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This chapter focuses on the basic concepts of radio frequency identification (RFID) and RFID systems. The reader is introduced to a top level view of an RFID system comprising the RFID tag, RFID reader, and middleware. The current and emerging applications of RFID are presented. Limitations of barcodes due to non-line-of-sight operation and reading range have opened the door to RFID as an enabling technology for RFID. However, tag prices are not yet comparable with the low cost price of barcodes. Chipless RFID is proposed as the solution for low cost item tagging. A multiresonator-based chipless RFID tag and associated RFID reader block diagrams and concepts are presented.
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Preradovic, S., Karmakar, N. (2012). Introduction. In: Multiresonator-Based Chipless RFID. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2095-8_1
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