UWB signal propagation at the human head

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1836-1844

  Zasowski, Thomas ^a,b   Meyer, Gabriel ^a,c   Althaus, Frank ^a,b   Wittneben, Armin ^a,b,d  

^a IEEE   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c URSI Commission E   (Switzerland)

^d Institute of Communication Technology

Author keywords

Body area network (BAN); Propagation mechanisms; Ultra wideband (UWB)

Indexed keywords

BODY AREA NETWORK (BAN); PROPAGATION MECHANISMS; ULTRA-WIDEBAND (UWB);

CARRIER COMMUNICATION; RADIO COMMUNICATION; RECEIVING ANTENNAS; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; SURFACE WAVES;

BROADBAND NETWORKS;

EID: 33645912066     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2006.871989     Document Type: Conference Paper

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