Additive manufacturing techniques for meander-line polarizers

A method for producing a meander-line polarizer, the method being performed by an additive manufacturing device, the method comprising:

• receiving, by the additive manufacturing device, a template that defines an arrangement of meander-line arrays for the meander-line polarizer, each of the meander-line arrays including a sequence of alternating perpendicular conductive traces, the template defining dimensions of each conductive trace and a location of each conductive trace in the arrangement;
• receiving, by the additive manufacturing device, a dielectric substrate made of a polyester polymer material;
• and
• generating, by the additive manufacturing device and using the template, the meander-line arrays on the surface of the dielectric substrate by applying, for each of the conductive traces, conductive ink from an ink supply for the additive manufacturing device to the surface of the dielectric substrate in the location for the conductive trace defined by the template and with the dimensions for the conductive trace defined by the template.