Characterization of the body-centric propagation channel at 60 GHz in the presence of textiles

Abstract

This study deals with the characterization of propagation along the body at 60 GHz. An analytical model based on Green's function representation is proposed for an infinitesimal dipole radiating over the surface of a multilayer structure representing skin and clothing layers. Further, the textile effect on the propagation between two open-ended waveguides along a layered structure is experimentally investigated.