Low-Power Frequency Doubler in Cellulose-Based Materials for Harmonic RFID Applications

IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 896-898

  Palazzi, Valentina ^a   Alimenti, Federico ^a   Mezzanotte, Paolo ^a   Virili, Marco ^a   Mariotti, Chiara ^a   Orecchini, Giulia ^a   Roselli, Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cellulose materials; flexible substrates; frequency multipliers; green electronics; harmonic RFID; internet of things (IoT); paper based substrates; Schottky diodes

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; FREQUENCY DOUBLERS; MICROWAVE DEVICES; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES;

BIODEGRA-DABLE MATERIALS; CONVERSION LOSS; MICROSTRIP STRUCTURES; MICROWAVE RECEIVER; OUTPUT FREQUENCY; RFID APPLICATIONS; SCHOTTKY DIODES; SECOND HARMONICS;

HARMONIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 84959515093     PISSN: 15311309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LMWC.2014.2361431     Document Type: Article

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