90 MHz Electrically Small PCB Loop Antenna in CST for RFID

90 MHz Electrically Small PCB Loop Antenna in CST for RFID
MatlabSourceCode Research Desk
September 2026
CST / RFID Antennas • Research Guide

An electrically small 90 MHz loop must fit a handheld PCB while maintaining useful magnetic near field, impedance match and radiation/ohmic efficiency despite strong size and user-loading constraints.

Electrical size changes the design rules

At 90 MHz, a handheld PCB is electrically small, so the antenna behaves differently from a resonant full-size loop. Matching, loss and near-field coupling become dominant constraints.

Do not optimize S11 alone

A deep S11 dip can be created with a narrow, lossy match. Monitor current, total efficiency and magnetic near field while tuning the geometry and matching network.

Near-field behavior matters for RFID

For tag interaction, map the H-field in the intended coupling volume and test orientation or distance. This is more application-relevant than far-field gain alone.

Hand and enclosure detuning

A handheld device should include cases with housing and hand proximity. Parameter sweeps can show how much retuning or adaptive matching is required.

Research extensions

Tunable matching, ferrite loading, tag-coupling co-design and multi-grip robustness are useful research directions for an electrically small RFID loop.

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