Analysis and Design of a High Gain Multiband Antenna Based on Metamaterials for RFID Applications

Abstract

In this research work, the design of a dipole antenna based on metamaterials is proposed, which can be used as a high gain multiband communication device for RFID applications. This antenna is printed on two sides of an Arlon substrate, which has an overall electrical dimension of <a:math xmlns:a="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M1"><a:mn>0.39</a:mn><a:mtext> </a:mtext><a:msub><a:mrow><a:mi>λ</a:mi></a:mrow><a:mrow><a:mn>0</a:mn></a:mrow></a:msub><a:mo>×</a:mo><a:mn>0.11</a:mn><a:mtext> </a:mtext><a:msub><a:mrow><a:mi>λ</a:mi></a:mrow><a:mrow><a:mn>0</a:mn></a:mrow></a:msub><a:mo>×</a:mo><a:mn>0.0014</a:mn><a:mtext> </a:mtext><a:msub><a:mrow><a:mi>λ</a:mi></a:mrow><a:mrow><a:mn>0</a:mn></a:mrow></a:msub></a:math> . The metamaterials are used to obtain a multiband antenna, and their integration technique into the antenna results in a high gain compared to a conventional antenna without any magnification or additional layer. The simulated and measured results show that the proposed antenna can operate at 0.88-0.97 GHz, 2.41-2.48 GHz, and 5.77-5.91 GHz with a reflection coefficient of less than −10 dB, which make it well suited for RFID at 860-960 MHz and 2.4 GHz/5.8 GHz. All these resonant frequencies show better impedance matching with high gain. The proposed antenna has the advantages of simple design, low profile, easy feeding, low manufacturing cost, and easy integration into the electronic circuit.