A Miniaturized Periodic Microstrip Leaky Wave Antenna with Shorting Pins

Table 2

Comparison between parameters/characteristics.

Antenna	Patch width (mm)	Operating band (GHz)	Beam scanning range	Measured gain (dBi)
[3]	21	9.8∼12	143°∼67°	6∼10.7
[7]	40	8∼15	180°∼70°	7∼10.4
[13]	12	3.4∼4.3	122°∼75°	>6
[17]	13	10.8∼16	150°∼56°	8∼11.5
This work	6.1	5.7∼11.7	145°∼61°	3.72∼5.9