Characteristics of a metal-backed loop antenna and its application to a high-frequency RFID smart shelf

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 26-38

  Qing, Xianming ^a   Chen, Zhi Ning ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR INFOCOMM RESEARCH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

HF antennas; HF radio propagation; Inventory control; Loop antennas; Metal backed loop antenna; Radio frequency identification; RFID; Smart shelf

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVE; DETECTION ACCURACY; DETECTION RANGE; HF ANTENNAS; HF RADIO PROPAGATION; HIGH FREQUENCY; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; IMPEDANCE MATCHINGS; MAGNETIC-FIELD; METAL PLATES; QUALITY FACTORS; RADIO-FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION; RESONANT FREQUENCIES; RFID; RFID SYSTEMS; SMART SHELF; SYSTEM DESIGN;

INVENTORY CONTROL; IONOSPHERIC ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; LOOP ANTENNAS; METALS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PLATE METAL; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID); RADIO WAVES; SIZE SEPARATION;

ANTENNAS;

EID: 68249146094     PISSN: 10459243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MAP.2009.5162014     Document Type: Article

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