Echo pattern width of a conducting strip loaded with a lossy dielectric layer

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Hamid, A.-K.^a | Hussein, M.I.^a

Affiliations: [a] Department of Electrical/Electronics Engineering, University of Sharjah, P.O. Box 27272, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. E-mail: akhamid@sharjah.ac.ae. Department of Electrical Engineering, United Arab Emirates University, P.O. Box 17555, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates. E-mail: MIHussein@uaeu.ac.ae

Abstract: The problem of electromagnetic wave scattering by a conducting strip loaded with a lossy dielectric layer is analyzed using elliptic waves expressed in terms of complex Mathieu functions. Numerical results are obtained for the scattered field in the far zone for different axial ratios, lossy dielectric constants, and angles of incidence. The numerical results show a significant change in backscattering echo due to the presence of a lossy dielectric coating.

DOI: 10.3233/JAE-2003-287

Journal: International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 177-185, 2003