Two-way Waveguide Power Divider using 3D Printing and Electroless Plating

In this paper, we report an X-band 3D printed two-way rectangular waveguide power divider made up of electroless plated non-conductive material. In contrast to conventional metal machining fabrication processes, such as computerized numerically controlled (CNC) milling and laser beam machining (LBM), it is verified that 3D printing methods can be used to fabricate rectangular waveguide power dividers with low cost and low weight in short time.