An efficient FDTD-time-domain equivalent currents method for safety assessment in human exposure to base-station antennas in presence of obstacles

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1987-1991

  Martinez Burdalo M ^a   Martin, A ^a   Pizarro, V ^a   Villar, R ^a  

^a Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas   (Spain)

Author keywords

Base station antennas; Dosimetry studies; FDTD methods; SAR calculation; Time domain equivalent currents

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; LIGHT SCATTERING;

-DIFFERENCE TIME-DOMAIN TECHNIQUE; BASE-STATION ANTENNAS; DOSIMETRY STUDIES; SAR CALCULATION; TIME-DOMAIN EQUIVALENT CURRENTS;

TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 33748448250     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.21818     Document Type: Article

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