Table 2.
Comparison of proposed research with related work in open literature. .
| Ref. | Unit-Cell Type | Layer | Substrate/thickness (mm) | Unit-cell size (mm) | Conformal | 5G Bands (GHz) | Polarization insensitivity | Signal enhancement (dB) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Reflect-array | Two | Rogers5880/ 0.254 | 4 × 4 | Yes | 28, 38 | Yes | N/A |
| 18 | Reflect-array | Single | Rogers3035/ 0.75 | 4 × 4 | No | 28, 39 | Yes | N/A |
| 6 | Reflect-array | Two | Rogers5880/ 0.79 | 3 × 3 | Yes | 28 | Yes | N/A |
| 21 | Reflect-array | Two | Rogers4003/ 0.51 | 4.2 × 4.2 | No | 28 | No | N/A |
| 20 | Reflect-array | Single | Rogers5880/ 0.79 | 5 × 5 | No | 26 | No | N/A |
| 1 | Reflect-array | Multi | Rogers5880/ RF4/ 1.8 | 3.9 × 3.9 | No | 28 | No | 15–20 |
| 24 | Reflect-array | Two | Rogers5880/ 0.79 | 2.7 × 2.7 | No | 24 | No | N/A |
| 22 | Reflect-array | Multi | SCGA-500/ 0.76 | 4.6 × 4.6 | No | 26, 38 | No | N/A |
| Proposed | Reflect/ Transmit-array | Single | Arlon-AD 250/ 0.76 | 3.3 × 3.3 | Yes | 24, 38 | Yes | 20–25 |