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This article presents a historical overview of research focused on dielectric resonator antennas (DRAs) over the past few decades. The dielectric resonators (DR) provide the most attractive features as antenna elements, including high radiation efficiency, large bandwidth, small size, most accessible coupling schemes, etc. The essential characteristics of DRAs are described in detail by reviewing the most potent methods for antenna feeding and size reduction. Moreover, recent design solutions for improving the realized gain of particular DRAs are analyzed. Numerous application-oriented DRAs are discussed in this article which helps to make the survey more effective. The DR antenna was utilized in various applications because of the low cost, enlarged design flexibility, and reduced loss. The requirement of 5G communication is fulfilled by using the appropriate antenna with enhanced bandwidth. For 5G communications, a microstrip patch antenna (MSA) is considered a better choice. Also, a low profile wide band hybrid stacked DRA can be utilized for Ku and K band applications. In millimetre wave application, the reduction of ohmic losses is considered the primary goal. Thus, the millimetre wave applications select the DRAs with minimum ohmic losses. Also, the gain enhancement of DRA through different shapes, feed coupling schemes, and various modes are discussed. Finally, the simulation results of several existing approaches are analyzed in terms of gain, radiation pattern, reflection coefficient, radiation efficiency, and return loss.
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Sahoo, M., Patani, A. & Makwana, B. A review on Di-electrical resonant antenna based on the performance of gain and bandwidth. Multimed Tools Appl 82, 24645–24679 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-022-14243-7
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