Radar cross-section analysis of backscattering RFID tags

被引:54
作者
Yen, Chih-Chuan [1 ]
Gutierrez, Alfonso E. [2 ]
Veeramani, Dharmaraj [2 ]
van der Weide, Daniel [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Wisconsin, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Madison, WI 53706 USA
[2] Univ Wisconsin, Dept Ind & Syst Engn, Madison, WI 53706 USA
来源
IEEE ANTENNAS AND WIRELESS PROPAGATION LETTERS | 2007年 / 6卷
关键词
loaded antennas; radio-frequency identification (RFID); scattering;
D O I
10.1109/LAWP.2007.898552
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
In this letter, we present a graphical method based on Green's analysis of scattering antennas to optimize the load impedances for achieving maximum modulated radar cross-section (RCS) of backscattering radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags. A planar tag antenna specifically designed for working in the ultra-high-frequency band is used to experimentally validate the method. The measured RCS of the loaded tag antenna shows acceptable agreement with the theory and simulated results. This method is especially valuable to the design of semipassive RFID tags when the communication range is solely determined by the backscattering modulation efficiency of tags.
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页码:279 / 281
页数:3
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