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Total transmission of electromagnetic waves through slabs of plasmas and plasma-like media upon the excitation of surface waves

Journal Article · · JETP Lett. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:6917294
It was previously shown by the author that an inhomogeneous slab of plasma with a supercritical density at the maximum may turn out to be totally transparent for an incident p-polarized wave if dissipative processes are ignored and if there is an abrupt change in the density from a subcritical to a supercritical value. Other authors have asserted that a necessary condition for total wave transmission is a spatial symmetry of the system. A simple example is used here to show that a total transmission of p-polarized waves is also possible in the case of an asymmetric system. 6 references.
Research Organization:
Fizicheskii Institut, Moscow, USSR
OSTI ID:
6917294
Journal Information:
JETP Lett. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: JETP Lett. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 43; ISSN JTPLA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English