Abstract:
A system comprises a cavity being reflecting for RF waves and comprises at least one acoustic wave sensor exhibiting a resonance frequency band, coupled to a sensor antenna; and an interrogation/reception device for the sensor. The interrogation/reception device comprises: means for transmitting/receiving an RF signal transmitting within an interrogation frequency band comprising the resonance frequency band of the sensor; at least a first transmission/reception antenna and a second transmission antenna/reception, positioned within the cavity; means for dividing the signal into at least a first RF signal and a second RF signal, the first signal being transmitted to the first transmission/reception antenna and the second signal being transmitted to the second transmission/reception antenna; means for creating a phase-shift between the first RF signal and the second RF signal; means for analysing the power level of the received signal. An interrogation method used in the system is also provided.
Abstract:
A method for optimizing the design of a device includes interrogation means and a differential passive sensor, including a generator connected directly or indirectly to a reader antenna, a passive sensor including at least two resonators, a sensor antenna connected to the sensor. The method includes determining a set of curves PSAW as a function of the frequency of interrogation of the sensor, each curve being defined for a given impedance ZT representing the impedance of the Thevenin equivalent generator dependent on the impedance of the reader antenna, on the impedance of the sensor antenna and on the coupling between the two antennas, for a given sensor impedance ZSAW; selecting at least one curve PSAW from the set of predefined curves meeting two criteria: exhibiting two frequency peaks representative of a coherent differential sensor behavior; having a width at mid-height of the two the peaks below a threshold value; and determining the sensor antenna exhibiting the sensor antenna impedance correlated to the curve PSAW selected for the predefined SAW sensor.