Research Article

Simple Integration of Cavity-Backed Antenna with Patch Antenna for Developing Hybrid Antenna Using SIW Technology

Table 2

A comparison of both simulated and experimental data.

ParametersHybrid antenna
Simulated (13.12 GHz)Measured (13.1 GHz)

S11-27.0 dB-35.0 dB
BW410 MHz450 MHz
VSWR1.02N/A
Gain (dBi)-3.09 (), 6.06 ()6.45 (), 6.24 ()
SLL (dB)-5.9 () -2.1 ()-7.93 (), -2.56 ()
XPL (dB)-2.06 (), -5.11 ()-1.56 (), -4.07 ()
Beam directions359° (), 44° ()358° (), 309° ()
HPBW143.3° (), 47.28° ()70.83° (), 46.07° ()
FTBR12.59 dB23.2 dB
-field15.2 dBV/mN/A
-field-36.4 dBA/mN/A
Radiated power0.4163 WN/A
Copper loss0.01797 WN/A
Dielectric loss0.05220 WN/A
-factor3229.11
33.7931.8
Rad. efficiency94.68%91.30
Total efficiency92.36%N/A