PDMS-based Skin-equivalent Phantom for Propagation Studies in the 58-63 GHz Range

Anda Guraliuc; Maxim Zhadobov; Ronan Sauleau

4th International Conference on Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare - "Transforming healthcare through innovations in mobile and wireless technologies"

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PDMS-based Skin-equivalent Phantom for Propagation Studies in the 58-63 GHz Range

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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/icst.mobihealth.2014.257344,
    author={Anda Guraliuc and Maxim Zhadobov and Ronan Sauleau},
    title={PDMS-based Skin-equivalent Phantom for Propagation Studies in the 58-63 GHz Range},
    proceedings={4th International Conference on Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare - "Transforming healthcare through innovations in mobile and wireless technologies"},
    publisher={IEEE},
    proceedings_a={MOBIHEALTH},
    year={2014},
    month={12},
    keywords={body-centric communications; millimeter-wave propagation; solid phantom},
    doi={10.4108/icst.mobihealth.2014.257344}
}

Anda Guraliuc
Maxim Zhadobov
Ronan Sauleau
Year: 2014
PDMS-based Skin-equivalent Phantom for Propagation Studies in the 58-63 GHz Range
MOBIHEALTH
IEEE
DOI: 10.4108/icst.mobihealth.2014.257344

Anda Guraliuc¹, Maxim Zhadobov¹^,*, Ronan Sauleau¹

1: IETR, University of Rennes1

*Contact email: maxim.zhadobov@univ-rennes1.fr

Abstract

A solid phantom simulating the same reflection coefficient at the air / phantom interface as at the air / skin interface is developed for on-body propagation assessment in the 58-63 GHz range. The phantom consists in a grounded lossy dielectric sheet made of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and carbon black powder. The paper describes the characteristics of the phantom and provides an example of its application in propagation studies at 60 GHz.

Keywords: body-centric communications; millimeter-wave propagation; solid phantom

Published: 2014-12-05
Publisher: IEEE

: http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/icst.mobihealth.2014.257344