Due to exponential growth in wireless communication in the last decade, which continues towards future applications, mm-wave has shown tremendous potential and has been established as the backbone of most modern-day high data rate communication systems. Despite many challenges associated with this technology, several inherent advantages have established it as an attractive and essential choice for high data rate communication systems. It is well known that antennas are crucial integral components of any communication system. Most modern-day mm-wave communication devices require a low profile, wideband, and highly efficient antenna system. Recent advancements in research and development in this field have been reported through many publications. This article reviews the mm-wave antennas with briefs about their characterization setup, fabrication technologies and some of the associated challenges.

由于无线通信在过去十年中呈指数级增长并持续面向未来的应用，毫米波已显示出巨大的潜力，并已成为大多数现代高数据速率通信系统的支柱。尽管该技术面临许多挑战，但一些固有的优势使其成为高数据速率通信系统的有吸引力且必不可少的选择。众所周知，天线是任何通信系统的重要组成部分。大多数现代毫米波通信设备都需要薄型、宽带和高效的天线系统。许多出版物报道了该领域研究和开发的最新进展。本文回顾了毫米波天线，并简要介绍了其特性设置，