Characterisation of RF propagation in rectangular metal pipes for passive RFID systems

International Journal of Radio Frequency Identification Technology and Applications

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 345-362

  Arumugam, Darmindra D ^a   Engels, Daniel W ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Arlington   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic propagation; EM; passive RFID; Radio Frequency Identification; rectangular metal pipes; RFID; waveguide theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 49049090724     PISSN: 17453216     EISSN: 17453224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJRFITA.2007.017746     Document Type: Article

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