Research Article

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

Table 3

Effectiveness of the AMC load on the radiation gain.

Measured radiation gainMinimumMaximumAverage

Antenna without AMC3 dBi3.5 dBi3.2 dBi
Antenna loaded with AMC4.7 dBi6.0 dBi5.5 dBi
Improvement after AMC load1.7 dBi  57%2.5 dBi  71.5%2.3 dBi  72%