Electric field distribution in 1D layered media: qualitative analysis in the method of single expression

Author

Baghdasaryan, Hovik V. ; Knyazyan, Tamara M. ; Mankulov, Albert A.

Author_Institution

Fiber Opt. Commun. Lab., State Eng. Univ. of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia

Volume

1

fYear

2004

fDate

4-8 July 2004

Firstpage

319

Abstract

The plane electromagnetic wave amplitude behaviour in a one-dimensional (1D) layered medium is investigated qualitatively by the phase plane method. The analysis relies on the method of single expression (MSE) and permits all types of waves to be observed in homogeneous infinite and confined media without solving the wave equation. Specific phase portraits describing wave amplitude behavior in infinite homogeneous and layered media are presented. The well-known conditions of half-wave layer transparency and quarter-wave layer antireflection are obtained from the corresponding phase portraits. Good agreement with known results for the reflective and transmittive properties of the considered structures are obtained.

Keywords

electric fields; electrodynamics; electromagnetic wave propagation; electromagnetic wave reflection; inhomogeneous media; 1D layered media; confined media; electric field distribution; electrodynamics; half-wave layer transparency; homogeneous media; infinite media; method of single expression; one-dimensional layered medium; phase plane method; phase portraits; plane electromagnetic wave amplitude behaviour; quarter-wave layer antireflection; wave equation; Differential equations; Electrodynamics; Electromagnetic scattering; Integral equations; Laboratories; Load flow; Nonhomogeneous media; Optical fiber communication; Partial differential equations; Resonance;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Transparent Optical Networks, 2004. Proceedings of 2004 6th International Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8343-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICTON.2004.1360303

Filename

1360303