Wireless power and data transmission strategies for next-generation capsule endoscopes

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Puers, R ^a   Carta, R ^a   Thone J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE POWER; CAPSULAR ENDOSCOPY; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPES; CLASS-E AMPLIFIER; CONTROL DATA; DATA TRANSMISSION; HELMHOLTZ COIL; HIGH DATA RATE; HUMAN BODIES; INDUCTIVE LINK; INDUCTIVE POWERING; LED ILLUMINATION; POWER CARRIER; POWERING SYSTEMS; RF LINKS; WIRELESS POWER;

ENDOSCOPY; FERRITES; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; RADIO BROADCASTING;

RADIO TRANSMISSION;

EID: 79955854261     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/21/5/054008     Document Type: Article

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