Novel specific absorption rate (SAR) estimation method based on 2-D scanned electric fields

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 828-836

  Kiminami, Katsuki ^a   Iyama, Takahiro ^a   Onishi, Teruo ^a   Uebayashi, Shinji ^a  

^a NTT DoCoMo R and D Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

2 D electric field; 2 D probe array; 3 D SAR distribution; Epecific absorption rate (SAR); Equivalence theorem

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; ENERGY ABSORPTION; RADIOFREQUENCY SPECTROSCOPY; SYNTHETIC APERTURES;

2-D ELECTRIC FIELD; 2-D PROBE ARRAY; 3-D SAR DISTRIBUTION; EPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE (SAR); EQUIVALENCE THEOREM;

TARGET DRONES;

EID: 57049147954     PISSN: 00189375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEMC.2008.2004608     Document Type: Article

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