A Novel Reconfigurable Chipless RFID Tag Based on Notch Filter

Authors

  • Li Zhang Department of Electronic Science and Technology, Tongji University Shanghai 201804, China
  • Ajay K. Poddar Synergy Microwave Corporation, 201 McLean Boulevard Paterson, NJ 07504, USA
  • Ulrich L. Rohde Synergy Microwave Corporation, 201 McLean Boulevard Paterson, NJ 07504, USA
  • Mei Song Tong Department of Electronic Science and Technology, Tongji University Shanghai 201804, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13052/2024.ACES.J.390906

Keywords:

Chipless RFID, encoding capacity, notch filter, reconfigurable RFID, tag antenna

Abstract

A novel reconfigurable chipless RFID tag to enhance encoding capacity is proposed in this paper. The entire transmission network includes four non-interacting ports that are independent separately. The reconfigurability can be realized by combining different ports to get different encoding results. To increase the anti-interference capability of the tag, a method of cross-combination for unit coders is proposed according to the spacing distances of the unit coders. The encoding ability of about 8-bit information can be obtained by using the compact tag structure with a dimension of 70×70 mm2 and the encoding capacity can be increased by increasing the number of unit coders. Code “1” or “0” is defined by arranging the appearance or disappearance of a unit coder. Typical encoding examples are presented and the simulation results match well with the measurement results, demonstrating the effectiveness of the proposed tag. The proposed tag can be used for structural health monitoring with the advantages of battery-free, large information capacity, and flexible usage.

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Author Biographies

Li Zhang, Department of Electronic Science and Technology, Tongji University Shanghai 201804, China

Li Zhang received the B.S. degree in information and computer science from Henan Agriculture University, Zhengzhou, China, in 2008, and the M.S. degree in electronic science and technology from Tongji University, Shanghai, China, in 2015. Since 2019, she started to pursue the Ph.D. degree in electronic science and technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China, and is expected to receive the Ph.D. degree in January 2025. From September 2022 to September 2024, She was a visiting/exchange Ph.D. Student with the Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany. Her current research interests include antenna technology and computational electromagnetics. Ms. Zhang was a recipient of the China Scholarship Council in 2021 and the National Scholarship in 2022.

Ajay K. Poddar, Synergy Microwave Corporation, 201 McLean Boulevard Paterson, NJ 07504, USA

Ajay K. Poddar is an IEEE Fellow and member of IEEE Eta-Kappa-Nu, has been working as a Chief Scientist at Synergy Microwave, NJ, USA, for the last 23 years, responsible for the design and development of signal generation and signal processing electronics, RF-MEMS, and Metamaterial-Sensors/Electronics for industrial, medical, space applications. He is also a visiting professor at the University Of Oradea, Romania, Indian Institute of Technology Jammu, India, and a guest lecturer at the Technical University Munich, Germany. Previously (1991-2001), he was a Senior Scientist and Program Manager at DRDO (Defense Research and Development Organization), Ministry of Defense, India, and a visiting Professor at the University of Pune, India. Dr. Poddar graduated from IIT-Delhi, India; his Doctorate (Dr.-Ing.) from Technical University Berlin, Germany; Post Doctorate (Dr.-Ing. habil) from Brandenburg Technical University Cottbus, Germany. He has received over a dozen awards, to name a few 2015 IEEE IFCS Cady Award in recognition of his outstanding scientific contributions to a host of frequency-generating and frequency-controlled electronics and timing devices for industrial, medical, and space applications, and recipient of the 2018 IEEE MGA Innovation Award for his dedicated volunteering service to members, chapters and humanitarian projects, recipient 2015 IEEE R1 Award for “Outstanding Scientific Contributions, Leadership and Service”, recipient 2009 IEEE R1 Award for “Outstanding Leadership and Contributions in the Research, Design, and Development of Microwave Systems”, and selected in the list of Divine Innovator “Divine Innovation: 10 Technologies Changing the Future of Passive and Control Components” (Photo shows on Cover page, Microwave Journal, November 2011). Recently, Dr. Poddar received the 2023 RCA Armstrong Medal Award for his three decades of scientific research work in signal generation and signal processing electronics for the application in modern radios and test and measurement equipment. Dr. Poddar published 350 plus scientific papers in journals, magazines, and conference proceedings, co-authored six technical books/chapters, and 40 plus patents for scientific and technological innovations. For the past 30 years, he has supervised many PhD students worldwide, served as an Editor of many Technical Journals, and currently serving in several scientific committees, professional societies, and voluntary organizations.

