Uniform asymptotic solution for electromagnetic reflection and diffraction of an arbitrary Gaussian beam by a smooth surface with an edge

Radio Science

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1319-1336

  Chou, Hsi Tseng ^a   Pathak, Prabhakar H ^a  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA RADIATION; ANTENNA REFLECTORS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION; LIGHT REFLECTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; NUMERICAL METHODS; ANTENNA FEEDERS; DIFFRACTION; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION; PHYSICAL OPTICS; REFLECTION;

GAUSSIAN BEAM; UNIFORM ASYMPTOTIC SOLUTION;

LASER BEAMS; GAUSSIAN BEAMS;

ASTIGMATIC GAUSSIAN BEAM; ASYMPTOTIC EVALUATION; CLOSED FORM SOLUTIONS; CONDUCTING SCREENS; ELECTROMAGNETIC REFLECTION; PHYSICAL OPTICS APPROXIMATION; RADIATION INTEGRALS; UNIFORM ASYMPTOTIC SOLUTIONS;

EID: 0031189840     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97RS00713     Document Type: Article

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