Title :
The expansion coefficients of a spheroidal particle illuminated by Gaussian beam
Author :
Han, Yiping ; Wu, Zhensen
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Xidian Univ., Shaanix, China
fDate :
4/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We study the expansion of the Gaussian beam in terms of the prolate spheroidal vector wavefunction. The expansion coefficients are determined. The numerical values of the spheroidal eigenvalues and expansion coefficients have been computed
Keywords :
eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; electromagnetic wave scattering; wave functions; Gaussian beam illumination; electromagnetic wave scattering; expansion coefficients; prolate spheroidal vector wavefunction; radiative transfer applications; spheroidal eigenvalues; spheroidal particle; Aerosols; Atmosphere; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Electromagnetic analysis; Electromagnetic scattering; Laser beams; Optical scattering; Particle beams; Particle scattering; Raman scattering;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
