A beam scanning phased array for UHF RFID readers with circularly polarized patches

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Volumn 24, Issue 17-18, 2010, Pages 2383-2395

  Liao, W J ^a   Chang, S H ^a   Chu, Y C ^a   Jhong, W S ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAM ROTATION; BEAM SCANNING; CIRCULARLY POLARIZED; FABRICATED ARRAYS; LINEAR PHASED ARRAYS; LOW COSTS; LOW PROFILE; PATCH ARRAYS; PHASE DIFFERENCE; PHASED ARRAYS; RADIATION EFFICIENCY; RF-ID TAGS; RFID READER ANTENNAS; ROTATING BEAM; SCANNING BEAMS; SIMPLE STRUCTURES; SIMULATION RESULT; UHF RFID READER;

ANTENNAS; CIRCULAR POLARIZATION; POLARIZATION; RADIO NAVIGATION; ROTATION;

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS;

EID: 78650154910     PISSN: 09205071     EISSN: 15693937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156939310793675646     Document Type: Article

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