An approach to include stochastic rough surface scattering into deterministic ray-optical wave propagation modeling

A new method to include stochastic rough surface scattering into deterministic ray-optical wave propagation modeling is derived. It can be utilized in conjunction with the concept of ray launching. Similar to the Kirchoff formulations, the approach is based on a tangential plane approximation, i.e.,...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on antennas and propagation 2003-07, Vol.51 (7), p.1508-1515
Main Authors: Didascalou, D., Dottling, M., Geng, N., Wiesbeck, W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antennas
Approximation
Electromagnetic propagation
Electromagnetic scattering
Mathematical analysis
Mathematical models
Optical propagation
Optical scattering
Optical surface waves
Rough surfaces
Scattering
Stochastic processes
Stochasticity
Surface roughness
Surface treatment
Surface waves
Wave propagation
Wavelengths
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Summary:A new method to include stochastic rough surface scattering into deterministic ray-optical wave propagation modeling is derived. It can be utilized in conjunction with the concept of ray launching. Similar to the Kirchoff formulations, the approach is based on a tangential plane approximation, i.e., it is applicable to surfaces with gentle undulations, whose horizontal dimensions are large compared to the incident wavelength. However, in contrast to the Kirchoff models, which are only valid for either slightly rough or very rough surfaces, the proposed stochastic scattering approach includes both the coherent and incoherent components at the same time. The purely deterministic ray-based modeling is expanded by a "stochastic" component, allowing, for the first time, to account for nondeterministic scattering in ray-optical wave propagation modeling.
ISSN:0018-926X
1558-2221
DOI:10.1109/TAP.2003.813600