Complementarity in the optimisation of RFID dipole tag antennas

Author

Diugwu, Chi´di ; Batchelor, John ; Mathew, Thomaskutty

Author_Institution

Antennas Res. Group, Kent Univ., Canterbury

fYear

2008

fDate

5-11 July 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

The characteristics of an electric dipole and its complementary slot magnetic dipole that are relevant to radio frequency identification (RFID) are summarized. The electric dipole is derived from a strip element whose largest dimension is approximately half the radiation wavelength at the frequency of 869 MHz. The complementary configuration of the electric dipole is then obtained by interchanging the regions of space and conductor. The radar cross sections of these antennas are theoretically investigated with CST microwave studio. The modes of interaction with different mounting platforms are examined and validated using read range measurements.

Keywords

dipole antennas; optimisation; radiofrequency identification; RFID dipole tag antennas; complementarity; electric dipole; optimisation; radar cross sections; radio frequency identification; slot magnetic dipole; strip element; Antenna measurements; Antenna theory; Conductors; Dipole antennas; Frequency; Microwave antennas; RFID tags; Radar antennas; Radar cross section; Radiofrequency identification;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2008. AP-S 2008. IEEE

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2041-4

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2042-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2008.4619844

Filename

4619844