Fidelity based optimization of UWB antenna-radiation for medical applications

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, AP-S International Symposium (Digest)

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 2411-2414

  Pancera, Elena ^a   Wiesbeck, Werner ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fidelity; Medical Applications; UWB Antennas; UWB Radiation

Indexed keywords

FIDELITY; FREQUENCY-DEPENDENT; HUMAN BODIES; OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES; RADIATION PROPERTIES; TIME DOMAIN; TRANSMISSION LAYERS; UWB ANTENNA; UWB RADIATION;

ANTENNAS; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; OPTIMIZATION; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

ULTRA-WIDEBAND (UWB);

EID: 80055006765     PISSN: 15223965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/APS.2011.5997008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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