Title: Overview primer on near-field UHF versus near-field HF RFID tags

Authors: Leigh Turner, Marlin H. Mickle

Addresses: Invertech Electronics Pty Ltd., P.O. Box 3334, Rundle Mall, Adelaide, South Australia 5000. ' University of Pittsburgh, 348 Benedum Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA

Abstract: Much exaggerated hype and trivia have been written in the popular RFID literature about near-field as it applies to UHF tags. This overview aims to lay out a number of the facts and attempts to introduce and demystify things for those wishing to have a better knowledge and deeper insight into the practical realities of working in the near-field whether at 900 or 13.56 MHz, that is, UHF or HF, respectively.

Keywords: radio frequency identification; HF RFID tags; UHF RFID tags; near field; far field.

DOI: 10.1504/IJRFITA.2007.015852

International Journal of Radio Frequency Identification Technology and Applications, 2007 Vol.1 No.3, pp.291 - 302

Published online: 25 Nov 2007 *

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