Title :
Experimental study of surface-wave propagation on a low-permittivity medium
Author :
Appel-Hansen, J. ; King, R.J.
Author_Institution :
Technical University of Denmark, Electromagnetics Institute, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
It is experimentally shown that a surface wave having d¿2 dependence can propagate on a medium having a dielectric constant near unity, when excited by a low-gain source near the interface. This occurs for both parallel and perpendicular polarisation.
Keywords :
radiowave propagation; Norton wave; dielectric constant near unity; groundwave propagation; low permittivity medium; parallel polarisation; perpendicular polarisation; radiowave propagation; source near surface; surface EM wave propagation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19790073
