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Comparison of the domain of validity of several approximate surface scatter theories
Author(s): Narak Choi; James E. Harvey
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Paper Abstract

A new generalized Harvey-Shack (GHS) surface scatter theory is numerically compared to the classical small perturbation method (SPM), the Kirchhoff approximation method (KM) and the rigorous method of moment (MoM) for one-dimensional ideally conducting surfaces whose surface power spectral density function is Gaussian or abc-function. In spite of its simple analytic form, our numerical comparison shows that the new GHS theory is valid (with reasonable accuracy) over a broader range of surface parameter space than either of the two classical surface scatter theories.

Paper Details

Date Published: 15 October 2012
PDF: 12 pages
Proc. SPIE 8495, Reflection, Scattering, and Diffraction from Surfaces III, 849504 (15 October 2012); doi: 10.1117/12.930558
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Narak Choi, CREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics, Univ. of Central Florida (United States)
James E. Harvey, CREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics, Univ. of Central Florida (United States)


Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 8495:
Reflection, Scattering, and Diffraction from Surfaces III
Leonard M. Hanssen, Editor(s)

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