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This research monograph presents a systematic treatment of the theory of the propagation of transient electromagnetic fields (such as optical pulses) through dielectric media which exhibit both dispersion and absorption. The work divides naturally into two parts. Part I presents a summary of the fundamental theory of the radiation and propagation of rather general electromagnetic waves in causal, linear media which are homogeneous and isotropic but which otherwise have rather general dispersive and absorbing properties. In Part II, we specialize on the propagation of a plane, transient electromagnetic field in a homogeneous dielectric. Although we have made some contributions to the fundamental theory given in Part I, most of the results of our own research appear in Part II. The purpose of the theory presented in Part II is to predict and to explain in explicit detail the dynamics of the field after it has propagated far enough through the medium to be in the mature-dispersion regime. It is the subject of a classic theory, based on the research conducted by A. Sommerfeld and L.

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Author:   Kurt E. Oughstun ,  T. Tamir ,  G.C. Sherman
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
Volume:   16
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.727kg
ISBN:  

9783642647536

ISBN 10:   3642647537
Pages:   465
Publication Date:   16 September 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

I: Fundamental Theory.- 1. Introduction.- I: Fundamental Theory.- 2. Fundamental Field Equations in a Temporally Dispersive Medium.- 3. The Angular Spectrum Representation of the Pulsed Radiation Field.- 4. The Angular Spectrum Representation of Pulsed Electromagnetic Beam Fields.- 5. Advanced Saddle-Point Methods for the Asymptotic Evaluation of Single Contour Integrals.- II: Asymptotic Theory of Plane Wave Pulse Propagation in a Single Resonance Lorentz Medium.- 6. Analysis of the Phase Function and Its Saddle Points.- 7. Evolution of the Precursor Fields.- 8. Evolution of the Main Signal.- 9. The Continuous Evolution of the Total Field.- 10. Physical Interpretation of the Pulse Dynamics.- References.

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