Measurement of localized Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) for contactless smartcard readers operating in the HF band

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility

Volumn 40, Issue 4 PART 1, 1998, Pages 370-376

  Kanda, Michael ^a   McCoy, Danny O ^a   Schamberger, Mark A ^a   Balzano, Quirino ^a,b  

^a MOTOROLA INC   (United States)

^b IEEE

Author keywords

Contactless smartcard reader; Electromagnetic exposure; Specific absorption rate

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; SMART CARDS;

CONTACTLESS SMART CARD READERS; LOCALIZED SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE (SAR);

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION;

EID: 0032204182     PISSN: 00189375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/15.736224     Document Type: Article

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