Title :
Bouncing-ray chaos for smart media
Author :
Fiumara, V. ; Galdi, V. ; Pierro, V. ; Pinto, I.M.
Author_Institution :
Waves Group, Salerno Univ., Italy
Abstract :
A tapered (lossy) dielectric slab backed by a sinusoidal conducting plane is studied as a paradigm of bouncing-ray chaos for 2D plane-wave scattering. A simple 2D ray analysis reveals a rich variety of possible ray paths, featuring chaos for almost all directions of incidence. Several interesting properties emerge, which suggest a number of possible applications.
Keywords :
chaos; dielectric bodies; electromagnetic wave scattering; ray tracing; 2D plane-wave scattering; 2D ray analysis; bouncing-ray chaos; lossy dielectric slab; sinusoidal conducting plane; smart media; tapered dielectric slab; Chaos; Dielectric losses; Electromagnetic analysis; Electromagnetic scattering; Gravity; Particle scattering; Periodic structures; Ray tracing; Slabs; USA Councils;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2000. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6369-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2000.875289
