Title :
Analogy to numerical solution of wave propagation in an inhomogeneous medium with gain or loss variations
Author_Institution :
Northern Liquid Fuels, Omaha, NE
Abstract :
An analogy to numerical method is presented for solving the problem of wave propagation in inhomogeneous media. This method may be used to calculate the modes in an inhomogeneous slab waveguide without using the Wentzel-Kramer-Brillouin (WKB) method or perturbation method.
Keywords :
Bismuth; Dielectric losses; Electromagnetic waveguides; Equations; Nonhomogeneous media; Perturbation methods; Planar waveguides; Propagation losses; Reflection; Slabs;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/PROC.1981.12202
