Title :
Beam steering for RFID readers with inherent antenna diversity
Author :
Fakoukakis, F.E. ; Gotsis, K.A. ; Kyriacou, G.A. ; Sahalos, John N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Democritus Univ. of Thrace, Xanthi, Greece
Abstract :
This work addresses a beam steering scheme for RFID readers. The proposed architecture uses a double Butler matrix network configuration in order to provide polarization diversity to the antenna array. The array is placed on a faceted surface, aiming at a coverage sector increase. Circuit architecture and simulation results are presented.
Keywords :
antenna arrays; radiofrequency identification; RFID readers; antenna array; beam steering scheme; circuit architecture; coverage sector increase; double-Butler matrix network configuration; faceted surface; inherent antenna diversity; polarization diversity; Array signal processing; Arrays; Butler matrices; Geometry; Butler matrix; RFID; antenna diversity; beam steering;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2014 8th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
The Hague
DOI :
10.1109/EuCAP.2014.6902249
