Plane Wave Propagation and Reflection
David R. Jackson, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Basic Properties of a Plane Wave
3.2.1. Definition of a Plane Wave
3.3. Propagation of a Homogeneous Plane Wave
3.3.1. Wavelength, Phase Velocity, and Group Velocity
3.3.2. Depth of Penetration (Skin Depth)
3.3.3. Summary of Homogeneous Plane Wave Properties
3.3.4. Polarization
3.4. Plane Wave Reflection and Transmission
3.4.1. Transverse Electric and Transverse Magnetic Decomposition
3.4.2. Transverse Equivalent Network
3.4.3. Special Case: Two-Region Problem
3.4.4. Orthogonality
3.5. Example: Reflection of an RHCP Wave
3.5.1. Solution
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