge, 3D ceramic stereolithography and the low pressure molding have not been used to produce small sizes Q and V band microwave filters.

3D printing applications have achieved increased success as an additive manufacturing (AM) process. Micro-structure of mechanical/biological materials present design challenges owing to the resolution of 3D printers and material properties/composition. Biological materials are complex in structure and composition. Efforts have been made by 3D printer manufacturers to provide materials with varying physical, mechanical and chemical properties, to handle simple to complex applications. As 3D printing is finding more medical applications, we expect future uses in areas such as hip replacement - where smoothness of the femoral head is important to reduce friction that can cause a lot of pain to a patient. The issue of print resolution plays a vital role due to staircase effect. In some practical applications where 3D printing is intended to produce replacement parts with joints with movable parts, low resolution printing results in fused joints when the joint clearance is intended to be very small. Various 3D printers are capable of print resolutions of up to 600dpi (dots per inch) as quoted in their datasheets. Although the above quoted level of detail can satisfy the micro-structure needs of a large set of biological/mechanical models under investigation, it is important to include the ability of a 3D slicing application to check that the printer can properly produce the feature with the smallest detail in a model. A way to perform this check would be the physical measurement of printed parts and comparison to expected results. Our work includes a method for using ray casting to detect features in the 3D CAD models whose sizes are below the minimum allowed by the printer resolution. The resolution validation method is tested using a few simple and complex 3D models. Our proposed method serves two purposes: (a) to assist CAD model designers in developing models whose printability is assured. This is achieved by warning or preventing the designer when they are about to perform shape operations that will lead to regions/features with sizes lower than that of the printer resolution; (b) to validate slicing outputs before generation of G-Codes to identify regions/features with sizes lower than the printer resolution.