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Simple wave solutions for the Maxwell equations in bianisotropic, nonlinear media, with application to oblique incidence

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Summary, in English

We analyze the propagation of electromagnetic waves in nonlinear, bianisotropic, nondispersive, homogeneous media using simple waves and six-vector formalism. The Maxwell equations are formulated as an eigenvalue problem, whose solutions are equivalent to the characteristic propagation directions. We solve the oblique incidence of plane waves in vacuum on a half space of nonlinear material, and present a method to calculate the reflected and transmitted fields for all angles of incidence and all polarizations of the incident field. Numerical examples for reflection and transmission illustrate the field dependence of the Brewster angle, and the birefringence of an anisotropic material.

Publishing year

2000

Language

English

Pages

217-232

Publication/Series

Wave Motion

Volume

32

Issue

3

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Elsevier

Topic

  • Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering
  • Other Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering

Status

Published

Research group

  • Electromagnetic theory

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0165-2125