Design of Security Paper with Selective Frequency Reflection

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Article Design of Security Paper with Selective Frequency Reﬂection Characteristics

Sang-Hwa Lee 1, Min-Sik Kim 2, Jong-Kyu Kim 2 and Ic-Pyo Hong 1,*

1 Department of Information and Communication Engineering, Kongju National University, Gongju 31080, Korea; [email protected] 2 National Security Research Institute, Daejeon 34188, Korea; [email protected] (M.-S.K.); [email protected] (J.-K.K.) * Correspondence: [email protected]

Received: 31 May 2018; Accepted: 11 July 2018; Published: 13 July 2018

Abstract: In this research, a security paper based on frequency selective structure technologies was designed and fabricated using selective wave reflection characteristics to prevent the offline leakage of confidential documents. Document leakage detection systems using security papers detect security papers using transceiving antenna gates. For the application of such systems, the structure must be designed with excellent reflection performance and stability at the angle of incidence. For this purpose, a loop and patch-type frequency selective structure based on a four-legged element structure was designed to have X-band frequency reflection characteristics. This design was based on optimized variables and was realized through the screen printing method using silver ink on A4 paper. It was verified that both the design and simulation results matched well. To verify its actual applicability, a detector module operable at 10 GHz was manufactured to observe both the security paper detection range in relation to distance with a signal strength of −10 dBm and the detection area in relation to the number of times that the security paper had been folded.

Keywords: security paper; frequency selective structure; document leakage detection; angle of incidence; four-legged element; screen printing method

1. Introduction In today’s rapidly changing information-oriented society, much effort has been devoted to securing national competitiveness through the development of unique technologies. However, as advanced technologies become connected to national core technologies, the risk of technology leakage is growing. The outflow of core technologies causes enormous losses by damaging the national economy and hindering industrial development. In particular, in the case of the national defense industry, the outflow of core technologies constitutes dangerous criminal acts that threaten the security of the nation. Moreover, leaked industrial secrets are irrecoverable and difficult to compensate. Therefore, it is necessary to actively work to develop systems related to the protection of domestic industrial technologies [1,2]. In most cases, industrial secrets are directly or indirectly leaked with the help of insiders through various routes and media. Leakage cases carried out through online routes such as e-mail and messenger services can be tracked and used for criminal investigation after leaks have occurred. To prevent the occurrence of such leaks in advance, electronic document systems optimized for effective information management and security have been introduced through the digitization of information. However, the risk of hacking or data replication has not been totally mitigated. Therefore, documents with special purposes, such as design drawings or documents having legal effects, are still produced and kept in the form of paper documents.

