Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-20-1996
Publication Title
Applied Optics
Abstract
Diffraction and reflection of an arbitrarily polarized plane wave by an arbitrarily oriented spheroid in the short-wavelength limit are considered in the context of ray theory. A closed-form solution for both diffraction and reflection is obtained, and the polarization character of the diffracted plus reflected electric field is obtained. It is found that the magnitude of the reflected electric field is multivalued for forward scattering. This is interpreted in terms of the variation of the spheroid's Gaussian curvature at the points where grazing ray incidence occurs.
Repository Citation
Lock, James A., "Ray Scattering by an Arbitrarily Oriented Spheroid .I. Diffraction and Specular Reflection" (1996). Physics Faculty Publications. 41.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/sciphysics_facpub/41
Original Citation
Lock, James A. "Ray Scattering by an Arbitrarily Oriented Spheroid .I. Diffraction and Specular Reflection." Applied Optics 35 (1996): 500-514.
DOI
10.1364/AO.35.000500
Version
Publisher's PDF
Publisher's Statement
This paper was published in Applied Optics and is made available as an electronic reprint with the permission of OSA. The paper can be found at the following URL on the OSA website: http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-35-3-500. Systematic or multiple reproduction or distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law.
Volume
35
Issue
3
