Electromagnetic Structure Resonances in Inhomogeneous Plasma Layers

Scattering of Electromagnetic Waves by Rough Interfaces and Inhomogeneous Layers∗

We consider a two-dimensional problem of scattering of a time-harmonic electromagnetic plane wave by an infinite inhomogeneous conducting or dielectric layer at the interface between semi-infinite homogeneous dielectric half-spaces. The magnetic permeability is assumed to be a fixed positive constant. The material properties of the media are characterized completely by an index of refraction, w...

On electromagnetic wave momentum transfer to an inhomogeneous plasma

2014 Electromagnetic plane wave momentum transfer to an inhomogeneous plasma slab has been evaluated for an arbitrary reflecting and absorbing plasma density profile based on Euler’s equation of motion but including a ponderomotive term. In the limit where the plasma density follows a step function, the Fresnel formulae for the coefficient of reflectivity have been obtained for both normal and ...

Vacuum birefringence in strong inhomogeneous electromagnetic fields

Electromagnetic Field Representation in Inhomogeneous Anisotropic Media*

Some of the basic developments in the theory of electromagnetic field representation in terms of Hertz vectors are reviewed. A solution for the field in an inhomogeneous anisotropic medium is given in terms of the two Hertz vectors. Conditions for presentation of the field in terms of uncoupled transverse electric and transverse magnetic modes, in a general orthogonal coordinate system, are der...

To Analyze Inhomogeneous Planar Layers by Cascading Thin Linear Layers

A new method is introduced to analyze lossy Inhomogeneous Planar Layers (IPLs) for both TE and TM polarizations in this paper. The IPLs are subdivided into several thin linear layers instead of uniform ones. The chain parameter matrix of linear layers is obtained by expressing the electric and magnetic fields in power series expansion. This method is applicable to all arbitrary lossy IPLs. The ...