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