Design and characterization of a UWB slot antenna optimized for radiation in human tissue

Proceedings - 2009 IEEE International Conference on Ultra-Wideband, ICUWB 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 159-163

  Leib, Mario ^a   Frei, Michael ^a   Sailer, Dietmar ^a   Menzel, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antenna characterization; Biological tissue; Biotelemetry; Lossy media; Slot antenna; Ultra wideband (UWB)

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA DESIGN; ANTENNA GAINS; BIOLOGICAL TISSUES; DATA RATES; FREQUENCY RANGES; HUMAN BODIES; HUMAN TISSUES; IMPLANTED DEVICE; LOSSY MEDIA; LOW COSTS; LOW-POWER CONSUMPTION; MEASUREMENT SETUP; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES; PHANTOM LIQUIDS; SHORT-RANGE COMMUNICATION; TISSUE MIMIC;

ANTENNA ARRAYS; COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SLOT ANTENNAS; TISSUE; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ULTRA-WIDEBAND (UWB);

EID: 71949125606     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICUWB.2009.5288691     Document Type: Conference Paper

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