Electromagnetic wave propagation through inhomogeneous material layers

preprint2013arXivOpen access

Abstract

We use Maxwell's equations in a sourceless, inhomogeneous medium with continuous permeability μ(r)μ(\mathbf{r}) and permittivity % ε(\mathbf{r}) to study the wave propagation. The general form of the wave equation is derived and by virtue of some physical assumptions, including μμ and εε as functions of z,z, the equation has been simplified. Finally by introducing a smooth step dielectric variable we solve the wave equation in the corresponding medium which is in conform with the well known results. Exact double-layer solution in analytic form has been given in terms of the Heun functions.

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