Plane wave diffraction by an open parallel plate waveguide with dielectric loading

Abstract

The diffraction of plane electromagnetic waves by an open parallel plate waveguide with dielectric loading is investigated rigorously by using the Fourier transform technique. This method of formulation gives rise to Wiener- Hopf equations. The solution of each Wiener-Hopf equation contains a set of infinitely many constants satisfying an infinite system of linear algebraic equations. A numerical solution of this systems is obtained for various values of the distances between the plates, plate thickness, the number of wave in the dielectric region.