“…With the rapid advancements in wireless communication technology, the current and impending communication systems necessitate electrically small, geometrically simple, and low-profile antennas with high gain and wideband characteristics [ 1 , 2 ]. Due to promising radiation characteristics such as higher data rate, large bandwidth, and minimal power requirement, ultra-wideband (UWB) antennas are considered as auspicious candidates for various commercial and military applications such as health monitoring systems, radar imaging, tracking, and precision locating applications [ 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ]. However, some of these applications require high-gain antennas with increased directivity [ 9 , 10 ].…”