• DocumentCode
    1908794
  • Title

    The concave parabolic mirror

  • Author

    Uslenghi, Piergiorgio L E

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of ECE, Univ. of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    13-20 Aug. 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    The diffraction of a plane electromagnetic wave axially incident on the concave side of a perfectly conducting parabolic reflector is solved exactly and in closed form in frequency domain. The method of solution follows the technique originally proposed by Horace Lamb in 1906 who, however, was unable to solve the problem addressed herein. The present solution is obtained by matching the left- and right-propagating fields at the focal line of the mirror.
  • Keywords
    light diffraction; mirrors; optical elements; concave parabolic mirror; conducting parabolic reflector; focal line; left propagating fields; plane electromagnetic wave diffraction; right propagating fields; Diffraction; Electromagnetic scattering; Generators; Mirrors; Reflection; Surface waves;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, 2011 XXXth URSI
  • Conference_Location
    Istanbul
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5117-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/URSIGASS.2011.6050459
  • Filename
    6050459