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Nikookar, H., Prasad, R. (2009). UWB Applications. In: Introduction to Ultra Wideband for Wireless Communications. Signals and Communication Technology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6633-7_9

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