arXiv Open Access 2025

3D Printing as a Rapid Prototyping Approach for Novel RF Cavity Designs

David Sims Benjamin Sims Brian Wright John W. Lewellen Sergey V. Baryshev

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3D-printing of radiofrequency (RF) cavity resonators could provide a cost-effective solution that enables rapid prototyping and design flexibility compared to traditional fabrication of full-metal cavities. In this work, the feasibility of fabrication of a useful multi-mode GHz cavity is explored. Two kinds of plastics, two slicing approaches and two metal coating techniques were used to build a series of clamped cavities with thin inner copper surface on otherwise 3D printed plastic surface. The cavities were then bench-tested to identify spatial field distributions, operating frequencies and quality factors (Q-factor). Pros and cons of the used fabrication approaches were identified and understood, and the performance of longitudinally sliced painted cavity design demonstrated considerable practicality of 3D-printing approach in designing rf systems.

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physics.acc-ph

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David Sims

Benjamin Sims

Brian Wright

John W. Lewellen

Sergey V. Baryshev

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Sims, D., Sims, B., Wright, B., Lewellen, J.W., Baryshev, S.V. (2025). 3D Printing as a Rapid Prototyping Approach for Novel RF Cavity Designs. https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.14923

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Tahun Terbit: 2025
Bahasa: en
Sumber Database: arXiv
Akses: Open Access ✓