Radio wave propagation along mixed paths through a four-layeredmodel of rain forest: an analytic approach

This paper presents a novel full-wave analysis of the radio waves that are excited from a dipole antenna located in the trunk layer and propagate inside a four-layered forest medium. The dyadic Green's functions for the four-layered geometry are applied first to derive the integral expression of the electric fields. The closed form of the electric fields is then obtained by using the quasi-static approximation, saddle-point technique, and branch-cut integrations in the complex plane and, hence, expressed in terms of direct waves, multiple reflected waves, and lateral waves. Two kinds of images, i.e., the quasi-dynamic and complex images, are considered in the integration in the complex plane. Among those waves excited by a dipole antenna in the four-layered medium, it is shown theoretically and numerically that the lateral wave along the upper-side air-canopy interface plays a role of dominant modes. The propagation mechanism of other lateral waves due to the air-canopy, canopy-trunk, and trunk-ground interfaces is also discussed and analyzed so as to gain an insight into the wave characteristics. Transmission losses of the lateral waves are calculated numerically     

Cylindrical vector eigenfunction expansion of Green dyadics for multilayered anisotropic media and its application to four-layered forest

A complete eigenfunction expansion of the dyadic Green's functions (DGFs) for planar, arbitrary multilayered anisotropic media using cylindrical vector wave functions is presented. These formulations are constructed based on the principle of scattering superposition. For the scattering dyadic Green's function in each layer, the scattering coefficients of TE and TM modes are determined from the boundary conditions matched at the planar interfaces. The explicit representation of the DGFs after reduction to the isotropic case agrees well with the existing results corresponding to the isotropic media. The general DGFs for multilayered anisotropic media are then reduced to those for a four-layered forest where the trunk layer is modeled as anisotropic medium. Application is further made for radio-wave propagation through forests of a four-layered geometry, whereas it is shown how these Green dyadic formulations are used in a practical way and how the field distributions due to a dipole can be obtained.     

On radio-wave propagation in forest environments

Propagation of electromagnetic waves in forest environments at medium and high (1-100 MHz) frequencies is examined for the case where both the transmitting and receiving points are situated within the vegetation. A dissipative slab in the presence of a reflecting ionosphere is employed to describe the forest configuration. If the effect of the ground-forest interface is disregarded, the radiated field of an arbitrarily oriented, small dipole is found to consist primarily of two separate waves: a lateral wave which skims along the tree tops, and a sky wave which is produced by a single-hop reflection at the ionospheric layer. These two field constituents are compared and their domains of preponderance are calculated for a large range of the pertinent parameters; it is then found that the lateral wave plays the major role since the sky wave is restricted to a narrow frequency band and its amplitude is appreciable only at large distances. The lateral-wave field is examined in detail and is shown to yield a simple physical picture for the propagation mechanism in forests. Its features are found to be qualitatively consistent with the field behavior reported in the literature and the quantitative aspects agree well with the available experimental data. The observed variation of the field with distance, the height-gain effect, the vegetation factor, the basic path loss, and depolarization effects are separately examined and are all shown to express merely one or another of the intrinsic properties of a lateral wave. The ground-proximity effect produced by the presence of a planar-conducting ground is also estimated and shown to be of minor importance in most cases.     

The theory of propagation of electromagnetic waves in a waveguide with a magnetoactive anisotropic modulated filling

Propagation of electromagnetic waves in a waveguide with an arbitrary cross section is considered. The waveguide is filled with a magnetoactive anisotropic medium periodically modulated in space and time. The wave equations for the potentials of transverse electric (TE) and transverse magnetic (TM) fields are derived. Expressions for the TE and TM waveguide fields observed in the region of weak interaction between the signal wave and the modulation wave are found in the first approximation for small modulation indexes of the filling. The frequency near which strong (resonance) interaction between the signal wave and the modulation wave develops is expressed in an analytic form. The propagation of TE and TM waves in the strong-interaction region is investigated.     

Electromagnetic field of a horizontal electric dipole buried in a medium covering one-dimensionally anisotropic medium

The electromagnetic fields of a horizontal electric dipole buried in a medium covering one-dimensionally anisotropic medium are studied. There are three media, one-dimensionally anisotropic medium covered with a dielectric under the air. The electromagnetic field components are complex because of the multiple reflections from the up and down boundaries. The electromagnetic field components between air and one-dimensionally anisotropic medium are given, the trapped surface waves and lateral waves along the dielectric-anisotropic medium boundary are computed. The results have some practical applications in the communication in sea or lake above one-dimensionally anisotropic earth or sediments.     

On waves in an anisotropic plasma imbedded in a moving dielectric medium

The governing equations for electromagnetic fields in an anisotropic plasma imbedded in a moving dielectric medium are obtained. Examination of the wave and dispersion equations yields information on the elliptically or linearly polarized waves which may exist when the external magnetic field is parallel or perpendicular to the direction of motion, respectively.     

