Title :
Optically transparent conductive polymer RFID meandering dipole antenna
Author :
Kirsch, Nicholas J. ; Vacirca, Nicholas A. ; Plowman, Elizabeth E. ; Kurzweg, Timothy P. ; Fontecchio, Adam K. ; Dandekar, Kapil R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA
Abstract :
In this paper, we present optically transparent flexible conductive polymer antennas for radio frequency identification systems. The designs for these antennas are presented along with simulated and measured results of antenna radiating properties. These conductive polymer antennas are compared to antennas with the same design fabricated out of copper. Finally, we include an analysis of the optical transparency of the conductive polymer antennas.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; conducting polymers; dipole antennas; radiofrequency identification; RFID; antenna radiating properties; dipole antenna; optically transparent flexible conductive polymer antennas; radio frequency identification systems; Circuits; Conducting materials; Conductivity; Copper; Dipole antennas; Optical materials; Optical polymers; RFID tags; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency identification;
Conference_Titel :
RFID, 2009 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3337-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3338-4
DOI :
10.1109/RFID.2009.4911205
