Printed antennas with variable conductive ink layer thickness

IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 401-407

  Siden J ^a   Fein, M K ^b   Koptyug, A ^c   Nilsson, H E ^a  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Precisiam   (United States)

^c Sensible Solutions Sweden AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOUNT OF INK; ANTENNA RADIATION EFFICIENCY; ANTENNA STRUCTURES; COMMUNICATION ANTENNAS; COMPLEX TASK; CONDUCTIVE INK; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE; HIGH CURRENT DENSITIES; LAYER THICKNESS; MASS PRODUCTION; PASSIVE RFID; PRINTED ANTENNA; RADIATION EFFICIENCY; RADIOFREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TAGS; RF ELECTRONICS;

ANTENNA RADIATION; CURING; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; INK; PRINTING; SILVER;

ANTENNAS;

EID: 67651053078     PISSN: 17518725     EISSN: 17518733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-map:20060021     Document Type: Article

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