In this article, a narrow and a wide band high gain antenna with improved front to back ratio using highly reflecting surface are proposed. A highly reflecting compact ultrathin metasurface (MS) of thickness 0.0134 λ with >90% reflection band of 1.42 GHz from 4.55 to 5.97 GHz is designed. The open air field Fabry-Perot cavity resonator antenna is designed by placing this MS over a microstrip patch antenna radiator first and next on standard wide band C-band wave guide port radiator at an optimum height to get narrow and wide enhanced gain band width, respectively. The proposed antennas are fabricated and measured experimentally. A low profile narrow band FPC antenna with measured broad side gain enhancement of 8.54 dB having maximum measured gain of 16.5 dBi at 5.3 GHz is designed first. Next, a wide band FPC antenna having broad side measured enhanced gain band width of >1 GHz from 4.75 GHz to about 6.00 GHz with maximum gain enhancement of 8.32 dB with maximum measured gain of 17.85 dBi at 5.30 GHz is observed. A wide improved front to back ratio (FBR) band of 1 GHz with maximum FBR of 39.5 dB at 5.30 GHz is presented. This antenna can be used for 5G long range services.
K E Y W O R D SFabry-Perot cavity, gain enhancement, high gain antenna, metasurface, metamaterial, narrow band, resonator antenna, wide band, 5G antenna.