Thickness variation study of RFID-based folded patch antennas for strain sensing

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7981, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Yi, Xiaohua ^a   Wu, Terence ^b   Lantz, Gabriel ^a   Wang, Yang ^a   Leon, Roberto T ^a   Tentzeris, Manos M ^b  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

folded patch antenna; passive wireless sensor; RFID; strain sensor; substrate thickness

Indexed keywords

FOLDED-PATCH ANTENNA; PASSIVE WIRELESS SENSOR; RFID; STRAIN SENSOR; SUBSTRATE THICKNESS;

CRYPTOGRAPHY; MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; SENSORS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SUBSTRATES; TENSILE TESTING;

RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID);

EID: 79956325124     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.879868     Document Type: Conference Paper

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