Millimeter-Wave Identification—A New Short-Range Radio System for Low-Power High Data-Rate Applications

Author

Pursula, Pekka ; Vähä-Heikkilä, Tauno ; Müller, Alexandru ; Neculoìu, Dan ; Konstantinidis, George ; Oja, Aarne ; Tuovinen, Jussi

Author_Institution

VTT Tech. Res. Centre of Finland, Espoo

Volume

56

Issue

10

fYear

2008

Firstpage

2221

Lastpage

2228

Abstract

The radio-frequency identification (RFID) concept is expanded to millimeter-wave frequencies and millimeter-wave identification (MMID) in this paper. The MMID concept and a comparison with UHF RFID are presented, showing the limitations and benefits of MMID. Three feasible applications are suggested for MMID, which are: (1) wireless mass memory; (2) an automatic identification system with pointing functionality; and (3) transponder communication with automotive radar. To demonstrate the feasibility of the MMID system, experimental results for both downlink and backscattering-based uplink are presented at 60 GHz.

Keywords

UHF devices; electromagnetic wave scattering; millimetre wave devices; radiofrequency identification; transponders; RFID; automatic identification system; automotive radar; backscattering-based uplink; downlink backscattering-based; frequency 60 GHz; low-power high data-rate applications; millimeter-wave identification; radio-frequency identification; short-range radio system; transponder communication; wireless mass memory; Backscattering; RF identification (RFID); millimeter waves; millimeter-wave identification (MMID);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9480

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TMTT.2008.2004252

Filename

4631469