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Valentina Palazzi , Federico Alimenti , Christos Kalialakis , Paolo Mezzanotte , Apostolos Georgiadis , L. Roselli ·

YOU? · · 2017 · Open Access · · DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/lawp.2017.2768383 · OA: W2767080743

&lt;p&gt;In this letter, the design and performance analysis of a harmonic planar transponder on paper, which conjugates compactness and scalability, are presented. The tag, targeted for a fundamental frequency of 1.2 GHz, is based on a frequency doubler with a single lumped component (a low-barrier Schottky diode) and a system of nested tapered annular slot antennas. Both antennas, orthogonally placed, feature a maximum gain around 3 dBi. The frequency doubler is optimized for power levels in the order of -13 dBm, where it achieves a conversion loss of 15.7 dB. A complete prototype has been tested in a wireless indoor experiment, demonstrating a coverage of at least 4 m, insensitive to tag-to-reader rotations (transmitter effective isotropic radiated power 16 dBm).&lt;/p&gt;