• DocumentCode
    997770
  • Title

    On the reflection of light from an inhomogeneous shell

  • Author

    Alexopoulos, Nicolaos G. ; Barcilon, Victor

  • Author_Institution
    University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • Volume
    20
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1972
  • fDate
    5/1/1972 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    390
  • Lastpage
    392
  • Abstract
    The main contribution to the reflected field from a radially inhomogeneous spherical shell is determined. It is shown that it is much smaller in amplitude than the field reflected by a perfectly conducting sphere coated with the same type of radially inhomogeneous dielectric.
  • Keywords
    Electromagnetic scattering by nonhomogeneous media; Spheres; Acoustic reflection; Dielectrics; Electromagnetic scattering; Light scattering; Nonuniform electric fields; Optical reflection; Rayleigh scattering; Rough surfaces; Sea surface; Surface roughness;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-926X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TAP.1972.1140208
  • Filename
    1140208