An accurate method for impedance measurement of RFID tag antenna

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 83, Issue , 2008, Pages 93-106

  Kuo, S K ^a   Chen, S L ^a   Lin, C T ^a  

^a CHINA STEEL CORPORATION   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; PROBES; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID);

ANTENNA IMPEDANCE; DIFFERENTIAL PROBES; IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; OPTIMAL DESIGN; RFID TAG ANTENNAS; SIMULATED RESULTS; SINGLE-ENDED; TWO-PORT NETWORK MODELS;

MOBILE ANTENNAS;

EID: 49549107302     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER08042104     Document Type: Article

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