Title :
Guest Editorial: Special Cluster on Antennas for Wireless Body Area Networks
Author :
Skrivervik, Anja K. ; Marrocco, Gaetano
Author_Institution :
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne 1015, Switzerland
Abstract :
The papers in this special section highlight current and emerging research in antennas for WBAN, as well as applications of this technology. This ssection brings together the latest work in antennas for in-, on-, and off-body communication, the WBAN channels, the measurement of wearable and implantable antennas, and also considers the important aspect of specific absorption rate (SAR) estimation and measurement.
Keywords :
Antenna measurements; Body area networks; Dipole antennas; Electromagnetics; Special issues and sections; Wearable computing; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LAWP.2015.2457531
