Antennas and Propagation for Body-Centric Wireless Communications at Millimeter-Wave Frequencies: A Review [Wireless Corner]

Author

Pellegrini, Alessandro ; Brizzi, Alessio ; Zhang, Leiqi ; Ali, Khaleda ; Hao, Yuwen ; Wu, Xiaojie ; Constantinou, Constantinos C. ; Nechayev, Y. ; Hall, Peter S. ; Chahat, Nacer ; Zhadobov, Maxim ; Sauleau, Ronan

Author_Institution

Antennas & Electromagn. Group, Univ. of London, London, UK

Volume

55

Issue

4

fYear

2013

fDate

Aug. 2013

Firstpage

262

Lastpage

287

Abstract

Body-centric wireless communications represent a well-established field of research, with many studies and applications developed in a range of frequencies that extend from 400 MHz up to 10 GHz. However, many advantages can be found in operating such systems at millimeter-wave frequencies. For example, compact antennas suitable for body-centric applications can be obtained together with other benefits, such as higher data rates and reduced interference and "observability". Meanwhile, numerical modeling of antennas and propagation at millimeter-wave frequencies represents a major challenge in terms of efficiency and accuracy. The aim of this paper is to provide a review of recent progresses and outstanding challenges in the field of body-centric communication at frequencies of 60 GHz and 94 GHz.

Keywords

body area networks; millimetre wave antennas; numerical analysis; radiowave propagation; body-centric wireless communications; compact antennas; frequency 60 GHz; frequency 94 GHz; interference reduction; millimeter-wave frequencies; numerical modeling; observability; propagation; Finite difference methods; Millimeter wave communication; Millimeter wave propagation; Time-domain analysis; Body-centric wireless communication; millimeter waves; numerical methods; on-body antennas; phantoms;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1045-9243

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MAP.2013.6645205

Filename

6645205