RFID reader antennas for tag detection in self-confined volumes at UHF

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 39-50

  Medeiros, Carla R ^a   Costa, Jorge R ^a,b   Fernandes, Carlos A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

microstrip antennas; near field UHF RFID; RFID; RFID antennas; smart RFID reading surfaces; UHF antennas

Indexed keywords

BUILDING BLOCKES; CONTROL APPLICATIONS; CONVEYOR BELT SYSTEM; CRITICAL ISSUES; FULL-WAVE SIMULATIONS; NEAR-FIELD; NEAR-FIELD MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL BARRIERS; RFID APPLICATIONS; RFID READER ANTENNAS; RFID READERS; SMART RFID READING SURFACES; SUB-BANDS; TAG DETECTION; UHF ANTENNAS; UHF BAND;

ANTENNA RADIATION; BELT CONVEYORS; CRYPTOGRAPHY; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID);

ANTENNAS;

EID: 79960349304     PISSN: 10459243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MAP.2011.5949323     Document Type: Article

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