Current-based hybrid analysis for surface-wave effects on large scatterers

Current-based hybrid analyses combine the method of moments (MM) with Ansatz currents derived from high-frequency methods such as physical optics, physical theory of diffraction (PTD), geometric theory of diffraction (GTD), and the Fock theory. The author introduces an analysis that incorporates a surface-wave basis set into the hybrid formulation. This approach substantially improves the modeling of nonspecular effects caused by surface waves. The discussion emphasizes the accurate representation of surface wave currents and the reduction of computational efforts in comparison with the conventional MM techniques. Scattering calculations for bodies of revolution (BORs) and two dimensional surfaces demonstrate the effectiveness of the analysis presented for large scatterers