Research Article

MTM- and SIW-Inspired Bowtie Antenna Loaded with AMC for 5G mm-Wave Applications

Table 2

Effectiveness of AMC load on the antenna's reflection coefficient responses.

Measured frequency bandwidthS11 < −10 dBFrequency band length (GHz)Fractional bandwidth (%)

Antenna without AMC32–34.6 GHz2.67.8
Antenna loaded with AMC30–37 GHz721
Improvement after AMC load4.4 GHz13.2