Scattering of electromagnetic plane wave by a PEC strip in homogeneous isotropic chiral medium

Abstract

Scattering of left and right circularly polarized electromagnetic plane waves from a perfect electrically conducting strip placed in homogenous isotropic chiral medium is investigated using Kobayashi Potential (KP) method. The KP method is being employed for the first time to investigate the scattering phenomenon in homogeneous isotropic chiral medium. In the problem formulation, we encounter dual integral equations which are solved using discontinuous properties of Weber–Schafheitlin’s integral. Far zone scattered co- and cross-components are determined numerically using steepest descent method. Dependence of scattered co- and cross-components on angle of incidence and the chirality parameter has been demonstrated through numerical results.