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Since the outflow of paper documents through offline routes such as fax and mail allow criminal acts to be stopped before confidential information is leaked, offline routes are the focus of efforts to prevent confidential leakage through in-advance detection. Thus, the development of a system to prevent offline data leakage is required. To prevent data leakage in offline environments, papers with security functions, such as uncopiable papers, copy-prevention papers, and electronic surveillance papers are being used [3,4]. Among these, the electronic article surveillance (EAS) system equips papers with electromagnetic induction sensors so that the outflow of papers can be detected at antenna gates located at the exits when printed documents are taken outside of the security area due to theft or leakage, causing an alarm to sound. These systems are divided into the electromagnetic (EM) type, which uses papers with magnetic induction materials, and the radio Frequency (RF) type, which uses papers equipped with radio frequency identification (RFID) tags. The EM type uses tags made of soft magnetic materials inside the paper, allowing the detection of harmonics generated by magnetic field changes caused when the paper passes through the alternating magnetic field created by the detector [5]. In 2002 [6], a study was made to fabricate security paper by applying magnetic strip structure to paper. The proposed technology can produce a security paper with a built-in magnetic sensor for each paper, but the magnetic strip structure operates at several kHz frequency and has a short recognition range. In addition, since the magnetic field is formed differently depending on the shape and direction of the magnetic strip, it is difficult to stably detect the paper. The RF type uses RFID tags with specific LC values created by conductive materials inside the paper, making it resonate at specific frequencies and creating strong electrical signals that can be detected after it comes into contact with a reader. It also features fast recognition speed and long-range detection. However, the general RFID structure uses an Intergrated Circuit (IC) chip to implement the capacitance component and the ID, and it is difficult to construct the security paper by applying it to each paper sheet in terms of structural and economic aspects [7]. To improve these disadvantages, a chipless-RFID was designed and printed on A4 paper. The RFID was printed on the reader, and the tag and resonance could be confirmed at the point of alignment. However, it can be recognized only when it is very close. Through previous research, RFID technology is an effective technology for managing books, files, and document bundles, but it is a technology that is difficult to apply to a single document [8]. In this research, to develop a microwave-based electronic surveillance paper, a security paper was created based on frequency selective surface (FSS) production technologies using cost-effective printed electronic technology. FSSs have a structure that acts as a space filter due to the periodic arrangement of conductive materials on a dielectric substrate, and they are used for indoor frequency control, radomes, and wave absorbers [9–11]. The traditional method of FSS circuit fabrication uses a printed circuit board (PCB) on an epoxy substrate. Recently, there has been a study on FSS which is manufactured by a printing method using conductive ink on a flexible substrate such as film or paper. There are a lot of film-based studies because it is easy to form a conductive pattern using a printing method on a film and a high-resolution FSS can be produced according to a printing technique when a film is used as a substrate to fabricate an FSS [12–14]. A study on FSS based on paper has been carried out on FSS with Wi-Fi band cut-off characteristics produced by a printing method using paper as a substrate in 2015 [15]. In 2016, there was a study on FSS with General System Mobile (GSM) band-stopping characteristics by forming a conductive pattern by adhering a copper film on paper [16]. In the same year, there was a study on reconstructed FSS based on coated paper based on printing method [17]. In the case of fabricating FSS by a printing method using a paper as a substrate, due to the nature of paper as a fibrous material, the conductive ink is not printed or printed with a very high surface resistance due to the property of absorbing ink. In addition, most studies using film and paper based flexible substrates are aimed at frequency blocking to improve the propagation environment of the indoor environment and focus on improving the frequency blocking performance and blocking the multi-band frequency. In this paper, we focus on the frequency reflection characteristics of the security paper using the proposed FSS, and it is necessary to design the unit structure to improve the reflection Sensors 2018Sensors, 18,2018 x FOR, 18, 2263PEER REVIEW 3 of 10 3 of 9 in considerationperformance of andthe tointernal maintain applicability, the uniform surface easiness condition of manufacture, even if there isand a conductive economic pattern problems. In addition,inside to solve the security the problem paper. It isthat necessary paper to absorbs manufacture ink theto productweaken in conductivity, consideration of use the internalof ink through viscosityapplicability, control is easinessrequired. of manufacture, and economic problems. In addition, to solve the problem that In thispaper research, absorbs ink to to develop weaken conductivity, security paper use of to ink pr throughevent viscositythe leakage control of is industrial required. technologies in offline environments,In this research, an toA4-paper develop securityscreen paperprinting to prevent method the leakageusing ofsilver industrial ink was technologies applied in to create offline environments, an A4-paper screen printing method using silver ink was applied to create electromagnetic-waveelectromagnetic-wave security security pape paperr that that operates operates in in the the X-band. X-band. The The frequency frequency reflection reflection properties properties of this ofsecurity this security paper paper were were measured, and and its applicability its applicability was verified was through verified testing through using detectors. testing using detectors.Figure Figure1 shows 1 shows a security a security paper detection paper systemdetection proposed system and proposed designed in and this paperdesigned by applying in this a paper by applyingdetector a detector and a and signal a generatorsignal generator to an EAS systemto an EAS with antennasystem gateswith [ 18antenna]. gates [18].

