GEOMETRICAL OPTICS FOR GYROTROPIC BODIES

Abstract

The methods of geometrical optics are extended so that they may be applied to gyrotropic bodies. Various internal and external reflections are considered at non parallel planar interfaces and means of determining the ray path or directions of energy flow are derived. Non-planar geometrics may be represented by the tangent planes at the various points of incidence. A method is given for computing the phases of the various fields. These values may be used to determine the reflected fields from such a gyrotropic body.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 15, 1964
Accession Number
AD0606094

Entities

People

  • C. H. Walter
  • L. Peters Jr.
  • W. C. Lee

Organizations

  • Ohio State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Earth Sciences
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Frequency
  • Geography
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Military Research
  • Optics
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Plane Waves
  • Quartic Equations
  • Refractive Index
  • Systems Engineering
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering