Investigation of polarization in on-body propagation channels

Author

Akhoondzadeh-Asl, L. ; Khan, I. ; Nechayev, Y.I. ; Hall, P.S.

Author_Institution

EECE Dept., Univ. of Birmingham, Birmingham

fYear

2009

fDate

23-27 March 2009

Firstpage

466

Lastpage

469

Abstract

A measurement campaign to investigate the polarisation behaviour of on-body communication channels using a dual polarised antenna is reported. The antenna is a combination of a monopole and loop antenna, which yields the required vertical and horizontal polarization respectively in the XY plane. Measurements were done using this antenna on the body in indoor environment. The collected data has been processed and the results are presented.

Keywords

body area networks; electromagnetic wave polarisation; loop antennas; monopole antennas; multifrequency antennas; radiowave propagation; wireless channels; body area network channels; dual polarised antenna; horizontal polarization; indoor environment; loop antenna; monopole antenna; on-body communication channels; on-body propagation channels; vertical polarization; wireless communication; Antenna accessories; Antenna feeds; Antenna measurements; Antennas and propagation; Communication channels; Coplanar waveguides; Dielectric losses; Indoor environments; Polarization; Wireless communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation, 2009. EuCAP 2009. 3rd European Conference on

Conference_Location

Berlin

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4753-4

Electronic_ISBN

978-3-00-024573-2

Type

conf

Filename

5067667