• DocumentCode
    1498815
  • Title

    Reflection by a Concave Parabolic Mirror

  • Author

    Uslenghi, Piergiorgio L E

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
  • Volume
    11
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    7/4/1905 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    419
  • Lastpage
    422
  • Abstract
    The diffraction of a plane electromagnetic wave axially incident on the concave side of a perfectly conducting parabolic reflector is solved exactly and in closed form in the frequency domain. The method of solution follows the technique originally proposed by Lamb in 1906, who, however, was unable to solve the problem addressed herein. The present solution is obtained by matching the left- and right-propagating fields at the focal line of the mirror.
  • Keywords
    electromagnetic fields; electromagnetic wave diffraction; light reflection; mirrors; concave parabolic mirror; concave side; focal line; frequency domain; left-propagating fields; perfectly conducting parabolic reflector; plane electromagnetic wave diffraction; right-propagating fields; Boundary conditions; Electromagnetic scattering; Electromagnetics; Fresnel reflection; Generators; Mirrors; Surface waves; Electromagnetic reflection; exact solution; parabolic mirror;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1536-1225
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LAWP.2012.2194979
  • Filename
    6186763