Transmission of waves across atomic step discontinuities in discrete nanoribbon structures (Q2175342)

The author considers scalar wave propagation across step-like discontinuities on one boundary of a square lattice waveguide. In particular, the author addresses what fraction of incident energy is transmitted across the step discontinuity, assuming that a wave mode is incident from either side of the step. The author's analysis provides transmission characteristics of a discrete form of surface roughness. The main result of this paper is the determination of the transmission coefficients for energy flux, which are determined via an application of the Wiener-Hopf method. Numerical illustrations are also provided.