Minimizing the reflection of electromagnetic waves by surface impedance (Q1082914)
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Minimizing the reflection of electromagnetic waves by surface impedance (English)
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1987
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In an empty halfspace a point source emits electromagnetic waves of fixed frequency and arbitrary polarization. The fields reflected by an imperfectly conducting plane, characterized by a constant, isotropic surface impedance, are determined by means of the geometrical optics approximation. An optimization method is used to compute the surface impedance, which minimizes a given function of the e.m. fields (e.g. the average energy density) at a given observation point. The properties of the functions to be minimized are studied and a set of numerical results is presented and discussed.
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minimization algorithm
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steepest descent method with projection
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point source
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fixed frequency
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arbitrary polarization
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imperfectly conducting plane
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constant, isotropic surface impedance
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geometrical optics approximation
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optimization method
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