title: Feasibility of ultra-wideband SAW RFID tags meeting FCC rules.
abstract: We discuss the feasibility of surface acoustic wave (SAW) radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags that rely on ultra-wideband (UWB) technology. We propose a design of a UWB SAW tag, carry out numerical experiments on the device performance, and study signal processing in the system. We also present experimental results for the proposed device and estimate the potentially achievable reading distance. UWB SAW tags will have an extremely small chip size (<0.5 x 1 mm(2)) and a low cost. They also can provide a large number of different codes. The estimated read range for UWB SAW tags is about 2 m with a reader radiating as low as <0.1 mW power levels with an extremely low duty factor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Physics, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland.
authors.forename: Sanna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Härmä
authors.forename: Victor P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Plessky
authors.forename: Xianyi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hartogh
mesh_terms: D005240:Feasibility Studies; D033161:Government Regulation; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D055617:Micro-Electrical-Mechanical Systems / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008872:Microwaves; D011356:Product Labeling / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000592:standards*