Title :
Compact antenna design for hand-held UHF RFID readers
Author :
Tatomirescu, Alexandru ; Alrabadi, O. ; Pedersen, Gert F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Syst., Aalborg Univ., Aalborg, Denmark
Abstract :
The paper presents a design for a handheld radio frequency identification (RFID) reader antenna operating in the ultra-high frequency band (UHF) destined for European systems. The antenna system is comprised of an active meandered dipole next to a passive reflector. Measurements of the a prototype confirm that the design has a good gain, reasonable bandwidth and a low back lobe radiation. In addition, it is a low profile compact design that is easy to manufacture.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; active antennas; dipole antennas; radiofrequency identification; active meandered dipole; antenna system; compact antenna design; hand held UHF RFID readers; handheld radio frequency identification reader antenna; passive reflector; ultrahigh frequency band; Dipole antennas; Gain; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microwave antenna arrays; Radiofrequency identification; UHF antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5315-1
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2013.6711214
