Research Article
Gain Enhancement of a Microstrip Patch Antenna Using a Reflecting Layer
Table 2
Comparison of the directivity of the proposed antenna (three stages) and the conventional microstrip patch antenna [
19].
| | Design |
(GHz) | Main lobe magnitude (-field) dBV/m | Main lobe magnitude (-field) dBA/m | Main lobe direction (degree) | Angular width at 3 dB (degree) | F/B (dB) |
| | First stage | 2.365 | | 16.2 | 0.0 | 92.2 | 16.7 | | Second stage | 2.353 | | 18.1 | 6 | 84.4 | 7.6 | | Third stage (proposed antenna) | 2.392 | | 20.2 | 6 | 71.6 | 9.5 | | Conventional [19] | 2.344 | | 17.4 | 8 | 100.1 | 7.6 |
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