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

Table 2

Comparison of measured and simulated results of Antenna #4.

Parameters	Simulated	Measured
Bandwidth	(7.06–8.15) GHz	(7.12–8.29) GHz
Gain	10.66 dBi	11.34 dBi
Co : Cross
At 7.4 GHz
Max.	48.93 : 1 (ϕ = 0^0); 48.93 : 1 (ϕ = 90^0)	54.96 : 1 (ϕ = 0^0); 46.35 : 1 (ϕ = 90^0)
Min.	11.27 : 1 (ϕ = 0^0); 29.33 : 1 (ϕ = 90^0)	9.4 : 1 (ϕ = 0^0); 20.12 : 1 (ϕ = 90^0)
At 7.9 GHz
Max.	40.77 : 1 (ϕ = 0^0); 40.77 : 1 (ϕ = 90^0)	54.63 : 1 (ϕ = 0^0); 50.87 : 1 (ϕ = 90^0)
Min.	3.47 : 1 (ϕ = 0^0); 3.32 : 1 (ϕ = 90^0)	1 : 1.99 (ϕ = 0^0); 1 : 3.98 (ϕ = 90^0)