Title :
Spheroidal vector wave eigenfunction expansion of dyadic Green´s functions for a dielectric spheroid
Author :
Li, Le-Wei ; Leong, Mook-Seng ; Kooi, Pang-Shyan ; Yeo, Tat-Soon
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Nat. Univ. of Singapore, Singapore
fDate :
4/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The dyadic Green´s functions for defining the electromagnetic (EM) fields for the inner and outer regions of a dielectric spheroid are formulated. The dyadic Green´s function for an unbounded medium is expanded in terms of the spheroidal vector wave functions and the singularity at source points is extracted. The principle of scattering superposition is then applied into the analysis to obtain the scattering spheroidal dyadic Green´s functions due to the existing interface. Coupled equation systems satisfied by scattering (i.e., reflection and transmission) coefficients of the dyadic Green´s functions are obtained so that these coefficients can be uniquely solved for. The characteristics of the spheroidal dyadic Green´s functions as compared with the spherical and cylindrical Green´s dyadics are described and the improper developments of the spheroidal dyadic Green´s function for the outer region of a conducting spheroid in the existing work are pointed out
Keywords :
Green´s function methods; dielectric bodies; electromagnetic fields; electromagnetic wave reflection; electromagnetic wave scattering; electromagnetic wave transmission; integral equations; wave functions; EM fields; EM wave scattering; coupled equation systems; cylindrical Green´s dyadic; dielectric spheroid; electromagnetic fields; integral equations; reflection coefficients; scattering coefficients; scattering superposition; source point singularity; spherical Green´s dyadic; spheroidal dyadic Green´s functions; spheroidal vector wave eigenfunction expansion; spheroidal vector wave functions; transmission coefficients; Current distribution; Dielectrics; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic radiation; Electromagnetic scattering; Electromagnetic waveguides; Green´s function methods; Nonuniform electric fields; Wave functions;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on