A UTD/FDTD model to evaluate human exposure to base-station antennas in realistic urban environments

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn 1, Issue , 2003, Pages 403-406

  Bernardi, Paolo ^a   Cavagnaro, Marta ^a   Cicchetti, Renato ^a   Pisa, Stefano ^a   Piuzzi, Emanuele ^a   Testa, Orlandino ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

BASE-STATION ANTENNAS;

MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0041663556     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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