Title :
Generalized image method for radiation problems involving the Minkowskian isotropic medium
Author :
Prudencio, Filipa R. ; Matos, Sergio A. ; Paiva, Carlos R.
Author_Institution :
Inst. Super. Tecnico, Tech. Univ. of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Abstract :
We formulate a generalized image theory for the radiation of electromagnetic sources in the vicinity of the interface between vacuum and a Minkowskian isotropic medium (MIM). The MIM is a special kind of a Tellegen medium where the isotropy is an invariant, i.e, the 4D constitutive relation of a MIM is invariant for any inertial observer. We demonstrate that because of this property the fields reflected/transmitted by a vacuum-MIM interface can be expressed in terms of suitable virtual (image) sources. This analytical result is an extension of the image theory for some known special cases: the perfect electromagnetic conductor (PEMC), the perfect electric conductor (PEC) and the perfect magnetic conductor (PMC).
Keywords :
conductors (electric); electromagnetic wave reflection; electromagnetic wave transmission; 4D constitutive relation; Minkowskian isotropic medium; PEC; PEMC; PMC; Tellegen medium; electromagnetic source radiation; field reflection; field transmission; generalized image method; generalized image theory; inertial observer; perfect electric conductor; perfect electromagnetic conductor; perfect magnetic conductor; radiation problem; vacuum-MIM interface; virtual sources; Conductors; Electromagnetics; Magnetic moments; Magnetic resonance imaging; Media; Refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics (METAMATERIALS), 2013 7th International Congress on
Conference_Location :
Talence
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-1229-2
DOI :
10.1109/MetaMaterials.2013.6809034