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2. Design2. Designand Fabrication and Fabrication of the of the Security Security Paper Paper

2.1. Design of Frequency Selective Structure 2.1. Design of Frequency Selective Structure The location and status of papers that pass through antenna gates are unpredictable. To enable Thetheir location detection, and patterns status of must papers be designed that pass that thro haveugh excellent antenna frequency gates reﬂection are unpredictable. characteristics To enable their detection,and are stable patterns to the must angle be of designed incidence andthat for have the polarizationexcellent frequency of incident reflection waves. The characteristics frequency and are stableselective to the structureangle of is incidence designed withand afor loop the structure polarization to secure of the incident incidence-angle waves. The stability frequency through selective miniaturization based on a four-legged element structure, which is known to have narrowband structure is designed with a loop structure to secure the incidence-angle stability through characteristics [19]. The line width and size of the units in the structure are related proportionally. miniaturizationTherefore, based the narrower on a thefour-legged line width, theelement smaller structure, the unit cell which design becomes,is known and to the have higher narrowband the characteristicsstability [19]. against The the incidentline width angle and becomes. size of The the surface units resistance in the structure decreases as ar thee related line width proportionally. of the Therefore,conductor the narrower becomes wider,the line and width, the thickness the smaller becomes the thicker. unit Incell this design paper, tobecomes, reduce the and size the of the higher the stabilityFSS against unit structure, the incident we designed angle the becomes. FSS structure The with surface a line resistance width of 1 mm decreases by increasing as the the thicknessline width of the through multiple printing while reducing the line width. The incidence-angle stability was veriﬁed conductor becomes wider, and the thickness becomes thicker. In this paper, to reduce the size of the FSS unit structure, we designed the FSS structure with a line width of 1 mm by increasing the thickness through multiple printing while reducing the line width. The incidence-angle stability was verified to be 2.5% (260 MHz), and the bandwidth was verified to be 18.2% (1.86 GHz) based on a vertical incidence permeation loss of –10 dB. Although the loop structure is stable to the angle of incidence, the patch structure was designed to improve the transmission performance. The incidence- angle stability of the patch structure was verified to be 7.2% (740 MHz), and its bandwidth was verified to be 19.6% (2 GHz) based on a transmission loss of −10 dB at the vertical incidence. When the patch structure was used, the transmission performance improved to −5.38 dB, but the stability for an angle of incidence decreased by 4.7% in comparison to the loop structure based on a vertical incidence. The proposed FSS unit structure is shown in Figure 2. A simulation was conducted using

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to be 2.5% (260 MHz), and the bandwidth was verified to be 18.2% (1.86 GHz) based on a vertical incidence permeation loss of −10 dB. Although the loop structure is stable to the angle of incidence, the patch structure was designed to improve the transmission performance. The incidence-angle stability of the patch structure was verified to be 7.2% (740 MHz), and its bandwidth was verified Sensors 2018to,, 18 be,, x 19.6%x FORFOR PEERPEER (2 GHz) REVIEWREVIEW based on a transmission loss of −10 dB at the vertical incidence. When the 4 of 9 patch structure was used, the transmission performance improved to −5.38 dB, but the stability for the commercialan angle electromagnetic of incidence decreased analysis by 4.7% software in comparison HFSS, and to the the loop results structure are basedshown on in a verticalFigure 3. After designingincidence. a unit Thestructure proposed in FSS a vacuum unit structure box, is whic shownh inis Figure a free2. Aspace simulation environment, was conducted the usingFSS analysis the commercial electromagnetic analysis software HFSS, and the results are shown in Figure3. After method using HFSS software, we set the master/slave boundary method as an infinite periodic designing a unit structure in a vacuum box, which is a free space environment, the FSS analysis method structuralusing analysis HFSS software,and interpreted we set the it master/slave as a floquet boundary port as method an input as an infinitesignal periodicmethod. structural The proposed structureanalysis was assumed and interpreted to have it asa surface a floquet resistance port as an input of 0.4 signal Ω/sq, method. which The satisfies proposed a performance structure was of more than –20assumed dB transmission to have a surface loss.resistance The actual of 0.4 silverΩ/sq, ink which has satisfies a very a performancelow sheet resistance of more than value –20 dB of about 0.02 Ω/sq.transmission However, loss. paper The actualmade silver from ink fibrous has a very materials low sheet absorbs resistance conductive value of about ink 0.02 and,Ω/sq. therefore, However, paper made from fibrous materials absorbs conductive ink and, therefore, increases the increasesincreases thethe surfacesurface resistance,resistance, whichwhich shouldshould bebe tataken into account when simulating. In addition, a surface resistance, which should be taken into account when simulating. In addition, a paper (εr = 2.8, paper (εrtan = 2.8,δ = 0.02) tan withδ == 0.02)0.02) a thickness withwith ofaa thicknessthickness 0.1 mm was ofof used 0.10.1as mmmm the was dielectricwas usedused substrate. asas thethe dielectricdielectric substrate.substrate.