Electrodynamics of anisotropic media with space and time dispersion

The average stress tensor, power-flow density, momentum density, and energy density for electromagnetic waves in a linear stationary anisotropic medium with space and time dispersion are clarified with the help of the second-order nonlinear terms in the equation of motion for polarization. The wave fields are connected with the medium-mass motion through the nonlinear terms; the net force between the fields and the medium mass plays a crucial role in interpreting the stress tensor and the wave momentum. Asymmetry in the space-space part of the energy-momentum tensor, which is quadratic in the field fluctuations, is ascribed to anisotropic restoring forces of the polarizations; asymmetry in the space-time part is attributed to nonvanishing average forces between the fields and the medium-mass motion.     

Average field in a forest medium

The average field in a forest layer is calculated for any distance via the method of multiple scattering and the condition of immersion into a maximally packed medium. It is shown that the average field in a forest is a superposition of directly transmitted waves and the fields scattered by discrete elements. It is found that the dependence of the average field on distance contains three characteristic zones with different physical mechanisms of decay. If the forest density is close to the maximum level, fluctuations of the average field in the transition zone increase owing to the influence of the so-called upper lateral wave.     

多层各向异性等离子体球电磁散射的解析解

给出s层各向异性等离子体球电磁场球矢量波函数解析表达式,应用电磁场在(s-1)层球壳边界上切向电磁场连续以及辐射条件,导出了平面波入射情况下,s层等离子体球电磁场的展开系数。将数值计算结果分别与矩量法-共扼梯度-傅里叶变换(MOM-CG-FFT)计算结果和均匀等离子体球的结果进行了比较,符合得较好。该文研究结果预期可应用于新型天线的研制和卫星通信等领域。     

Electromagnetic scattering by an inhomogeneous plasma anisotropic sphere of multilayers

Electromagnetic scattering by an inhomogeneous plasma anisotropic sphere is formulated and obtained, where the inhomogeneous plasma anisotropic sphere is divided into (s-1) homogeneous anisotropic spherical layers. The electromagnetic fields in the inner spherical multilayers and outer free space of the inhomogeneous plasma anisotropic spherical structure can be expanded in terms of the spherical vector wave functions in plasma anisotropic medium and in isotropic medium, respectively. By applying the continuous boundary conditions of electromagnetic fields on the spherical interfaces of the (s-1)-layered homogeneous anisotropic plasma medium, the unknown expansion coefficients of fields in the multilayered plasma spherical structure are obtained, and then the electromagnetic field distributions are calculated. Numerical results for the very general inhomogeneous plasma dielectric material sphere are given and the data in a special case are obtained using the present method and the method of moments accelerated with the conjugate-gradient fast-Fourier-transform approach and compared to each other to verify the correctness and applicability of the present analysis.     

Coupling Between Guided Surface Waves, Lateral Waves, and the Radiation Fields by Rough Surfaces--Full-Wave Solutions

In this paper explicit expressions are presented for the guided surface waves and lateral waves that are excited when radiation fields are incident upon rough surfaces. Similarly, expressions are presented for the radiation fields scattered by rough surfaces that are excited by surface waves and lateral waves. In addition, coupling between the surface waves and the lateral waves due to surface irregularities is considered in detail. The solutions, which are based on a full-wave approach to the problem, are subject to the exact boundary conditions at the irregular interface. These are shown to be consistent with the reciprocity relationship in electromagnetic theory. The validity of the approximate impedance boundary condition is examined and consideration is given to excitation at the grazing incidence, the Brewster angle, and to waves incident at the critical angle for total internal reflection. Optimum conditions are determined for coupling between the radiation fields, the surface waves, and the Iateral waves incident upon irregular boundaries. Thus this work is applicable to problems of radio wave propagation near an irregular interface between two media and excitation of guided waves by irregular dielectric structures.     

各向异性特异材料界面的反常折射与反射性质

根据电磁场边界条件和色散关系,理论研究了电磁波从各向同性右手材料向各向异性特异材料入射时的反常折射与反射性质,结果表明,从各向同性右手材料向never cutoff型特异材料入射时,透射波的波矢和坡印廷矢量的反射角具有相反的符号,折射角的幅度随着入射角的增大而增大并趋于一定值;研究了磁导率张量参数对折射角的影响,对于anti-cutoff型特异材料界面,当入射角小于临界角θc时可以发生反常的全反射,而对于always cutoff型特异材料界面总会发生全向全反射。这些电磁性质将在部分聚焦与全向反射镜方面具有潜在的应用价值。     

On Radial Transmission Line Representations of Electromagnetic Fields in an Anisotropic Moving Medium

The problems of electromagnetic waves in moving isotropic or uniaxial mediums have been dealt with by numerous authors. Chawla and Unz considered the fields in a moving anisotropic plasma, and Chen and Cheng analyzed waves in an isotropic plasma in a moving dielectric medium. In this note we consider electromagnetic fields in a moving anisotropic medium and propose the network formulation of electromagnetic fields in the moving medium in the radial cylindrical coordinate. The method is an extension of the transmission line representation of electron beams on infinite magnetic fields. We can apply these results to the cases of any magnetic field intensity and, further, solve the complex problems for a stationary anisotropic plasma by a similar method.     

