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http://dx.doi.org/10.5515/KJKIEES.2009.20.5.480

Broadband U-Shaped RFID Tag Antenna with Near-Isotropic Characteristic  

Lee, Sang-Woon (School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ajou University)
Jung, Hak-Joo (School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ajou University)
Choo, Ho-Sung (School of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Hongik University)
Park, Ik-Mo (School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ajou University)
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Abstract
In this paper, we proposed a broadband U-shaped RFID tag antenna with near-isotropic characteristic at UHF band. The proposed tag antenna is composed of the U-shaped half wavelength dipole and a rectangular shaped feed. The rectangular shaped feed that is located inside U-shaped dipole is connected for conjugate impedance matching with the commercial tag chip. A better constant gain deviation characteristic in the operating frequency band is achieved by inserting a rectangular slit in the lower center of the U-shaped antenna body. On the condition of VSWR<2, the tag antenna had the measured bandwidth of 10.36%, from 860.5 to 954.5 MHz, and 9.84%, from 864.5 to 954 MHz, for antenna without slit and with slit, respectively. On the condition of VSWR<5.8, the tag antennas had the measured bandwidth of 15.78%, from 835.5 to 979.5 MHz, and 15.89%, from 837 to 981.5 MHz, for antenna without slit and with slit, respectively. The difference between the maximum and minimum gain deviations of tag antenna without slit in the operating frequency band is 0.53 dB since the maximum and minimum gain deviations are 3.86 dB and 3.33 dB, respectively. Whereas the difference between the maximum and minimum gain deviations of tag antenna with slit in the operating frequency is 0.06 dB since the maximum and minimum gain deviations are 3.60 dB and 3.54 dB, respectively.
Keywords
U-Shaped Antenna; Rectangular-Shaped Feed; Broadband; Constant Gain Deviation; Near-Isotropic Characteristic; RFID; Tag Antenna;
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