Circularly Polarized Loop Tag Antenna for Long Reading Range RFID Applications

被引:45
作者
Chen, Horng-Dean [1 ]
Tsai, Ching-Han [1 ]
Sim, Chow-Yen-Desmond [2 ]
Kuo, Che-Yang [1 ]
机构
[1] Natl Kaohsiung Normal Univ, Optoelect & Commun Engn Dept, Kaohsiung 82444, Taiwan
[2] Feng Chia Univ, Dept Elect Engn, Taichung 40724, Taiwan
来源
IEEE ANTENNAS AND WIRELESS PROPAGATION LETTERS | 2013年 / 12卷
关键词
Circular polarization; loop antenna; radio frequency identification (RFID); tag antenna; BANDWIDTH;
D O I
10.1109/LAWP.2013.2288138
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A novel circularly polarized (CP) loop antenna design for a UHF band (902-928 MHz) radio frequency identification (RFID) tag is proposed to overcome the polarization mismatch problem between reader antenna and tag antenna. The structure of the proposed tag antenna is a simple square-loop type loaded with an open gap, two feeding strips, and a matching stub. The open gap and two feeding strips were used to achieve good CP radiation. Desirable impedance matching between the tag antenna and RFID chip was attained by tuning the matching stub. Besides achieving satisfactory 3-dB axial-ratio and 10-dB impedance bandwidths of approximately 5.5%, good antenna gain and reading range of more than 2.8 dBic and 16.3 m, respectively, were also demonstrated.
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页码:1460 / 1463
页数:4
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