Implementation of Tx/Rx isolation in an RFID reader

International Journal of Radio Frequency Identification Technology and Applications

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 74-89

  Penttilä, Katariina ^a   Sydänheimo, Lauri ^a   Kivikoski, Markku ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

backscattering; circulator; directional coupler; low costs; passive tags; Radio Frequency Identification (RFID); separate transmission and receiving antennas; Tx Rx isolation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957761398     PISSN: 17453216     EISSN: 17453224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJRFITA.2006.010708     Document Type: Article

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