Abstract
The results of an analytical and numerical investigation of TM polarized plane wave scattering from an infinite, fin-corrugated surface are presented. The surface was composed of infinitely thin, perfectly conducting fins of spacing λ/2 < a < λ. Specular reflection from this ideal surface can be completely converted to backscatter in a direction opposite to the incident wave when the fin period and height are properly chosen. A procedure is described for the design and performance prediction of a finite, fin-corrugated surface composed of finitely thick fins. Experiments performed on some optimum, nonideal surfaces under TM polarized non-plane-wave illumination indicate that they behave essentially as predicted.
© 1976 Optical Society of America
Full Article | PDF ArticleMore Like This
G.M. Whitman, D. M. Leskiw, and F. Schwering
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 70(12) 1495-1503 (1980)
J. M. Elson
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 66(7) 682-694 (1976)
J. Carl Leader
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 66(6) 536-546 (1976)