Near-field chipless-RFID system with erasable/programmable 40-bit tags inkjet printed on paper substrates

In this letter, a chipless radio frequency identification (chipless-RFID) system with erasable/programmable 40-bit tags inkjet printed on paper substrates, where tag reading proceeds sequentially through near-field coupling, is presented for the first time. The tags consist of a linear chain of iden...

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Autores: Herrojo, Cristian|||0000-0003-1934-9993, Mata Contreras, Francisco Javier|||0000-0001-6116-8681, Paredes Marco, Ferran|||0000-0002-7252-1169, Núñez, Alba|||0000-0003-3529-7986, Ramon, Eloi|||0000-0001-9974-8112, Martín, Ferran|||0000-0002-1494-9167
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:221255
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/221255
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1109/LMWC.2018.2802718
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Chipless-radio frequency identification (RFID)
Microstrip
Secure paper
Split ring resonator (SRR)
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Sumario:In this letter, a chipless radio frequency identification (chipless-RFID) system with erasable/programmable 40-bit tags inkjet printed on paper substrates, where tag reading proceeds sequentially through near-field coupling, is presented for the first time. The tags consist of a linear chain of identical split ring resonators (SRRs) printed at predefined and equidistant positions on a paper substrate, and each resonant element provides a bit of information. Tag programming is achieved by cutting certain resonant elements, providing the logic state "0" to the corresponding bit. Conversely, tags can be erased (all bits set to "1") by short circuiting those previously cut resonant elements through inkjet. An important feature of the proposed system is the fact that tag reading is possible either with the SRR chain faced up or faced down (with regard to the reader). To this end, two pairs of header bits (resonators), with different sequences, have been added at the beginning and at the end of the tag identification chain. Moreover, tag data storage capacity (number of bits) is only limited by the space occupied by the linear chain. The implementation of tags on paper substrates demonstrates the potential of the proposed chipless-RFID system in secure paper applications, where the necessary proximity between the reader and the tag, inherent to near-field reading, is not an issue.