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Figure 3. SimulatedSimulated transmissiontransmission andand reflectionreflection resultsresults ofof frequencyfrequency selectiveselective surfacesurface (FSS):(FSS): ((a)) LoopLoop type;type; ((b)) PatchPatch type.type.

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the commercial electromagnetic analysis software HFSS, and the results are shown in Figure 3. After designing a unit structure in a vacuum box, which is a free space environment, the FSS analysis method using HFSS software, we set the master/slave boundary method as an infinite periodic structural analysis and interpreted it as a floquet port as an input signal method. The proposed structure was assumed to have a surface resistance of 0.4 Ω/sq, which satisfies a performance of more than –20 dB transmission loss. The actual silver ink has a very low sheet resistance value of about 0.02 Ω/sq. However, paper made from fibrous materials absorbs conductive ink and, therefore, increases the surface resistance, which should be taken into account when simulating. In addition, a paper (εr = 2.8, tan δ = 0.02) with a thickness of 0.1 mm was used as the dielectric substrate.

Figure 2. Proposed frequency selective surface unit cell: (a) Loop type; (b) Patch type.

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Sensors 2018, 18, x FOR PEER REVIEW 5 of 9 Figure 3.Figure Simulated 3. Simulated transmission transmission and and reflection reﬂection results of of frequency frequency selective selective surface surface (FSS): ( a(FSS):) Loop (a) Loop 2.2. Fabricationtype; (b)type; Patch of (bSecurity) type. Patch type. Paper

The2.2. proposed Fabrication FSS of Security was fabricated Paper by screen printing on an A4 paper using silver ink with a surface resistanceThe proposed of 0.02 FSS Ω was/sq. fabricated During byprinting, screen printing it was on verified an A4 paper that using the silverpaper, ink which with a surface was made of fiber, wasresistance not conductive of 0.02 Ω/sq. becaus Duringe printing,the low-viscosity it was verified conductive that the paper, ink which permeated was made the of fiber,paper. was To solve this problem,not conductive a high-viscosity because the silver low-viscosity ink of conductive28,000 cPs ink was permeated used at the 20 paper. °C. Here, To solve 1 thiscPs problem,is the viscosity ◦ of watera at high-viscosity 20 °C. A screen silver printing ink of 28,000 technique cPs was usedoptimized at 20 C. for Here, the 1use cPs of is thehigh-viscosity viscosity of water ink was at used. ◦ After printing,20 C. A post-processing screen printing technique including optimized heat, for UV-r the useay, of high-viscosityand nitrogen ink treatment, was used. After was printing, carried out to post-processing including heat, UV-ray, and nitrogen treatment, was carried out to increase the ink’s increase preservabilitythe ink’s preservability or durability. Further, or durability. to improve theFu surfacerther, resistanceto improve of the the fabricated surface security resistance paper, of the fabricatedit wassecurity heat cured paper, for 20it was min atheat 150 cured◦C. The for fabricated 20 min FSS at 150 is shown °C. The in Figure fabricated4. To fit theFSS size is shown of an A4 in Figure 4. To fit paper,the size the of loop an structure A4 paper, has 425the unit loop structures structure in a 25has× 42517 array, unit and structures the patch structurein a 25 × has 17 368 array, unit and the patch structurestructures has in a368 23 × unit16 array. structures in a 23 × 16 array.

