Title : 
Analogy to numerical solution of wave reflection by variation in a dielectric
         
        
        
            Author_Institution : 
Hydrocarbon Transportation, Inc., Omaha, NE
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
A plane wave incident on a smoothly varying dielectric will experience modulation during propagation. We present a simple analytical solution which is similar to numerical solution and it may be used to determine the reflected wave.
         
        
            Keywords : 
Dielectrics; Failure analysis; Hydrocarbons; Partial differential equations; Permeability; Phase modulation; Reflection; Refractive index; Transportation;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
Proceedings of the IEEE
         
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/PROC.1977.10775