Electromagnetic field measurements of WIMAX systems using isotropic broadband probes

Author

Letertre, Thierry ; Monebhurrun, Vikass ; Toffano, Zeno

Author_Institution

Dept. of Telecommun., SUPELEC, Gif-sur-Yvette, France

fYear

2011

fDate

5-10 June 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

In the context of human exposure to Radio Frequency (RF), measurements of electromagnetic fields are performed, according to standard measurement protocols, using isotropic broadband probes with or without service filters. Two electric field measurement probes are herein examined. Their responses to different typical WIMAX emissions are analysed. Results show that these probes are not accurate enough for the next generation OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) communication systems. A new correction method for these probes is proposed for the evaluation of the RF exposure due to WIMAX systems.

Keywords

OFDM modulation; WiMax; next generation networks; probes; radiofrequency measurement; RF exposure evaluation; WiMax systems; electric field measurement probes; electromagnetic field measurements; human exposure; isotropic broadband probes; next generation OFDM communication systems; next generation orthogonal frequency division multiplexing communication systems; service filters; standard measurement protocols; Peak to average power ratio; WiMAX; Wireless sensor networks; WIMAX; correction method; electric field; in situ measurements; isotropic broadband probes;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium Digest (MTT), 2011 IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD

ISSN

0149-645X

Print_ISBN

978-1-61284-754-2

Electronic_ISBN

0149-645X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.2011.5972880

Filename

5972880