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FigureFigure 4. Fabrication 4. Fabrication FSS FSS on on paper: paper: ((aa)) Loop Loop type; type; (b) Patch(b) Patch type. type.

3. Security Paper Validation

3.1. Measurement of the Frequency Characteristics of Security Paper The frequency reflection characteristics of the fabricated security paper were measured in the free-space measurement environment shown in Figure 5, using a horn antenna with a band of 8.2 to 12.4 GHz, and a network analyzer. The angle of incidence of the fabricated FSS was measured to be 0° and 45° according to the Transverse Electric (TE)/Transverse Magnetic (TM) polarization of incident waves. As shown in Figure 6, a comparison of simulation and measurement results revealed that the maximum resonant frequency deviations of the loop structure and the patch structure were 1.7% (180 MHz) and 0.5% (60 MHz), respectively, at a TM-polarized angle of incidence of 45°, showing that the measurement results were similar to simulation results. The incidence angle stability of the loop structure was verified to be 5.1% (515 MHz), and that of the patch structure was 8.7% (870 MHz), which means that the loop structure is advantageous for a more stable performance at a TM-polarized incidence angle of 45°.

Figure 5. Frequency reflection characteristic measurement setup.

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2.2. Fabrication of Security Paper The proposed FSS was fabricated by screen printing on an A4 paper using silver ink with a surface resistance of 0.02 Ω/sq. During printing, it was verified that the paper, which was made of fiber, was not conductive because the low-viscosity conductive ink permeated the paper. To solve this problem, a high-viscosity silver ink of 28,000 cPs was used at 20 °C. Here, 1 cPs is the viscosity of water at 20 °C. A screen printing technique optimized for the use of high-viscosity ink was used. After printing, post-processing including heat, UV-ray, and nitrogen treatment, was carried out to increase the ink’s preservability or durability. Further, to improve the surface resistance of the fabricated security paper, it was heat cured for 20 min at 150 °C. The fabricated FSS is shown in Figure 4. To fit the size of an A4 paper, the loop structure has 425 unit structures in a 25 × 17 array, and the patch structure has 368 unit structures in a 23 × 16 array.

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Figure 4. Fabrication FSS on paper: (a) Loop type; (b) Patch type. Sensors 2018, 18, 2263 6 of 10 3. Security Paper Validation 3. Security Paper Validation 3.1. Measurement of the Frequency Characteristics of Security Paper 3.1. Measurement of the Frequency Characteristics of Security Paper The frequency reflection characteristics of the fabricated security paper were measured in the free-spaceThe measurement frequency reﬂection environment characteristics shown ofin theFigure fabricated 5, using security a horn paper antenna were with measured a band in of the 8.2 to free-space measurement environment shown in Figure5, using a horn antenna with a band of 8.2 to 12.4 GHz, and a network analyzer. The angle of incidence of the fabricated FSS was measured to be 12.4 GHz, and a network analyzer. The angle of incidence of the fabricated FSS was measured to be 0◦ 0° and 45° according to the Transverse Electric (TE)/Transverse Magnetic (TM) polarization of and 45◦ according to the Transverse Electric (TE)/Transverse Magnetic (TM) polarization of incident incidentwaves. waves. As shown As shown in Figure in Figure6, a comparison 6, a comparison of simulation of simulation and measurement and measurement results revealed results thatrevealed that the maximummaximum resonant resonant frequency frequency deviations deviations of the of loop the structureloop structure and the and patch the structure patch structure were 1.7% were 1.7%(180 (180 MHz) MHz) and and 0.5% 0.5% (60 MHz),(60 MHz), respectively, respectively, at a TM-polarized at a TM-polarized angle of incidence angle of of incidence 45◦, showing of 45°, showingthat thethat measurement the measurement results were results similar were to simulation similar to results. simulation The incidence results. angle The stability incidence of the angle stabilityloop of structure the loop was structure veriﬁed towas be 5.1%verified (515 to MHz), be 5.1% and that(515 of MHz), the patch and structure that of the was patch 8.7% (870 structure MHz), was 8.7%which (870 MHz), means thatwhich the means loop structure that the is loop advantageous structure for is aadvantageous more stable performance for a more at stable a TM-polarized performance ◦ at a TM-polarizedincidence angle incidence of 45 . angle of 45°.

