A new three-dimensional vector parabolic equation approach for modeling radio wave propagation in tunnels

Author

Noori, N. ; Safavi-Naeini, S. ; Oraizi, H.

Author_Institution

Electr. Eng. Dept., Iran Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Tehran, Iran

fYear

2005

fDate

3-8 July 2005

Firstpage

314

Abstract

A new three-dimensional (3D) vector parabolic equation method (PEM) is proposed to study the propagation of electromagnetic waves in tunnels, which is particularly useful for modeling wave propagation in tunnels with traffic obstructions. It allows full wave treatment of the 3D problem which is not possible by its scalar version. Vector fields are presented in terms of three unknown scalar functions which are coupled through boundary conditions on the tunnel walls and divergence-free condition of electromagnetic fields. Numerical results for empty and obstructed tunnels are presented.

Keywords

electromagnetic fields; parabolic equations; radiowave propagation; tunnels; vectors; 3D vector parabolic equation; electromagnetic fields; electromagnetic wave propagation; full wave treatment; radio wave propagation; three-dimensional vector parabolic equation; traffic obstructions; tunnels; vector fields; Boundary conditions; Electromagnetic coupling; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic modeling; Electromagnetic propagation; Iterative methods; Maxwell equations; Optical propagation; Optical waveguides; Partial differential equations;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2005 IEEE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8883-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2005.1552810

Filename

1552810