Millimeter-wave interactions with the human body : state of knowledge and recent advances

Maxim Zhadobov (1) , Nacer Chahat (1) , Ronan Sauleau (2) , Catherine Le Quement (3) , Yves Le Drean (3)

1 IETR - Institut d'Electronique et de Télécommunications de Rennes
2 IETR - Institut d'Électronique et des Technologies du numéRique
3 ICM - Interactions cellulaires et moléculaires

The biocompatibility of millimeter-wave devices and systems is an important issue due to the wide number of emerging body-centric wireless applications at millimeter waves. This review article provides the state of knowledge in this field and mainly focuses on recent results and advances related to the different aspects of millimeter-wave interactions with the human body. Electromagnetic, thermal, and biological aspects are considered and analyzed for exposures in the 30-100 GHz range with a particular emphasis on the 60-GHz band. Recently introduced dosimetric techniques and specific instrumentation for bioelectromagnetic laboratory studies are also presented. Finally, future trends are discussed.

Mots clés: Dielectric properties; Bioelectromagnetics; BAN; Dosimetry; Millimeter waves; Biocompatibility; 60-GHz body-centric communications

Domaines: Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]

Maxim Zhadobov, Nacer Chahat, Ronan Sauleau, Catherine Le Quement, Yves Le Drean. Millimeter-wave interactions with the human body : state of knowledge and recent advances. International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies, 2011, 3 (2), pp.237-247. ⟨10.1017/S1759078711000122⟩. ⟨hal-00664437⟩