Title :
Human skin permittivity models for millimetre-wave range
Author :
Chahat, Nacer ; Zhadobov, Maxim ; Augustine, Robin ; Sauleau, Ronan
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electron. & Telecommun. of Rennes (IETR), Univ. of Rennes 1, Rennes, France
Abstract :
The complex permittivity of the human skin has been measured in vivo in the 10-60-GHz range using a recently developed coaxial slim probe. The results are compared with the literature data at millimetre waves, and a broad-band Cole-Cole model is proposed for several locations on the arm, namely at the palm, wrist, and forearm. This reported study provides relevant data required for studying interactions between emerging body-centric wireless millimetre-wave technologies and the human body.
Keywords :
body area networks; coaxial cables; millimetre wave measurement; permittivity measurement; skin; body area network; body-centric wireless millimetre-wave technology; broad-band Cole-Cole model; coaxial slim probe; frequency 10 GHz to 60 GHz; human body; human skin permittivity model; millimetre-wave range;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2011.0349
