Evaluation and optimization of the specific absorption rate for multiantenna systems

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 628-637

  Wang, Minshen ^a   Lin, Li ^b   Chen, Ji ^a   Jackson, David ^a   Kainz, Wolfgang ^c   Qi, Yihong ^d   Jarmuszewski, Perry ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b ZTE TX INC   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR DEVICES AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH   (United States)

^d RESEARCH IN MOTION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antenna radiation efficiency; finite difference time domain (FDTD) calculation; multiantenna system; optimization; specific absorption rate

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA RADIATION EFFICIENCY; BEAMFORMING TECHNIQUE; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAINS; HEAD MODEL; HUMAN HEAD MODEL; LOWER AND UPPER BOUNDS; MULTI-ANTENNA SYSTEMS; MULTI-ANTENNA WIRELESS; MULTIANTENNA SYSTEM; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE;

ABSORPTION; ANTENNA RADIATION; ANTENNAS; DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; TISSUE;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

EID: 80052073507     PISSN: 00189375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEMC.2011.2109005     Document Type: Article

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