Characterization of on-human-body UWB radio propagation channel

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1365-1371

  Zhang, Y P ^a   Bin, Li ^a   Qi, Cao ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

UWB antenna; UWB propagation; Wireless body area network

Indexed keywords

ANECHOIC CHAMBERS; DELAY CIRCUITS; MULTIPATH PROPAGATION; RADIO TRANSMISSION; RADIOGRAPHY; WAVE PROPAGATION;

RADIO PROPAGATION CHANNELS; UWB ANTENNAS; UWB PROPAGATION; WIRELESS BODY AREA NETWORKS (WBAN);

CHANNEL CAPACITY;

EID: 34248220032     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.22411     Document Type: Article

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