Miniaturized Wide Scanning Angle Phased Array Using EBG Structure for 5G Applications

Table 2

Comparison of proposed antenna performance with recent antenna designs.

	Frequency (GHz)	Ant. num.	Ant. size (λL^3)	Coverage	C to C (λL)
[10]	27–29	8	3.7 × 0.9 × 0.16λL^3	70° (GV ≤ 5 dBi)	0.5λL
[15]	21–22	8	3.8 × 0.35 × 0.13λL^3	60° (GV ≤ 3 dBi)	0.46λL
[20]	24–29.5	8	5.1 × 0.64 × 0.02λL^3	N/A	0.64λL
[21]	22–32	4	1.7 × 1.5 × 0.45λL^3	35° (GV ≤ 3 dBi)	0.424λL
[14]	27.5–30	8	4.6 × 0.36 × 0.14λL^3	60° (GV ≤ 3 dBi)	0.6λL
[17]	26–32	8	3.8 × 0.52 × 0.14λL^3	60° (GV ≤ 3 dBi)	0.5λL
Proposed	26–29	8	3.2 × 0.6 × 0.12λL^3	70° (GV ≤ 3 dBi)	0.29λL and 0.36λL

Notes. GV: gain variation. C to C spacing: element center to center spacing; λ_L is the free-space wavelength at the lowest frequency of the operating bands.