A uniform asymptotic solution for the diffraction by a right-angled dielectric wedge

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 898-903

  Gennarelli, Gianluca ^a   Riccio, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dielectric wedge; diffraction; uniform asymptotic physical optics solution

Indexed keywords

A-PLANE; ASYMPTOTIC EVALUATION; DIELECTRIC WEDGE; DIFFRACTED FIELD; DIFFRACTION COEFFICIENT; DIFFRACTION PROBLEM; FIELD LEVEL; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAINS; FREE SPACE; FRESNEL'S REFLECTION; INNER REGION; LOSSLESS; MAGNETIC SURFACES; NORMAL INCIDENCE; RADIATION INTEGRALS; TRANSITION FUNCTIONS; UNIFORM ASYMPTOTIC PHYSICAL OPTICS SOLUTION; UNIFORM ASYMPTOTIC SOLUTIONS; UNIFORM GEOMETRICAL THEORY OF DIFFRACTION;

DIFFRACTION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; MAGNETIC DOMAINS; PHYSICAL OPTICS;

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 79952157848     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2010.2103031     Document Type: Article

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