Inkjet-printing UHF antenna for RFID and sensing applications on Liquid Crystal Polymer

Author

Rida, Amin ; Yang, Li ; Reynolds, Trevale ; Tan, Edward ; Nikolaou, Symeon ; Tentzeris, Manos M.

Author_Institution

Sch. of ECE, Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA

fYear

2009

fDate

1-5 June 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

In this paper, an inkjet-printed broadband antenna on flexible and organic substrate for the UHF radio frequency identification (RFID) and sensing applications is presented. A CPW-fed monopole configuration is selected due to its many attractive characteristics. The sample is fabricated using inkjet-printing technology on a flexible, low cost liquid crystal polymer (LCP) substrate utilizing a simple, fast, and environmentally friendly process. The design characteristics of the antenna are explained and the simulated results are compared with measurements showing good agreement.

Keywords

ink jet printing; liquid crystal polymers; microstrip antennas; monopole antennas; sensors; CPW-fed monopole configuration; RFID; UHF radio frequency identification; inkjet-printing UHF antenna; liquid crystal polymer; organic substrate; sensing applications; Antenna measurements; Broadband antennas; Costs; Frequency; Ink; Liquid crystal polymers; Printing; Radiofrequency identification; Silver; UHF antennas;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2009. APSURSI '09. IEEE

Conference_Location

Charleston, SC

ISSN

1522-3965

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3647-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2009.5171791

Filename

5171791