Review Article

Wideband and UWB Antennas for Wireless Applications: A Comprehensive Review

Table 6

Dielectric materials for DRAs realization.

CompanyMaterialPermittivityApplications

Emerson & CumingECCOSTOCK HiK500F (low-loss)3–30 ± 3%
(±10% for dielectric constant >16)
Outdoor applications, cavity tuning probes, patch
antennas, dielectric lens antennas, and
dielectric support pieces
ECCOSTOCK HiK3–15 ± 3%

Trans-Tech™D-100 Titania 100.0 ± 5% at 6.0 GHzHigh-frequency DRs, patch antenna, matching structures for circulators and isolators, and miscellaneous support structures 
D-15 Mg-Ti (ceramic)15.0 ± 0.5 at 9.4 GHz
D-16 Mg-Ti (ceramic)16.0 ± 0.5 at 9.4 GHz
D-38 Ba-Ti (ceramic)37.0 ± 5% at 6.0 GHz
D-4 cordierite
(hard ceramic)
4.5 ± 0.2% at 9.4 GHz
D-50 Ba-Ti 50.0 ± 5% 6.0 GHz
DS-6 forsterite
(ceramic)
6.3 ± 0.3% at 9.4 GHz
Magnesium aluminum titanate
(easy to machine ceramic)
9–9.5 ± 0.3% at 9.4 GHz
10–14 ± 0.5% at 9.4 GHz
Magnesium calcium titanate
(easy to machine ceramic)
18–140
(between ±3% and ±10%)
Temperature stable ceramic dielectrics21.5–73
(between ±0.5% and ±1%)
Cellular base-station filters and combiners,
broadcast satellite receivers, and
WiMAX filters

Magnetics GroupFrom K-4 to K-250
(ceramic)
4.3–250 ± 5%Patch antennas for automotive and GPS, dielectric rod antennas, ceramic supports, sleeves for ferrites, waveguide filters, phase shifters and tuning elements, and sputtering targets
From DR-30 to DR-8029.5–46.5 ± 1%Base stations, filters and combiners, broadcast satellite receivers, wireless, and cable TV
80 ± 2%

Murata Manufacturing Co.U series36–40 ± 0.5%1.5–12.5 GHz(i) Satellite antenna
(ii) Burglar alarms
(iii) Multichannel microwave communications systems
(iv) Radar systems
(v) Speed guns
(vi) Mobile phone
(vii) CATV converters 
M series37–40 ± 1%1.5–12.5 GHz
V series33–36 ± 0.5%2.9–13.2 GHz
R series29–31 ± 0.8%4.6–24.2 GHz
B series27–29 ± 0.5%4.8–25.9 GHz
E series24-25 ± 0.4%8.4 GHz–25 GHz (also above 25 GHz applications)
F series23-24 ± 0.5%10 GHz–25 GHz (also above 25 GHz applications)
Z series6.4 ± 0.6%Support of dielectric resonators

Token CompanyTE2119–22C/X/Ku/K/Ka band(i) LNB
(ii) Radar detectors
(iii) DRAs
(iv) Cable TV
(v) Anticollision sensors
(vi) Filters, duplexer, and
combiners
(vii) Cellular base filters,
duplexer, and combiners
TE3029-30S/C/X/Ku band
TE3635–37L/S/C/X band
TE4544–46UHF/L/S/C/X band
TE8079–81UHF/L/S/C band
TE9089–91UHF/L/S band

KyoceraMicrowave dielectric ceramics9.7–141
(between ±0.5% and ±3%)
Dielectric resonator, satellite broadcast, and base station