SRR loaded compact UHF RFID tag for broadband operation

Abstract

An SRR loaded compact RFID tag for broadband operation over the UHF RFID band is presented. The tag antenna structure is composed of a dipole whose arms are symmetrically loaded with square split ring resonators (SRRs) along a short circuited strip between the SRRs. The antenna is made inductive and reduced in overall size by the SRR sections. The measured read range characteristics of the proposed RFID tag with an RFID chip Alien Higgs-3 are presented. The proposed tag operates over the entire UHF RFID band about a maximum read range of 7 meters in the entire elevation angular ranges and over wide azimuthal angular ranges.