Prediction of the SAR level induced in a dielectric sphere by a thin wire dipole antenna

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 80, Issue , 2008, Pages 321-336

  Kouveliotis, N K ^a   Capsalis, C N ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; DATA ACQUISITION; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; SPHERES;

DIELECTRIC SPHERES; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE (SAR); STANDING WAVE RATIO (SWR);

DIPOLE ANTENNAS;

EID: 40449099631     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER07112804     Document Type: Article

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