Polarization transformation of waves reflected from media with nonperiodic perturbation of anisotropy

Abstract

The consideration of electromagnetic wave propagation in inhomogeneous media usually assumes either smooth varying of medium parameters, or their rigorously periodical perturbation. Combination of smooth and oscillated parameter perturbations leads to additional peculiarities of Bragg reflection. Presence of anisotropy of permittivity or permeability causes coupling of waves with different polarizations. In the present paper using complex form of asymptotic method of Krylov, Bogoliubov and Mitropolsky (KBM), mutual transformation of direct and indirect waves with two polarizations is considered in the case of oblique incidence of the plane wave on medium section with small anisotropy and weak longitudinal inhomogeneity.