A Wide-Angle Scanning Planar Array Based on Four-Mode Pattern-Reconfigurable Elements

Table 4

Comparison between the proposed and previous planar array.

	Reference 19	Reference 20	This work
Size ()
Scanning range (°)	[-72, 72]	[-60, 60]	[-65, 65]
Array units
Peak scanning gain (dBi)	13.6	14.8	16.6
Peak sidelobe level (dB)	5.6	4.8	7
3 dB beamwidth coverage (°)	92	80	83.5
No. of reconfigurable modes used	4	4	4
Remark	2D scanning; large size; complex control	2D scanning; compact size; complex control; low cost	2D scanning; compact size; simple control; low cost