Title :
Fractal dipoles as meander line antennas for passive UHF RFID tags
Author :
Salama, Ahmed M A ; Quboa, Kaydar M.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Electron. Eng., Univ. of Mosul, Mosul
Abstract :
In this paper, two fractal dipole antennas has been designed and optimized for passive RFID tags at 900 MHz, one based on the 3rd iteration of a modified Koch fractal curve and the other is based on the 3rd iteration of the proposed fractal curve. The designed fractal dipoles have been simulated using IE3D simulator based on Method of Moments (MOM). The simulation showed that the modified Koch fractal dipole has better radiation characteristics and longer read range than the proposed fractal dipole antenna. The two antennas are fabricated using PCB technology and examined in anechoic chamber. The experimental results showed a good agreement with the simulation. The effect of different materials attached to the fabricated antennas is examined.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; dipole antennas; fractal antennas; method of moments; radiofrequency identification; IE3D simulator; Method of Moments; PCB technology; anechoic chamber; fractal dipole antenna; meander line antennas; modified Koch fractal curve; passive UHF RFID tags; Design optimization; Dipole antennas; Educational institutions; Fractals; Geometry; Moment methods; Passive RFID tags; Radiofrequency identification; Shape; UHF antennas; Method of Moments (MOM); RFID; UHF fractal dipoles; passive tags;
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Signals and Devices, 2008. IEEE SSD 2008. 5th International Multi-Conference on
Conference_Location :
Amman
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2205-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2206-7
DOI :
10.1109/SSD.2008.4632843
