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Rotman lens combined with wide bandwidth antenna array for 60 GHz RFID applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2015

Ali Attaran ,
Rashid Rashidzadeh  and
Roberto Muscedere
Ali Attaran*
Affiliation:
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Ave, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada. Phone: +1 519 982 1083
Rashid Rashidzadeh
Affiliation:
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Ave, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada. Phone: +1 519 982 1083
Roberto Muscedere
Affiliation:
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Ave, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada. Phone: +1 519 982 1083
*
Corresponding author: A. Attaran Email: ali.attaran85@gmail.com
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Abstract

This paper presents a novel technique to design a Rotman lens feeding a wide bandwidth microstrip patch antenna array for 60 GHz radio frequency identification (RFID) applications. The proposed scheme supports both location positioning and increases the communication range through beam forming. The antenna array is designed using λ/4 microstrip transmission lines to support high gain, directivity, and bandwidth. The progressive phase delay using the Rotman lens is realized independently using transmission lines to reduce the complexity of the design and improve the performance parameters. The dummy ports are terminated by λ/4 radial stubs which eliminates the need for via holes and expensive connectors which reduces the fabrication costs.

Keywords

Rotman lensBeamformingVia holeArray antenna
Type
Research Papers
Information
International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies , Volume 9 , Issue 1 , February 2017 , pp. 219 - 225
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press and the European Microwave Association 2015 

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