A Circuit-Model-Navigated Design Process and Efficiency Estimation for Short-Circuited Self-Excited EBG Resonator Antenna

Figure 2

2D and 3D radiation patterns of the antenna in Figure 1(b) at 6.38 GHz; ground plane size is 28 mm × 24 mm (); solid line is for the E-plane () and dashed line is for the H-plane; for clarity, two perspectives are provided in 3D case; the realized gain (dBi) is plotted.