Antennas and Propagation in UHF RFID Systems

In this paper, we discuss antennas and propagation aspects in current passive UHF RFID systems. We consider a "reader-tag-reader" link and concentrate on each part of it: reader antennas, propagation channel, and tags. We include channel modeling equations and support our discussion with experimental measurements of tag performance in various conditions. We also provide a comprehensive literature review.