Figure 5. Frequency reflection characteristic measurement setup. Sensors 2018, 18, x FOR PEERFigure REVIEW 5. Frequency reﬂection characteristic measurement setup. 6 of 9

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Figure 6. Measurement results of frequency reflection characteristic: (a) Loop type; (b) Patch type.

3.2. Measurement of the Security Paper Using a Detector To create a system in which an alarm sounds when the security paper passes through an antenna gate, a detection system with a detector module equipped with a patch antenna and an LED was created, as shown in Figure 7, and its FSS detection area was observed. As shown in Figure 7, the detection system is composed of a transceiving patch antenna, detector module, network analyzer, signal generator, power supply, and multimeter. The transmitting antenna receives signals from the signal generator and sends them to the FSS. Then, the receiving antenna receives the reflected signals from the FSS and verifies the detection area through the LED lights of the detector module. The signal generator applies a signal strength of −10 dBm to the transmitting antenna, and the detector module receives power of 158 mA from the power supply at 6 V, and a power of 150 mA from the LED at 5 V. To clearly observe the LED lights, a multimeter was connected to the LED terminal to verify the output of 5 V. To verify the detection area according to the distance of the security paper and to prevent leakage of folded paper with the detector module system, the detection area was observed according to the number of times the paper was folded. The security paper was folded in half five times for the test. The paper size and number of unit structures in relation to the number of folds are tabulated in Table 1. After the detection area was measured by using the detector module, the received signal strength indicators (RSSI) were observed. The measurement results are shown in Figure 8. The loop structure was detectable at

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Figure 6. Measurement results of frequencyfrequency reﬂectionreflection characteristic:characteristic: (a)) LoopLoop type;type; ((b)) PatchPatch type.type.

3.2. Measurement of the Security Paper Using a Detector 3.2. Measurement of the Security Paper Using a Detector To create a system in which an alarm sounds when the security paper passes through an antenna To create a system in which an alarm sounds when the security paper passes through an antenna gate, a detection system with a detector module equipped with a patch antenna and an LED was gate, a detection system with a detector module equipped with a patch antenna and an LED was created, as shown in Figure 7, and its FSS detection area was observed. As shown in Figure 7, the created, as shown in Figure7, and its FSS detection area was observed. As shown in Figure7, detection system is composed of a transceiving patch antenna, detector module, network analyzer, the detection system is composed of a transceiving patch antenna, detector module, network analyzer, signal generator, power supply, and multimeter. signal generator, power supply, and multimeter. The transmitting antenna receives signals from the signal generator and sends them to the FSS. The transmitting antenna receives signals from the signal generator and sends them to the FSS. Then, the receiving antenna receives the reflected signals from the FSS and verifies the detection area Then, the receiving antenna receives the reflected signals from the FSS and verifies the detection area through the LED lights of the detector module. The signal generator applies a signal strength of −10 through the LED lights of the detector module. The signal generator applies a signal strength of dBm to the transmitting antenna, and the detector module receives power of 158 mA from the power −10 dBm to the transmitting antenna, and the detector module receives power of 158 mA from the supply at 6 V, and a power of 150 mA from the LED at 5 V. To clearly observe the LED lights, a power supply at 6 V, and a power of 150 mA from the LED at 5 V. To clearly observe the LED lights, multimeter was connected to the LED terminal to verify the output of 5 V. To verify the detection a multimeter was connected to the LED terminal to verify the output of 5 V. To verify the detection area according to the distance of the security paper and to prevent leakage of folded paper with the area according to the distance of the security paper and to prevent leakage of folded paper with the detector module system, the detection area was observed according to the number of times the paper detector module system, the detection area was observed according to the number of times the paper was folded. The security paper was folded in half five times for the test. The paper size and number was folded. The security paper was folded in half five times for the test. The paper size and number of of unit structures in relation to the number of folds are tabulated in Table 1. After the detection area unit structures in relation to the number of folds are tabulated in Table1. After the detection area was was measured by using the detector module, the received signal strength indicators (RSSI) were measured by using the detector module, the received signal strength indicators (RSSI) were observed. observed. The measurement results are shown in Figure 8. The loop structure was detectable at The measurement results are shown in Figure8. The loop structure was detectable at distances ranging from 8 to 26 cm, and the patch structure was detectable at distances ranging from 7 to 24 cm. The A4 paper was undetectable when it was smaller than 1/8 its normal size, i.e., when it had been folded more than three times.

