Research Article

Liquid Crystal Polymer-Based Flexible Trap Ultra-Wideband Antenna Design

Table 3

Comparison of several types of antennas.

ReferencesSize (mm3)Trapped waveBandwidth (GHz)SubstrateFeedMax gain (dB)Max SAR (W/kg)Flexibility

[23]32.5 × 20.5 × 1.602.8–12FR4Microstrip line6.5Not mentionedNo
[24]72 × 72 × 1.213–12FR4Microstrip line6.8Not mentionedNo
[25]22 × 13 × 0.812.9–23.5Taconic TLY-5Microstrip lineNot mentionedNot mentionedNo
[26]22 × 15 × 1.603.4–12.9FR4Microstrip lineNot mentionedNot mentionedNo
[27]30 × 23 × 0.502.45/5.8PIMicrostrip line6.890.39Yes
[28]50 × 40.6 × 0.07502.02–2.92PICPWNot mentionedNot mentionedYes
[29]30 × 30.5 × 104.0–13.6PDMSMicrostrip line5.911.99Yes
This article30 × 35 × 0.121.96–11.61LCPCPW7.781.39Yes