TY - GEN
T1 - Statistical analysis of the effect of ground plane serrations on thin planar RFID antennas
AU - Sharma, Pallavi
AU - Bernhard, Jennifer
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 IEEE.
PY - 2016/10/25
Y1 - 2016/10/25
N2 - Thin form factor and placement-insensitivity are essential qualities of planar RFID antennas. Placement insensitivity can be achieved by introducing a conducting back plane. As the antennas become thinner, most of the energy is stored in the form of parallel plate modes resulting in the reduction of the bandwidth. Edge treatment in the form of serrations can be used to improve the bandwidth of such antennas. Researchers have investigated the use of serrations in resonant length antennas for bandwidth improvement. However, the behavior of serrations in non-resonant length antennas has not been studied in detail. This paper examines the changes in characteristic modes of non-resonant length antenna due to the change in the dimensions of serrations and proximity to the back plane. Statistical analysis is performed to ascertain the effect of antenna thickness, serration depth and serration width on the characteristic modes of the antenna.
AB - Thin form factor and placement-insensitivity are essential qualities of planar RFID antennas. Placement insensitivity can be achieved by introducing a conducting back plane. As the antennas become thinner, most of the energy is stored in the form of parallel plate modes resulting in the reduction of the bandwidth. Edge treatment in the form of serrations can be used to improve the bandwidth of such antennas. Researchers have investigated the use of serrations in resonant length antennas for bandwidth improvement. However, the behavior of serrations in non-resonant length antennas has not been studied in detail. This paper examines the changes in characteristic modes of non-resonant length antenna due to the change in the dimensions of serrations and proximity to the back plane. Statistical analysis is performed to ascertain the effect of antenna thickness, serration depth and serration width on the characteristic modes of the antenna.
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U2 - 10.1109/APS.2016.7696182
DO - 10.1109/APS.2016.7696182
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84997207454
T3 - 2016 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, APSURSI 2016 - Proceedings
SP - 947
EP - 948
BT - 2016 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, APSURSI 2016 - Proceedings
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2016 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, APSURSI 2016
Y2 - 26 June 2016 through 1 July 2016
ER -