Title :
Polarisation characteristics of scattered fields
Author :
Knott, E.F. ; Senior, T.B.A.
Author_Institution :
University of Michigan, Department of Electrical Engineering, Ann Arbor, USA
Abstract :
Waves scattered by all obstacles are depolarised to some degree except in certain symmetrical situations. Expressions of some generality are derived that demonstrate this fact and, furthermore, it is shown that the method of physical optics predicts no depolarisation, even in the absence of symmetry.
Keywords :
electromagnetic fields; electromagnetic wave scattering; electromagnetic waves; polarisation; electromagnetic field scattering; polarisation characteristics; scattered fields;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19710121
