Optically Reconfigurable RFID Resonator

Andreia Alves
Prof Dr. Leonardo Bravo
Prof Dr. Francisco Arnold
FT : Faculdade de Tecnologia da Unicamp
Undergraduate Courses

Analysis and Systems Development
Bachelor on Information Systems
Buildings Construction
Environmental Control
Environmental Engineering
Telecommunication Engineering
Roads
Environmental Sanitation
Telecommunication Systems

Research Lines

Concentration Area: Materials Science
Concentration Area: Information and Communication Systems
Concentration Area: Environment

CCS : Centro de Componentes Semicondutores (Center for
Semiconductor Components)
The Center for Semiconductor Components, CCS, is a multidisciplinary center, with emphasis on
nanoelectronics, nanophotonics and microelectronics. In addition to the research in nano and
microfabrication techniques, it also promotes a teaching enviroment for undergraduate, graduate
students and external insitituitions. Its facilities are open for industry and research both at graduate and
undergraduate level. CCS also provide services contract to other groups at UNICAMP as well as external
institutions
Micro and Nano Electrical Mechanical Systems
RFID System : Radio-frequency Identification
Font: http://www.computerdos.es/soluciones/mobility/mobilityRFID.html
RFID Advantages

No line-of-sight contact necessary
Speed of an RFID system
Robust system
Bidirectional communication
Reliability in tough environments


The Different Types of RFID Systems

Passive RFID
Active RFID
Semi-Passive RFID


Active RFID - Chipless RFID Tag Design -

Disadvantages of Active RFID tags vs Passive RFID tags

Size : Active RFID tags are generally larger than their passive counterparts



Font: http://brasil.rfidjournal.com/noticias/vision?11387
Photograph of the UWB 35-bit chipless RFID tag
Soluction : reconfigurable RFID tags
Layout of a spiral resonator (2.5GHz)
Line with characteristic
impedance of 50;

Substrate Taconic TLX-0, with
dieletric constant of 2.55 and
loss tangent of 0.0019.

Resonator's geometric
dimensions :

W1=5.2mm, W2=2.26mm,
W3=0.8mm, W4=0.2mm,
W5= 0.3mm, s1=8.15mm.

Variation of the spiral resonant
frequency with spiral length: S1
Frequency response of the ressonant
resonator
Spiral resonator in non-resonant state
To represent the bit 1 using the same resonator, is necessary remove the
resonant state or move the frequency response out of the operation
frequency band
Frequency response of the non-resonant
resonator
Silicon Switch- Software Designer
Theoric Model for the Silicon Switch
Photoconductive switches are activated by a laser on the wavelength
and light power proper to configure
Circuital Model for the switch using Designer
Silicon switch illuminated by the laser
Silicon switch without illumination

Goals

The silicon switch was placed at a strategic place on the
resonator and its frequency response was tested for the two
operation modes: ON (with the laser turned on) and OFF
(with the laser turned off) mode
Silicon Switch - Lumped RLC

Resonator on ON mode

Resonator on OFF mode
Tolerance tests
Random variation of the RLC parameters with 10% tolerance
Conclusion and next steps
A new optically reconfigurable resonator design was
presented

Accurate and rigorous electromagnetic simulations using
HFSS 15.0 software made it possible to predict the behavior
of the reconfigurable resonator and validate the proposed
technique

Next steps : optically reconfigurable tag construction,
assembly and test

Acknolodegements

Thanks for your attention!

Andreia Ap. de Castro Alves
a116142@dac.unicamp.br
To Prof. Dr. Leonardo L. B. Roger
To Igor Feliciano da Costa