| 摘要 |
An optical fiber connector assembly (10) that provides improved radio-frequency (RF) antenna capability for a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag (200). The assembly includes a connectorized fiber optic cable (150) having a connector (11). The assembly also includes a wire (246) that either is connected to the RFID tag or is configured to electrically connect to the RFID tag. The wire runs alongside a portion of the fiber optic cable length and is loosely held thereto. The wire serves as at least a portion of an RFID antenna (220) for the RFID tag. The RFID tag may be supported by the connector or may be supported by a connector adapter that is configured to operably engage the connector. The optical fiber connector assembly allows for improved RF antenna capability that provides improved RF communication with an RF reader (400), particularly in RFID applications where existing RFID tag antennas are inadequate. The wire can also serve as substantially the entire RFID antenna, thereby obviating the need to include an RFID antenna as part of the RFID tag.
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