Abstract
A systematic analysis for solving the wave propagation problem in a general bianisotropic, stratified medium is presented. The method utilises the concept of propagators, and the representation of these operators is simplified by introducing the Cayley-Hamilton theorem. The propagators propagate the total tangential electric and magnetic fields in the slab and only outside the slab do the up- and down-going parts of the fields need to be identified. This procedure makes the physical interpretation of the theory intuitive. The reflection and the transmission dyadics for a general bianisotropic medium with an isotropic (vacuum) half-space on both sides of the slab are presented in a co-ordinate-independent dyadic notation, as well as the reflection dyadic for a bianisotropic slab with perfectly electric backing (PEC). In the latter case the current on the metal backing is also given. Some numerical computations that illustrate the algorithm are presented
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 29-36 |
| Journal | IEE Proceedings - Microwaves Antennas and Propagation |
| Volume | 148 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2001 |
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Other Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering
- Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering