Summary

International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation

2013

Session Number:FP-1(A)

Session:

Number:FP-1(A)-3

Circularly Polarized Antenna with Circular Shaped Patch and Strip for Worldwide UHF RFID Applications

Yi Liu,  Xiong-Ying Liu,  

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Publication Date:2013/10/22

Online ISSN:2188-5079

DOI:10.34385/proc.54.FP-1(A)-3

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Summary:
A circularly polarized Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) reader antenna is proposed for worldwide Ultra-High Frequency (UHF) (840?960 MHz) applications. The antenna is composed of two circular shaped patches, a ring shaped strip, and a suspended conducting strip with open-circuited termination. The simulations show that the antenna has an impedance bandwidth (S11 < ?25 dB) of about 17.4% (807?961 MHz), 3-dB axial ratio (AR) bandwidth of about 14.4% (833-962 MHz), 2-dB AR bandwidth of 12.9% or 842-958 MHz, and gain level of about 9.1 dBic or larger within the 3-dB AR bandwidth. The proposed antenna can be a good candidate for universal UHF RFID readers at the UHF band of 840?960 MHz, which has excellent impedance matching (S11 < ?25 dB), high gain (Gain > 9.1 dBic), and good AR (AR< 2 dB) performance.