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A low-profile FSS-based high capacity chipless RFID tag for sensing and encoding applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2021

Shahid Habib ,
Amjad Ali ,
Ghaffer Iqbal Kiani ,
Wagma Ayub ,
Syed Muzahir Abbas Open the ORCID record for Syed Muzahir Abbas [Opens in a new window]  and
Muhammad Fasih Uddin Butt Open the ORCID record for Muhammad Fasih Uddin Butt [Opens in a new window]
Shahid Habib
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
Amjad Ali
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
Ghaffer Iqbal Kiani
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Wagma Ayub
Affiliation:
School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
Syed Muzahir Abbas
Affiliation:
School of Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
Muhammad Fasih Uddin Butt*
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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Author for correspondence: Muhammad Fasih Uddin Butt, Email: fasih@comsats.edu.pk
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Abstract

This paper presents a polarization-independent 11-bit chipless RFID tag based on frequency-selective surface which has been designed for encoding and relative humidity (RH) sensing applications. The 10 exterior U-shaped resonators are used for item encoding whereas Kapton has been incorporated with the interior resonator for RH sensing. This radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag operates in S- and C-frequency bands. The proposed design offers enhanced fractional bandwidth up to 88% with the density of 4.46 bits/cm2. Both single- and dual-layer tags have been investigated. The simulated results are in good agreement with measured results and a comparison with existing literature is presented to show the performance. Simple geometry, high code density, large frequency signature bandwidth, high magnitude bit, high radar cross-section, and angular stability for more than 75° are the unique outcomes of the proposed design. In addition, RH sensing has been achieved by integrating the Kapton on the same RFID tag.

Keywords

chipless sensor radio-frequency identificationfrequency selective surfacesitem encodingpolyamideKaptonrelative humidityradar cross section

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RFID and Sensors
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International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies , Volume 14 , Issue 2 , March 2022 , pp. 176 - 184
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press in association with the European Microwave Association

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