Ulrich L. Rohde, Synergy Microwave Corporation, 201 McLean Boulevard Paterson, NJ 07504, USA

Ulrich L. Rohde is a Partner of Rohde & Schwarz, Munich Germany; Chairman of Synergy Microwave Corp., Paterson, New Jersey; President of Communications Consulting Corporation; serving as an honorary member of the Senate of the University of the Armed Forces Munich, Germany, honorary member of the Senate of the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus–Senftenberg, Germany. Dr. Rohde is serving as a full Professor of Radio and Microwave Theory and Techniques at the University of Oradea and several other universities worldwide, to name a few: Honorary Professor IIT-Delhi, Honorary Chair Professor IIT-Jammu, Professor at the University of Oradea for microwave technology, an honorary professor at the BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg University of Technology, and professor at the German Armed Forces University Munich (Technical Informatics). Rohde has published 400+ scientific papers, co-authored over dozen books, with John Wiley and Springer, and holds 50 plus patents; received several awards, to name a few recent awards: recipient of 2023 IEEE Communications Society Distinguished Industry Leader Award, 2023 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society Distinguished Industry Leader Award, 2022 IEEE Photonics Society Engineering Achievement Award, 2021 Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, 2020 IEEE Region 1 Technological Innovation Award, 2019 IETE Fellow Award, 2019 IEEE CAS Industrial Pioneer Award; 2017 RCA Lifetime achievement award, 2017 IEEE-Cady Award, 2017 IEEE AP-S Distinguish achievement award, 2017 Wireless Innovation Forum Leadership Award, 2016 IEEE MTT-S Applications Award, 2015 IEEE-Rabi Award, 2015 IEEE Region-1 Award, and 2014 IEEE-Sawyer Award. Dr. Ulrich Rohde is the recipient of the “2021 Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany”. The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, also known as the Federal Cross of Merit, is the highest tribute the Federal Republic of Germany can pay to individuals for services to the nation. In December 2022, The Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) inducted Dr. Ulrich Rohde as a fellow during ceremonies for “outstanding contributions to engineering and also your dynamic leadership in the engineering domain, which has immensely contributed to the faster development of the country.” Dr. Rohde is only the third foreign fellow elected by the INAE, preceded by Dr. Jeffrey Wineland, who won a Nobel Prize in Physics.

Mei Song Tong, Department of Electronic Science and Technology, Tongji University Shanghai 201804, China

Mei Song Tong received the B.S. and M.S. Degrees from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, respectively, and Ph.D. degree from Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA, all in electrical engineering. He is currently the Distinguished Professor and Head of Department of Electronic Science and Technology, and Vice Dean of College of Microelectronics, Tongji University, Shanghai, China. He has also held an adjunct professorship at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA, and an honorary professorship at the University of Hong Kong, China. He has published more than 700 papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings and co-authored 8 books or book chapters. His research interests include electromagnetic field theory, antenna theory and design, simulation and design of RF/microwave circuits and devices, interconnect and packaging analysis, inverse electromagnetic scattering for imaging, and computational electromagnetics. Prof. Tong is a Fellow of the Electromagnetics Academy, Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), and Senior Member (Commission B) of the USNC/URSI. He has been the chair of Shanghai Chapter since 2014 and the chair of SIGHT committee in 2018, respectively, in IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society. He has served as an associate editor or guest editor for several well-known international journals, including IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, International Journal of Numerical Modeling: Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields, Progress in Electromagnetics Research, and Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, etc. He also frequently served as a session organizer/chair, technical program committee member/chair, and general chair for some prestigious international conferences. He was the recipient of a Visiting Professorship Award from Kyoto University, Japan, in 2012, and from University of Hong Kong, China, 2013. He advised and coauthored 15 papers that received the Best Student Paper Award from different international conferences. He was the recipient of the Travel Fellowship Award of USNC/URSI for the 31th General Assembly and Scientific Symposium (GASS) in 2014, Advance Award of Science and Technology of Shanghai Municipal Government in 2015, Fellowship Award of JSPS in 2016, Innovation Award of Universities’ Achievements of Ministry of Education of China in 2017, Innovation Achievement Award of Industry-Academia-Research Collaboration of China in 2019, “Jinqiao” Award of Technology Market Association of China in 2020, Baosteel Education Award of China in 2021, Carl Friedrich von Siemens Research Award of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation of Germany in 2023, and Technical Achievement Award of Applied Computational Electromagnetic Society (ACES) of USA in 2024. In 2018, he was selected as the Distinguished Lecturer (DL) of IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society for 2019-2022.

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2024-09-30

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L. . Zhang, A. K. . Poddar, U. L. . Rohde, and M. S. . Tong, “A Novel Reconfigurable Chipless RFID Tag Based on Notch Filter”, ACES Journal, vol. 39, no. 09, pp. 801–813, Sep. 2024.

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