Pulse Propagation in Random Media

Abstract

This report summarizes results obtained in the study of how waves are reflected and transmitted by a randomly layered medium. Temporally pulsed energy (plane wave, beam or radiated energy from a localized source) illuminates this material. Work that was initially done for the acoustic problem has been extended to the electromagnetic problem. An extensive simulation study has confirmed the applicability of this theory. Recent work has considered radiation from a monochromatic point source in the presence of a randomly layered medium.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 11, 1990
Accession Number
ADA229006

Entities

People

  • Werner Kohler

Organizations

  • Virginia Tech

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Availability
  • Classification
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Materials
  • Mathematics
  • Plane Waves
  • Radiation
  • Security
  • Simulations
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistics
  • Virginia
  • Wave Propagation
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Theoretical Analysis.
  • Wave Propagation and Nonlinear Chaotic Dynamics.