Evaluation of the real-life exposure due to mobile phones in an indoor environment

Vikass Monebhurrun (1) , Ashish Rojatkar (1)

1 GeePs - Laboratoire Génie électrique et électronique de Paris

The peak spatial-average specific absorption rate (SAR) of a mobile phone measured at maximum power level under laboratory condition is not representative of the real-life exposure. The real-life SAR is strongly dependent on the over-the-air (OTA) performance of the mobile phone as well as the propagation condition. An indoor environment is herein considered for the evaluation of the real-life exposure from three mobile phones. It is shown that on average the mobile phone with the best so-called SAROTA index-expressed as the ratio between the SAR and total radiated power (TRP) - exhibits the lowest real-life exposure.

Keywords: Dosimetry; specific absorption rate; real-life exposure; Mobile handsets; Indoor environments; Power measurement; GSM; Indexes; Power control

Domains: Engineering Sciences [physics]; Electromagnetism

Vikass Monebhurrun, Ashish Rojatkar. Evaluation of the real-life exposure due to mobile phones in an indoor environment. IEEE Radio and Antenna Days of the Indian Ocean 2016, Radio Society (Mauritius), Oct 2016, Saint-Gilles Les Bains, Réunion. ⟨10.1109/radio.2016.7772029⟩. ⟨hal-01427179⟩