The direct scattering problem of obliquely incident electromagnetic waves by a penetrable homogeneous cylinder (Q269096)

This article presents theoretical and numerical results for the scattering problem associated to a dielectric infinite waveguide. The media inside and outside the guide are homogeneous and let \(k_i\) and \(k_e\) be the interior and exterior transverse wave numbers. The incident electric field is a TM plane wave. One thus looks for the scattered electric field \(\vec{E}=\vec{E_0}(x,y)e^{i(\omega t-\beta z)}\) and \(\vec{H}\) analogous with \(H_z=0\). The problem is thus reduced to a 2d problem in a transversal section of the guide. According to the author this problem has not been yet studied: previous results involve different boundary conditions (for instance when the guide is metallic). The author first show that the problem for the scattered field is uniquely solved provided that \(k_i\) is not an interior Dirichlet eigenvalue. This is achieved by classically using Rellich's method. Then, using potential layers, the problem is transformed in a boundary integral one. Existence follows by classical Fredholm alternative as long as \(k_i\) is as before and \(k_e\) is neither an interior Dirichlet eigenvalue nor an interior Neumann eigenvalue. For numerical results the author prove and use a Maue's type formula to reduce the singularity of the derivatives of the potentials. Then they use \textit{R. Kress} [Linear integral equations. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Springer (1999; Zbl 0920.45001)] quadrature interpolation formula for the numerical calculation of the integrals. Two examples are presented with one comparison with an exact solution.