Research Article

Design of a Substrate-Integrated Fabry-Pérot Cavity Antenna for K-Band Applications

Table 2

Comparison of the proposed antenna with low-profile high-gain Fabry-Pérot cavity antennas. The two-layer design means that two substrates of feeding and FSS structures are closely appressed to each other.

Antenna structureDesign conceptSubstrate () (GHz)Overall volume (mm3)−10 dB || BW (%)Max. gain (dBi)3 dB gain BW (%)

Proposed antennaSingle layer10.221.6
-band
56 × 56 × 3.175>8%13.11.3
Reference [16]Two layers3.38
3.38
9.95
-band
80.5 × 80.5 × 3.35Not specified12.52.2
Reference [17]Two layers2.65
9.8
11.76
-band
60 × 60 × 3.51.714.7Not specified
Reference [14]
“MG” case
Single layer444.6
-band
36 × 36 × 1.5875~2%140.45