An Experimental Study of the Propagation of 55 GHz Millimeter Waves in an Urban Mobile Radio Environment

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 140-146

  Thomas, H J ^a   Cole, R S ^b   Siqueira, G L ^c  

^a ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MILLIMETER WAVES; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; RADIO RECEIVERS; RADIO TRANSMITTERS;

COHERENCE BANDWIDTH; FAST FADING; URBAN MOBILE RADIO ENVIRONMENT;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 0028377258     PISSN: 00189545     EISSN: 19399359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/25.282274     Document Type: Article

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