Abstract
To introduce the concepts of “surface” and “leaky” wave, the two types of electromagnetic boundary wares that will chiefly concern us, we begin with the concrete example of an e-lectric line sòurce exciting a grounded dielectric slab (Sec.l). By generalizing various features of this example, we can display the entire spectrum of boundary waves (Sec.2). This is followed by a discussion of surface waveguides (Sec.3). We conclude with a brief description of radiation from surface and leaky waves, with application to traveling-wave antennas (Sec.4).
1. Introduction : Dielectric slab excited by an electric line source
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Zucker, F.J. (2011). Electromagnetic Boundary Waves. In: di Francia, G.T. (eds) Onde superficiali. C.I.M.E. Summer Schools, vol 25. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10983-6_11
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