Abstract
We present the design, manufacturing technique, and characterization of a 3D-printed broadband graded index millimeter wave absorber. The absorber is additively manufactured using a fused filament fabrication 3D printer out of a carbon-loaded high impact polystyrene filament and is designed using a space-filling curve to optimize manufacturability using the said process. The absorber's reflectivity is measured from 63 GHz to 115 GHz and from 140 GHz to 215 GHz and is compared to electromagnetic simulations. The intended application is for terminating stray light in cosmic microwave background telescopes, and the absorber has been shown to survive cryogenic thermal cycling.
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