ELECTROMAGNETIC BOUNDARY WAVES. AN INTRODUCTION.

Abstract

The theory of electromagnetic boundary waves is developed from Maxwell's equations, with emphasis on surface and leaky waves. First, a simple case of surface and leaky wave excitation is analyzed. The characteristics of inhomogeneous plane waves are then derived and related to the general prop erties of boundary waves along plane interfaces. The diverse types of boundary waves arising in waveguiding, refraction, diffraction, and propa gation are then displayed. Surface waves on guiding structures, and the radiation mechanism of both surface and leaky waves on finite-length structures, are explored in some detail. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0418287

Entities

People

  • F.j. Zucker

Organizations

  • Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Diffraction
  • Equations
  • Excitation
  • Plane Waves
  • Refraction
  • Surface Waves
  • Waves

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Microwave Engineering.
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