Guided Waves and Eigenvalue Extraction from Propagation Characteristics

Author

Sevgi, Levent

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. & Commun. Eng., Levent Sevgi Dogus Univ., Istanbul

Volume

50

Issue

2

fYear

2008

fDate

4/1/2008 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

222

Lastpage

234

Abstract

Guided-wave theory is well established, with wonderful canonical examples and classical lecture notes. Its beauty and strength comes from mathematical derivations. Guided-wave problems can be put into two groups: eigenvalue problems (i.e., the effects of the environment on the propagating waves), and the Green´s function problem (the effects of the excitation on the environment). This tutorial reviews guided-wave theory in two dimensions, with characteristic examples and numerical simulations. The aim is to present alternative notes with simulation packages for both undergraduate- and graduate-level guided-wave-theory courses.

Keywords

Green´s function methods; educational courses; eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; electromagnetic wave propagation; waveguide theory; Green´s function problem; eigenvalue extraction; graduate-level courses; guided-wave theory; propagation characteristics; simulation packages; undergraduate-level courses; Biochemical analysis; Chemical analysis; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Electromagnetic propagation; Electromagnetic scattering; Electromagnetic waveguides; MATLAB; Maxwell equations; Partial differential equations; Waveguide theory;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1045-9243

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MAP.2008.4562427

Filename

4562427