Simulation of 3-D Electromagnetic Scattering and Inverse Scattering by Arbitrary Anisotropic Dielectric Objects Embedded in Layered Arbitrary Anisotropic Media

Abstract

This communication studies 3-D electromagnetic (EM) scattering and inverse scattering of arbitrary anisotropic dielectric objects embedded in multilayered media. Different from previous work, the scatterer is not only arbitrary anisotropic, but also the arbitrary anisotropy of the layered background media is formed by rotation of the principal axes of uniaxial media. In addition, the scatterers are allowed to be placed across layer boundaries. The forward model is formulated by the electric field integral equation (EFIE), solved by the biconjugate gradient stabilized (BCGS) method, and accelerated by the fast Fourier transform (FFT). The time complexity is analyzed for the BCGS-FFT applied to layered arbitrary anisotropic media. In the inversion model, the variational Born iterative method (VBIM) is employed to reconstruct the arbitrary anisotropic profiles of both the permittivity and conductivity. Numerical simulations are performed to verify the feasibility and antinoise ability of the forward and inverse solvers in the circumstance of layered arbitrary anisotropic background media.