Two-Frequency CW RADAR Approach to Ranging in UHF RFID Systems Ulrich Muehlmann and Anton Salfelner Abstract -- Unwanted of false positive reads of tagged items have a significant impact on system performance degradation in supply chain management. The likelihood of occurrence is even higher than missing reads, especially in dense interrogator environments. UHF RFID systems are operated on the bas

Stopband characteristics of optical Vernier filters built with microring resonators Otto Schwelb Abstract -- A systematic approach to the design of extended free spectral range (FSR) series coupled mirroring multiplexers is described. The aim is to achieve large extension ratios while maintaining an adequate suppression of the spurious interstitial modes. A universal curve relating the target mini

"Smart logistics" RFID-Equipment for production logistics Werner Bärwald', Stephan Baumann, Torsten Fuss', Reiner Keil 1, Christian Leitzke' and Klaus Richter' Abstract -- Innovative data collection technologies such as RFID have proved their practicability and economic efficiency in the fields of trade and stock-keeping, but for the use in the manufacturing industry, however, a number of further

Power system modeling and simulations for higher class RFID tags extended by energy harvesting devices Alex Janek12 , Christoph Trummer1, Christian Steger', Reinhold Weiss', Josef Preishuber-Pfluegl2 and Markus Pistauer2 Abstract -- Nowadays applications of enhanced RFID require long range communication as well as sensing and monitoring capabilities. To satisfy those requirements a permanently ava

Performance analysis of UHF RFID systems for logistics applications using ray tracing predictions Patrick Bosselmann Abstract -- RFID technology in the UHF band is a rather new instrument of tracking goods in this sector. Usually, extensive field tests and case studies are performed to evaluate functionality of an RFID system under actual operation conditions. This article suggests a simple and ef

Novel miniaturized inkjet-printed paper-based UHF components for RFID and sensing applications Amin Rida, Li Yang, Rushi Vyas, Daniela Staiculescu and Manos M. Tentzeris Abstract -- In this paper, inkjet printed antennas on paper based substrates are investigated for the first time as a potential solution for RFID/sensor module integration with the ultimate goal of an all-printed RFID tag (includi

High temperature RFID system using passive SAW transponders René Fachberger', Gudrun Bruckner', Jochen Bardong1 and Leonhard M. Reind12 Abstract -- The paper exemplifies the development of a RFID system using surface acoustic wave (SAW) technology. The suitability of the substrate materials lithium niobate, langasite and gallium orthophosphate has been investigated. The SAW design, the metallisati

Editorial Although the technology of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) seems to be a very young and emerging technology, the principles and first publications date back to the 40th, when Harry Stockman described the convergence of radio transmission and radar technology -- leading to concepts of RFID as known today. Nevertheless, it took almost two decades of development to come up with the fi

Bit error rate study of a low cost OTDM system based on a coherent source Khalil Merzouk1, Yannis Le Guennec2 , Béatrice Cabon3 Abstract-- A low cost 10 Gb/s optical time-division multiplexing (OTDM) system using DFB laser is exhibited, with a simple way for optical pulse generation. The system channels are successfully demultiplexed, and the biter or rate (BER) measurement is achieved for the sys

Application of the UHF RFID system for the identification of sportsmen in mass races Milan Svanda', Milan Polivkaz and Premysl Hudec3 Abstract -- A modification of a standard UHF RFID system for identification of sportsmen during mass races was proposed, realized and verified. Necessary improvements were motivated by initial tests that showed a very poor reliability of identification. The performe