Research Article

Study the Effect of Using Low-Cost Dielectric Lenses with Printed Log-Periodic Dipole Antennas for Millimeter-Wave Applications

Table 3

Performances of the printed log-periodic dipole array (PLPDA) antennas.

Referencef [GHz] BW %Fabrication technologySubstrate typeGain [dBi]FTB ratio [dB]X-pol level [dB]

[4]3435.3%PCB with metallic viasFR44.315ā€”
[6]3038.8%SIW, PCB with viasRogers 58808.01618
[7]94143%Surface micromachiningSilicon 7.52515
[12]3066.6%PCBRogers 58808.01512.5
Reference antenna60>45%PCBRogers 588012.724.118.8
Proposed antenna prototype 60>46%PCBRogers 588026.835.519.8