Shifted Source Impedance and Nonlinearity Impact on RFID Transponder Communication for Drive-Level Offsets
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2016

A measurement and analysis method to quantify the communication quality for ultrahigh-frequency radio frequency identification (RFID) transponder chips under a shifting source environment is presented. A detailed description of theory, setup, and procedure is provided. The differences in on/off impedance (|ΔΓ|-value) of the transponder chip are critical for backscatter modulation and, therefore, the overall communication and transponder response. In the present work, a new quantity which includes the difference in on/off impedance, as well as arbitrary source impedance, is defined as an overall figure of merit. A qualitative analysis, considered as novel in the RFID community, shows the impact a source impedance shift has on the communication quality. The bare chip measurement setup enables an ASK modulated wake up signal, realized as a pulse train. The chip response consisting of modulated impedance states are measured in a pulse profile setup. Results show that different degrees of non-linearity in a transponder chip, depending on vendor and type, will have impact on the communication performance.

transponder

mismatch

radio frequency identification (RFID)

De-embedding

ultrahigh-frequency (UHF).

differential

SG probe

EPC Gen2

Författare

Markus Frank

Chalmers, Mikroteknologi och nanovetenskap, Elektronikmaterial

Mattias Thorsell

Chalmers, Mikroteknologi och nanovetenskap, Mikrovågselektronik

Peter Enoksson

Chalmers, Mikroteknologi och nanovetenskap, Elektronikmaterial

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

0018-9480 (ISSN) 15579670 (eISSN)

Vol. 64 1 299 - 309 7350257

Styrkeområden

Informations- och kommunikationsteknik

Ämneskategorier

Telekommunikation

Drivkrafter

Innovation och entreprenörskap

DOI

10.1109/TMTT.2015.2504438

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