Wideband Cylindrical Dielectric Resonator Antenna Operating in HEM<sub>11<i>δ</i></sub> Mode with Improved Gain: A Study of Superstrate and Reflector Plane

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Figure 6: Wideband Cylindrical Dielectric Resonator Antenna Operating in HEM<sub>11<i>δ</i></sub> Mode with Improved Gain: A Study of Superstrate and Reflector Plane 

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Wideband Cylindrical Dielectric Resonator Antenna Operating in HEM11δ Mode with Improved Gain: A Study of Superstrate and Reflector Plane

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Wideband Cylindrical Dielectric Resonator Antenna Operating in HEM_11δ Mode with Improved Gain: A Study of Superstrate and Reflector Plane