Inductivelycoupled loop antenna design for UHF RFID on-body applications

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 143, Issue , 2013, Pages 315-330

  Tsai, Min Chuan ^a   Chiu, Chien Wen ^a   Wang, Hwang Cheng ^a   Wu, Ter Feng ^a  

^a NATIONAL ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION; EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; LOOP ANTENNAS; MOBILE ANTENNAS;

ANTENNA DESIGN; ANTENNA SYSTEM; DISTANCE RANGES; ELLIPTICAL CYLINDER; HUMAN BODIES; IMPEDANCE BANDWIDTHS; INDUCTIVELY-COUPLED; TAG ANTENNA;

WEARABLE ANTENNAS;

EID: 84887457390     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER13080707     Document Type: Article

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