Pulsed beam propagation in dispersive media

T. Melamed, L. B. Felsen

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Abstract

This paper is concerned with the behavior of transient wavefields due to a pulsed-beam (PB) wavepacket launched obliquely from a hypothetical aperture plane in a medium with generic dispersion k(w), where k and w are wavenumber and frequency, respectively. The problem is solved through spectral decomposition into plane waves in the frequency (w) and spatial wavenumber (ξ) domains, followed by asymptotics on the spectral inversion integrals, with w-synthesis performed before ξ-synthesis. Special attention in the transient spectral domain is given to paraxial PB approximations and to criteria for their range of validity. The resulting PBs can be used to synthesize transient wavefields excited by arbitrary space-time source distributions of finite support on a specified aperture plane in the medium.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationISAPE 2000 - 2000 5th International Symposium on Antennas, Propagation and EM Theory, Proceedings
EditorsYaqiu Jin
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages329-332
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)0780363779, 9780780363779
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2000
Externally publishedYes
Event5th International Symposium on Antennas, Propagation and EM Theory, ISAPE 2000 - Beijing, China
Duration: 15 Aug 200018 Aug 2000

Publication series

NameISAPE 2000 - 2000 5th International Symposium on Antennas, Propagation and EM Theory, Proceedings

Conference

Conference5th International Symposium on Antennas, Propagation and EM Theory, ISAPE 2000
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period15/08/0018/08/00

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering

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