Table 1. Number of unit cell for fold count.

Folding Number of Unit Cell Count Size (mm) Loop Patch 0 A4 (297 × 210) 25 × 17 23 × 16 1 1/2 (210 × 148) 17 × 12 16 × 11 2 1/4 (148 × 105) 12 × 8 11 × 8 3 1/8 (105 × 74) 8 × 6 8 × 5 4 1/16 (74 × 52) 6 × 4 5 × 4 5 1/32 (52 × 37) 4 × 3 4 × 2 Sensors 2018, 18, x FOR PEER REVIEW 7 of 9 Sensors 2018, 18, x FOR PEER REVIEW 7 of 9 distances ranging from 8 to 26 cm, and the patch structure was detectable at distances ranging from distances ranging from 8 to 26 cm, and the patch structure was detectable at distances ranging from Sensors7 to 242018 cm., 18 The, 2263 A4 paper was undetectable when it was smaller than 1/8 its normal size, i.e., when8 of 10it 7had to 24been cm. folded The A4 more paper than was three undetectable times. when it was smaller than 1/8 its normal size, i.e., when it had been folded more than three times.

Figure 7. Detector measurement setup: (a) block diagram; (b) measurement setup. Figure 7. DetectorDetector measurement measurement setup: ( aa)) block block diagram; diagram; ( (b)) measurement measurement setup.

Figure 8. Received signal strength indicators (RSSI) measurement results. Figure 8. Received signal strength indicators (RSSI) measurement results. Figure 8. Received signal strength indicators (RSSI) measurement results.

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4. Conclusions In this research, a security paper was designed and fabricated using frequency selective surface techniques to prevent the outflow of industrial technologies in offline environments. To detect paper passing randomly through antenna gates, a four-legged element structure was designed as a loop and a patch structure to realize a paper with excellent reflection performance and stability to the angle of incidence. Considering the characteristics of security papers, a screen printing technique was used to create the security paper using silver ink on A4 paper. Measurements of its frequency reflection characteristics demonstrated that the fabricated FSS displayed similar results to those obtained by simulation, and the security paper was detectable using the detection system within an average distance of 25 cm. In the future, security paper equipped with a frequency selective structure will be created using laminating technologies to prevent damage of the frequency selective structure exposed on the paper surface.

Author Contributions: I.-P.H. conceived of and designed the concept and S.-H.L. designed the security paper and performed the experiment of electromagnetic characteristics. M.-S.K. and J.-K.K. implemented the experimental framework, prepared the dataset and experiments and S.-H.L. and I.-P.H. wrote the majority of the paper. Funding: This research was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF-2018R1A2B6001680) and the Functional Districts of the Science Belt Support Program(2017K000488), Ministry of Science and ICT. Conﬂicts of Interest: The authors declare no conﬂicts of interest.

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