Table 3 Antennas simulated gain and efficiencies for different substrate thicknesses
Thickness (mm) | Realized gain (dBi) | Effeciency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Circular | Rectangular | Circular | Rectangular | |
\(0.4\) | 1.07 | − 0.581 | 0.23 | 0.21 |
\(0.5\) | 2.5 | 0.875 | 0.32 | 0.3 |
\(0.6\) | 3.47 | 1.82 | 0.4 | 0.37 |
\(0.7\) | 4.38 | 3.03 | 0.48 | 0.46 |
\(0.8\) | 4.76 | 3.11 | 0.51 | 0.49 |
\(0.9\) | 5.18 | 4.02 | 0.56 | 0.57 |
\(1.0\) | 5.47 | 4.31 | 0.6 | 0.61 |
\(1.1\) | 5.76 | 4.81 | 0.64 | 0.68 |
\(1.2\) | 5.93 | 5.04 | 0.67 | 0.72 |
\(1.3\) | 6.06 | 5.41 | 0.7 | 0.79 |
\(1.4\) | 6.13 | 5.51 | 0.72 | 0.82 |
\(1.5\) | 6.42 | 5.62 | 0.74 | 0.85 |