Nonreciprocal Electromagnetic Wave Propagation in Ionized Gaseous Media

The nonreciprocal propagation of electromagnetic waves in ionized gaseous media is discussed, and experimental observations are reported in this paper. The classical Faraday experiment in the optics of anisotropic media has suggested an analogous phenomenon at microwave frequencies. The anisotropic behavior of the free electron gas which is immersed in a magnetic field and subjected to an incident electromagnetic wave is determined. Guided microwave experiments were performed which confirm the theoretical predictions of nonreciprocal wave propagation in such ionized gases.     

基于双向有限差分抛物方程法的海洋环境电波传播研究

采用双向抛物方程（two-way parabolic equation，2WPE）法来预测复杂海洋环境中的电波传播特性，用双向有限差分（two-way finite-difference，2WFD）法求解2WPE，考虑了海岛等不规则地形引起的电波后向传播和大气波导的影响，并在前向和后向电波传播预测中引入一种改进的分形海面模型来模拟起伏波动的实际海面边界，且能模拟海面的大尺度浪涌特性和毛细波细微结构特性.在典型的数值算例中，我们将采用改进分形模型处理海面边界时计算得到的双向电波传播因子和采用Miller-Brown模型处理海面边界时计算得到的双向电波传播因子进行对比和分析，数值分析结果表明，在相同风速条件下，采用改进分形模型处理海面边界时计算得到的双向电波传播因子波动更剧烈，能更准确地反映出实际起伏波动海面对电磁波传播的影响.     

电子通信技术中电磁场与电磁波的应用研究

电磁场与电磁波是现代电子通信技术的基础理论,人们通过对不同频段的电磁波的开发和利用,构建了不同类型的电子通信技术,如常见的移动通信技术、卫星通信技术以及微波通信技术等。现阶段,基于电磁场与电磁波理论的电子通信技术已深入应用到人类社会的各个领域,并在现代信息化社会的构建中发挥了不可替代的作用。文中对电磁场与电磁波进行了介绍,对电磁场和电磁波在电子通信技术中的应用进行了探讨,并由此引发了对电子通信技术中信号干扰问题的思考,旨在为相关领域的从业者提供参考。     

Theoretical Analysis of the Biological Thermal Effect of Millimeter Waves in Layered-Dielectric-Slabs

The theory is presented for one method of determining the biological thermal effect of millimeter waves in microwave radiometry. It has been studied theoretically that millimeter waves propagation and absorption in a human body. The model is a plane straticulate homogeneous slab of tissues under the irradiance of normal incidence plane wave. It has been discussed by obtaining the electromagnetic field, absorbent power, specific absorption rate, temperature field and their distributions in the human trunk model. Also, the principle of thermal therapeutics of millimeter waves to cancer has been discussed preliminarily.     

Electrodynamic analysis of eigenmodes in a rectangular waveguide with two L-shaped septa

A technique of electrodynamic calculation and computer-aided simulation of the structure of the electromagnetic fields of TE and TM waves in a rectangular waveguide with two L-shaped ridges and a lossless air filling is presented. The problem is solved by means of the partial domain method with allowance for the edge singularity of the electromagnetic field. Cutoff wave numbers, the structure of the electromagnetic fields of various TE — and TM-wave modes in the cutoff regime, the characteristic impedance, and the breakdown power for the fundamental waveguide mode are calculated.     

On Guided Waves in Moving Anisotropic Media

Based upon the Maxwell-Minkowski theory, the equations governing the propagation of electromagnetic waves in a cylindrical waveguide of an arbitrary cross section filled with a moving anisotropic medium are derived. The governing equations are reducible to a pair of coupled wave equations in the axial components of the electric and magnetic fields, which in turn can be solved through the solution of a single second order scalar homogeneous Hehnholtz equation. For a general anisotropic medium no pure TM or TE modes can exist in the waveguide. However, if the moving medium is uniaxially anisotropic, TM and TE modes are possible. It is interesting to note that the cutoff frequencies are always lowered by a factor which depends upon the velocity of the medium and is independent of the guide geometry. The formulas for the characteristic wave impedance and power flow in a waveguide for a moving uniaxial medium, if expressed in terms of the new cutoff frequency, have the same forms as those for a moving isotropic medium. The propagation characteristics of waveguides of rectangular and circular cross sections filled with a moving uniaxial gyroelectric medium are discussed.     

导体球涂覆各向异性铁氧体介质电磁散射的解析解

该文用球矢量波函数对各向异性铁氧体介质涂覆导体球的电磁散射解析解开展研究。各向异性铁氧体介质中电磁场的球矢量波函数解可表示成第一、二、三、四类球矢量波函数之和。根据球Bessel函数的性质,可以得出导体球涂覆各向异性铁氧体介质的球矢量波函数解析解。应用铁氧体与自由空间分界面上电磁场切向连续和在导体球面上切向电场等于零的边界条件以及球矢量波函数切向正交性质,可分别得出铁氧体介质中电磁场和散射场的展开系数。给出了平面波入射情况下的数值计算结果。该文的结果可应用于有关微波器件、天线以及目标特征的分析和计算。