Scattering from composite laminate strips

Author

Medgyesi-mitschang, Louis N. ; Putnam, John M.

Author_Institution

McDonnell Douglas Res. Lab., St. Louis, MO, USA

Volume

37

Issue

11

fYear

1989

fDate

11/1/1989 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1427

Lastpage

1436

Abstract

An analytical model is developed for a composite laminate consisting of unidirectional fibers embedded in a dielectric slab on a conducting strip. The physics of the problem is formulated in terms of integral equations solved by the method of moments using an entire-domain Galerkin formulation. The effect of fiber spacing, the proximity of the ground plane, and the properties of the embedding dielectric are examined in relation to the nonspecular scattering characteristics of the laminate. Results of this analysis are presented for various limiting cases and are compared with experimental data

Keywords

composite materials; electromagnetic wave scattering; integral equations; composite laminate strips; conducting strip; dielectric slab; electromagnetic wave scattering; entire-domain Galerkin formulation; integral equations; method of moments; nonspecular scattering; unidirectional fibers; Coatings; Dielectrics; Gratings; Integral equations; Laminates; Optical fiber polarization; Optical scattering; Resins; Strips; Wire;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-926X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/8.43562

Filename

43562