SURFACE ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES AT GRADUAL INTERFACES BETWEEN LOSSY MEDIA
Igor I. Smolyaninov
Abstract
A low loss propagating electromagnetic wave is shown to exist at a gradual interface between two lossy conductive media. The electromagnetic frequency range of this phenomenon may span from UV optics to RF range. In particular, it is demonstrated that such a surface wave may be guided by a seafloor-seawater interface and it may be used in radio communication and imaging underwater. Similar surface waves may also be guided by various tissue boundaries inside a human body. For example, such surface wave solutions may exist at planar interfaces between skull bones and grey matter inside a human head at 6 GHz.
Topics & Concepts
Electromagnetic radiationLossy compressionSurface waveHuman headAcousticsPhysicsPlanarOpticsWave propagationRadio waveMaterials scienceComputer scienceAbsorption (acoustics)Quantum mechanicsArtificial intelligenceComputer graphics (images)Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon ResearchMetamaterials and Metasurfaces ApplicationsMolecular Communication and Nanonetworks