A Source-Model Technique for Analysis of Scattering by a Periodic Array of Penetrable Cylinders Partially Buried in a Penetrable Substrate

Abstract

A computational technique for analysis of scattering by an array of penetrable cylinders with smooth arbitrary cross section is described, for cylinders that are partially buried in a penetrable half-space substrate. In fabricated devices, cylinders may be partially buried due to side effects of the fabrication process, or anchored intentionally for some applications. Our suggested method is a rigorous full-wave frequency-domain source-model technique. The cornerlike intersections of the cylinders with the substrate and superstrate cause computational difficulty, owing to rapid spatial variations of the fields in their vicinity. They are addressed with particular care, by intricately locating properly modulated fictitious sources using a novel algorithm. We show that expanding the scattered fields with the fields of these sources satisfies all boundary conditions and energy conservation requirements within very low error thresholds. The respective software tool is robust to the choice of materials, geometric parameters, and incident excitation. Sample results are presented for circular and trianglelike cylinders. These examples demonstrate the importance of precise geometric modeling for analyzing partially buried arrays. For instance, as a larger portion of the array is buried, quantities such as scattered and dissipated power change rapidly but not necessarily monotonously as a function of the burial depth.