Electromagnetic properties of nonreciprocal composite chiral-ferrite media

The theoretical properties of a composite chiral-ferrite medium are developed, The composite is constructed from a general chiral medium and a nonreciprocal ferrite medium. Application of the reaction theorem allows proof of nonreciprocity based on the constitutive relationships. Vector Helmholtz E- and H-field equations are derived, and from these equations reciprocal space Green´s function dyadics are found. The direct space dyadics are then determined. Characteristic dispersion equations are found from the sourceless vector phasor Helmholtz equations. E-field polarization is obtained by projecting the E-field vector onto the polarization plane selected. Diagonalization of the elliptic equation through coordinate rotation allows major and minor axis determination