Optimization of wireless sensors based on intermodulation communication

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 3446-3452

  Song, Jinsong ^a   Viikari, Ville ^b   Pesonen, Nadine ^a   Marttila, Ilkka ^a   Seppä, Heikki ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Intermodulation; Mixers; RF identification (RFID); Wireless sensors

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; COMMUNICATION PRINCIPLE; HARMONIC BALANCE SIMULATIONS; INTERMODULATION FREQUENCIES; RF IDENTIFICATIONS; SENSOR CAPACITANCE; SENSOR INFORMATIONS; WIRELESS SENSOR;

COMMUNICATION; INTERMODULATION; MIXERS (MACHINERY); OPTIMIZATION; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID);

SENSORS;

EID: 84883744131     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2013.2274052     Document Type: Article

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