Effect of dielectric properties on the peak 1- and 10-g SAR for 802.11 a/b/g frequencies 2.45 and 5.15 to 5.85 GHz

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 268-274

  Kang, Gang ^a   Gandhi, Om P ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

2:1 variation of conductivity; Compliance testing; Near constancy of specific absorption rate (SAR); Wireless PCs

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FREQUENCIES; STANDARDS; TESTING; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

COMPLIANCE TESTING; NEAR CONSTANCY OF SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE; PERSONAL WIRELESS DEVICES; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE; VARIATION OF CONDUCTIVITY;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION;

EID: 2942635704     PISSN: 00189375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEMC.2004.826875     Document Type: Article

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