Table 1: Simulated results.

Antenna Gain (dBi) Bandwidth (%) SLL (dB)
E-plane/H-plane
HPBW
AZ:EL
A conventional rectangular horn 17.16 19.24 -10.1/-21.0 22.5°:25.2°
(1:1.12)
A horn with curved-woodpile EBG (d = 16λ) 24.55 19.71 -17.2/-15.5 8.7°:8.6°
(1.01:1)
A horn with curved-woodpile EBG and polyamide (d = 10λ) 24.17 19.82 -17.5/-15.6 8.9°:8.8°
(1.01:1)
A horn with curved-woodpile EBG and silicone (d = 10λ) 24.07 19.53 -14.7/-13.6 8.3°:8.2°
(1.01:1)
A horn with curved-woodpile EBG and Teflon (d = 12λ) 24.10 19.92 -17.9/-14.6 9.0°:8.9°
(1.01:1)