Triband Antenna Structures for RFID Systems Deploying Fractal Geometry

Author

Varadhan, Chitra ; Pakkathillam, Jayaram Kizhekke ; Kanagasabai, Malathi ; Sivasamy, Ramprabhu ; Natarajan, R. ; Palaniswamy, S.K.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. & Commun. Eng., Anna Univ. Chennai, Chennai, India

Volume

12

fYear

2013

fDate

2013

Firstpage

437

Lastpage

440

Abstract

In this letter, two triband RFID antennas are proposed, one for the radio frequency identification (RFID) reader and the other for the RFID tag. The antenna is the crucial part in designing any RFID system. The reader antenna operates at 3.6, 5.8, and 8.2 GHz. The tag antenna operating frequencies are 3.9, 5.9, and 8.2 GHz. The applications of these frequencies are RFID for logistics management, traffic toll collection, and tagometry (telemetry using RFID), respectively. Fractal structures are employed as radiating elements for this multiband antenna.

Keywords

antenna radiation patterns; geometry; multifrequency antennas; radiofrequency identification; RFID reader; RFID system design; RFID tag; fractal geometry; fractal structure; frequency 3.6 GHz; frequency 3.9 GHz; frequency 5.8 GHz; frequency 5.9 GHz; frequency 8.2 GHz; logistics management; multiband antenna; radiating element; radio frequency identification reader; reader antenna; tag antenna; tagometry; telemetry; traffic toll collection; triband RFID antenna; triband antenna structure; Antenna measurements; Bandwidth; Fractal antennas; Fractals; Frequency measurement; Radiofrequency identification; Antenna; fractals; radio frequency identification (RFID); triband;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1536-1225

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LAWP.2013.2254458

Filename

6484879