{"title":"Novel Electromagnetic Field Confinement Device Based on SIW Technology for RFID Near-Field Applications","authors":"Álvaro Jaque;Gerard Zamora;Jordi Bonache","doi":"10.1109/JRFID.2025.3525543","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, a slotted waveguide structure based on SIW technology is presented as a near-field RFID reader antenna. The structure enables the control of electromagnetic field decay with distance. A prototype that operates within the EPC Gen2 protocol was implemented. The imposed decay factor was achieved as 1 dB/cm at 867 MHz and 2 dB/cm at 915 MHz. The structure was fabricated using a Rogers RO3010 substrate, with silver ink applied to the edges of the SIW. A comparison between theoretical predictions and experimental electric field decay in the broadside direction is presented, demonstrating a high degree of agreement between them. Additionally, S-parameters are provided, illustrating excellent impedance matching across the entire bandwidth. The system’s functionality was verified by connecting the device to a Motorola FX7500 RFID reader and testing the read range with a commercial tag oriented and placed in various positions along the structure.","PeriodicalId":73291,"journal":{"name":"IEEE journal of radio frequency identification","volume":"9 ","pages":"32-37"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3000,"publicationDate":"2025-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10820536","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"IEEE journal of radio frequency identification","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10820536/","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC","Score":null,"Total":0}
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In this paper, a slotted waveguide structure based on SIW technology is presented as a near-field RFID reader antenna. The structure enables the control of electromagnetic field decay with distance. A prototype that operates within the EPC Gen2 protocol was implemented. The imposed decay factor was achieved as 1 dB/cm at 867 MHz and 2 dB/cm at 915 MHz. The structure was fabricated using a Rogers RO3010 substrate, with silver ink applied to the edges of the SIW. A comparison between theoretical predictions and experimental electric field decay in the broadside direction is presented, demonstrating a high degree of agreement between them. Additionally, S-parameters are provided, illustrating excellent impedance matching across the entire bandwidth. The system’s functionality was verified by connecting the device to a Motorola FX7500 RFID reader and testing the read range with a commercial tag oriented and placed in various positions along the structure.