Monte Carlo simulations of electromagnetic wave scattering from a random rough surface with three-dimensional penetrable buried object: Mine detection application using the steepest-descent fast multipole method

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 3077-3084

  El Shenawee, Magda ^a   Rappaport, Carey ^b   Silevitch, Michael ^b  

^a 3202 Bell Engineering Center   (United States)

^b Northeastern University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PERMITTIVITY;

GAUSSIAN BEAMS;

LIGHT SCATTERING;

EID: 0037483704     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.18.003077     Document Type: Article

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