Low-Power Frequency Doubler in Cellulose-Based Materials for Harmonic RFID Applications

被引：34

作者：

Palazzi, Valentina ^{[1
]}

Alimenti, Federico ^{[1
]}

Mezzanotte, Paolo ^{[1
]}

Virili, Marco ^{[1
]}

Mariotti, Chiara ^{[1
]}

Orecchini, Giulia ^{[1
]}

Roselli, Luca ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Perugia, Dept Engn, I-06125 Perugia, Italy

来源：

IEEE MICROWAVE AND WIRELESS COMPONENTS LETTERS | 2014年 / 24卷 / 12期

关键词：

Cellulose materials; flexible substrates; frequency multipliers; green electronics; harmonic RFID; internet of things (IoT); paper-based substrates; Schottky diodes; ANTENNAS;

D O I：

10.1109/LMWC.2014.2361431

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：

This letter presents the design of a Schottky diode frequency doubler suitable for harmonic RFID tags. A microwave frequency doubler is implemented in a cellulose-based (paper) substrate, i.e., an ultra-low cost, recyclable and biodegradable material. The circuit exploits a distributed microstrip structure that is fabricated using a copper adhesive laminate to have low conductor losses. The measurements show a conversion loss of 13.4 dB at the output frequency of 2.08 GHz. This is achieved with an available input power of -10 dBm only. Finally a harmonic RFID experiment proves a reading range of 50 cm, obtained by transmitting 0 dBm and receiving a second harmonic of -60 dBm, i.e., well above the sensitivity of a typical microwave receiver.

引用

页码：896 / 898

页数：3

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