A universal UHF RFID reader antenna

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1275-1282

  Chen, Zhi Ning ^a   Qing, Xianming ^a   Chung, Hang Leong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR INFOCOMM RESEARCH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Axial ratio (AR); Broadband antenna; Circularly polarized (CP); RF identification (RFID); Sequential feed; Ultra high frequency (UHF)

Indexed keywords

AXIAL RATIO; BROAD-BAND ANTENNA; CIRCULARLY POLARIZED; RF IDENTIFICATIONS; SEQUENTIAL FEED; ULTRA-HIGH FREQUENCY;

ARGON; PARTIAL DISCHARGES; UHF DEVICES;

ANTENNAS;

EID: 77958100557     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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