List of Abbreviations

3GPP Third Generation Partnership Project
Al2O3 Alumina
Balun Balanced-Unbalanced
CAD Computer Aided Design
DC Direct Current
DFT Discrete Fourier Transform
DUT Device Under Test
EM ElectroMagnetic
EMC ElectroMagnetic Compatibility
ESR Equivalent Series Resistance
FDTD Finite-Difference Time-Domain
FEM Finite Element Method
FR4 Glass reinforced epoxy laminate
GaAs Gallium arsenide
GPS Global Positioning System
GSM Global System for Mobile Communication
GTD Geometrical Theory of Diffraction
GUI Graphical User Interface
HPBW Half Power Beam Width
ICNIRP International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection
IFA Inverted-F Antenna
ISM Industrial, Scientific, Medical
ITU International Communications Union
LHCP Left-Hand Circular Polarization
LHEP Left-Hand Elliptical Polarization
LNA Low-Noise Amplifier
LOS Line of Sight
LTE Long Term Evolution
LTI Linear Time-Invariant
MIMO Multiple-Input Multiple-Output
MMIC Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits
MoM Method Of Moments
NA Network Analyser
NLOS Non Line of Sight
PA Power Amplifier
PCB Printed Circuit Board
PEC Perfect Electric Conductor
PML Perfectly Matched Layer
PTFE Polytetraflouroethylene
Radar Radio Detection and Ranging
RCS Radar Cross-Section
RF Radio Frequency
RFID Radio Frequency Identification
RHCP Right-Hand Circular Polarization
RHEP Right-Hand Elliptical Polarization
RMS Root Mean Square
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