Compact Folded Meander-Line Harmonic Tag Antenna for Insect Tracking

Arjun Kumar; Anastasia Lavrenko

doi:10.23919/EuCAP57121.2023.10133399

Compact Folded Meander-Line Harmonic Tag Antenna for Insect Tracking

Arjun Kumar^*
, Anastasia Lavrenko

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This work presents a novel single layer dual-band meander-line harmonic tag antenna implemented on a thin flexible substrate. The proposed prototype consists of folded asymmetric meander-line dipoles that are matched to a low-voltage Schottky diode to generate second harmonic frequency of 5.8 GHz when illuminated by a fundamental frequency of 2.9 GHz. The proposed tag achieves fractional bandwidth of 1.67% at 2.9 GHz with compact size of 0.14 x 0.12 of the wavelength. The proposed tag antenna has 2.09 dBi gain at 2.9 GHz and 1.38 dBi at 5.8 GHz.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2023 17th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP)
Place of Publication	Piscataway, NJ
Publisher	IEEE
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Print)	978-1-6654-7541-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.23919/EuCAP57121.2023.10133399
Publication status	Published - 31 May 2023
Event	17th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2023 - Fortezza da Basso, Florence, Italy Duration: 26 Mar 2023 → 31 Mar 2023 Conference number: 17 https://www.eucap2023.org/

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Conference	17th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2023
Abbreviated title	EuCAP 2023
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Florence
Period	26/03/23 → 31/03/23
Internet address	https://www.eucap2023.org/

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Compact and Lightweight Harmonic Tags for Insect Tracking with an X-Band Harmonic Radar
Mogilnikov, A. & Lavrenko, A., 19 Nov 2025, 2025 55th European Microwave Conference (EuMC). Piscataway, NJ: IEEE, 4 p.
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Compact and Lightweight Planar Harmonic Tag for Operation in Challenging Environments
Mogilnikov, A., Kumar, A. & Lavrenko, A., 2025, In: IEEE Access. 13, p. 216026 - 216037 12 p.
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Compact Frequency-Tunable Harmonic Tag with Asymmetric Spiral Loop Topology
Kumar, A., Mogilnikov, A. & Lavrenko, A., 23 Jan 2025, 2024 International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (ISAP). Piscataway, NJ: IEEE, 2 p. (Proceedings International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (ISAP); vol. 20924).
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Compact Folded Meander-Line Harmonic Tag Antenna for Insect Tracking

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Compact and Lightweight Harmonic Tags for Insect Tracking with an X-Band Harmonic Radar

Compact and Lightweight Planar Harmonic Tag for Operation in Challenging Environments

Compact Frequency-Tunable Harmonic Tag with Asymmetric Spiral Loop Topology

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