SCATTERING RESONANCES ON A FAST-WAVE STRUCTURE,

Abstract

The scattering resonances, or generalized Wood's anomalies, that are exhibited on a fast-wave structure are investigated. The fast-wave struc ture analyzed here in detail consists of a par allel-plate waveguide perturbed by a series of periodic, parallel slits in the top plate. In the range a/gamma < 1/2, the plane wave scatter ing problem is considered for both E and H mode polarizations, and the anomalies are found to manifest themselves as a rapid variation in the phase of the reflection coefficient. When a/gamma < 1/2, there are no higher order diffracted waves, and the magnitude of the reflection coefficient is therefore fixed at unity. The relative peri odicity is next extended to the range 1/2 < a/gamma < 1, and the scattering problem consid ered for E mode polarization. The periodicity is now such that both the reflected wave and the first higher order diffracted wave propagate transversely. Under such circumstances, it is convenient to use a scattering description for the fields, and the anomalies may then be ob served as rapid variations in both magnitude and phase of the scattering coefficients. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0416437

Entities

People

  • Robert C.m. Li

Organizations

  • New York University Tandon School of Engineering

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coefficients
  • Periodic Variations
  • Plane Waves
  • Polarization
  • Reflection
  • Resonance
  • Scattering
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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