Title :
Design and characterization of novel paper-based inkjet-printed UHF antennas for RFID and sensing applications
Author :
Rida, Amin ; Yang, Li ; Tentzeris, Manos M.
Author_Institution :
Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta
Abstract :
In this paper, inkjet printed antennas on paper based substrates are investigated for the first time as a solution for the mass production of ultra-low cost radio frequency identification (RFID) and sensing applications. A cavity resonator method and a Transmission Line (TL) method were utilized for the RF characteristics extraction of paper substrate: dielectric constant (epsivr) and loss tangent (tandelta). A UHF RFID antenna was designed and developed on paper substrate using inkjet printing technology which could serve as a technology for a much simpler and faster method for fabricating RFID tags and ultra-low cost paper-based RF front-ends and antennas. Simulation and experimental results verify the characteristics of paper substrate and the performance of the RFID tag.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; cavity resonators; ink jet printers; microstrip antennas; radiofrequency identification; sensors; transmission line theory; RF characteristics extraction; RFID tags; cavity resonator method; inkjet-printed UHF antennas; loss tangent; mass production; paper based substrates; sensing applications; transmission line method; ultralow cost radio frequency identification; Cavity resonators; Costs; Dielectric resonator antennas; Dielectric substrates; Mass production; Paper technology; RFID tags; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency identification; UHF antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2007 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0877-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0878-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2007.4396104
