A Modified Split-Ring Resonator Antenna for Radio Frequency Identification Tag

doi:10.16356/j.1005-1120.2021.03.015

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A Modified Split-Ring Resonator Antenna for Radio Frequency Identification Tag

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A compact antenna formed by three concentric split rings for ultra-high frequency （UHF） radio frequency identification （RFID） tag is proposed in this paper. The antenna is composed of two parts， an outer short-circuited ring modified from a traditional split-ring resonator （SRR） antenna and an inner SRR load， so the antenna can be regarded as a short-circuited ring loaded with SRR. According to the transmission line theory， to conjugate match with the capacitive input-impedance of a tag chip， the length of the short-circuited ring is λ_g/4 shorter than that of an open-circuited dipole of a traditional SRR antenna， where λg is the wavelengh of the operating frequency. Hence， the size of the proposed antenna is more compact than that of the traditional SRR antenna. Thereafter， the proposed antenna is simulated and optimized by ANSYS high-frequency structure simulator （HFSS）. The impedance， efficiency， and mutual coupling of the fabricated antenna are tested in a reverberation chamber （RC）. The results show that the size of the presented antenna is 83% smaller than that of the traditional SRR antenna and the proposed antenna can cover the whole UHF RFID operating frequency band worldwide （840—960 MHz）. The measured read range of the tag exhibits maximum values of 45 cm in free space and 37 cm under dense tag environment.

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