Spatially Confined UHF RFID Detection with a Metamaterial Wire Grid
Morgado, T. A.
; Alves, J. A.
; Marcos, J.
;
Maslovski , S.
;
Costa, J.R.
;
Fernandes, C. A.
;
Silveirinha, M. G.
IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation Vol. 62, Nº 1, pp. 378 - 384, January, 2014.
ISSN (print): 0018-926X
ISSN (online): 1558-2221
Scimago Journal Ranking: 1,77 (in 2014)
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/TAP.2013.2287027
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Abstract
The confinement of the detection region is one of the most challenging issues inUltra-High Frequency (UHF) Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) systems.Here, we propose a new paradigm to confine the interrogation zone of standard UHF RFID systems. Our approach relies on the use of an all-planar metamaterial wire grid to block the radiation field (i.e., the far-field) of the reader antenna, and thereby obtain a spatially well-confined detection region in the near-field. This solution is analytically and numerically investigated, and then experimentally verified through near-field and tag-reading measurements, demonstrating its effectiveness and robustness under external perturbations.
