A novel “Green” inkjet-printed Z-shaped monopole antenna for RFID applications

Author

Konstas, Zissis ; Rida, Amin ; Vyas, Rushi ; Katsibas, Konstantinos ; Uzunoglu, Nikolaos ; Tentzeris, Manos M.

Author_Institution

Microwave & Fiber Opt. Lab., Nat. Tech. Univ. of Athens, Athens

fYear

2009

fDate

23-27 March 2009

Firstpage

2340

Lastpage

2343

Abstract

In this paper, a novel ldquogreenrdquo inkjet-printed antenna for UHF radio frequency identification (RFID) tags is presented. A slotted Z-shaped monopole configuration is selected and fabricated using inkjet-printing technology on a flexible, low-cost paper substrate utilizing a simple, fast, and environmentally friendly process. The design characteristics of the antenna are verified and the simulated results are compared with measurements showing good agreement.

Keywords

microstrip antennas; monopole antennas; radiofrequency identification; slot antennas; RFID applications; UHF radio frequency identification tag; green inkjet-printed Z-shaped monopole antenna; low-cost paper substrate; slotted Z-shaped monopole configuration; Broadband antennas; Dielectric substrates; Dipole antennas; Impedance; Loaded antennas; Printing; RFID tags; Radiofrequency identification; UHF antennas; Wireless sensor networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation, 2009. EuCAP 2009. 3rd European Conference on

Conference_Location

Berlin

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4753-4

Electronic_ISBN

978-3-00-024573-2

Type

conf

Filename

5068085