Improving in-body ultra wideband communication using near-field coupling of the implanted antenna

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 585-589

  Khaleghi, Ali ^a,b   Balasingham, Ilangko ^b,c  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b Norwegian University of Science and Technology ^*

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Human tissue model; Implanted antenna; Near field coupling; Ultra wideband

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA DEPTHS; BIO-MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; BODY SURFACES; BODY TISSUES; COMMUNICATION DEVICES; COMMUNICATION LINK QUALITIES; ENERGY COUPLINGS; ENERGY DENSITIES; FIELD CALCULATIONS; FREQUENCY DEPENDENTS; HUMAN ANATOMIES; HUMAN TISSUE MODEL; IMPLANTED ANTENNA; NEAR FIELDS; NEAR-FIELD COUPLING; NEAR-FIELD REGIONS; NON-RADIATIVE; ON BODIES; PATH LOSS; SIGNAL TRANSMISSIONS; TIME DOMAINS; ULTRA WIDEBAND COMMUNICATIONS; ULTRA WIDEBAND SIGNALS; UWB CHANNELS; UWB SIGNALS;

CHANNEL CAPACITY; COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); RECEIVING ANTENNAS; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

COMMUNICATION;

EID: 62449245661     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.24126     Document Type: Article

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