title: Iterative approach to Maxwell equations for dielectric media of spatially varying refractive index.
abstract: We propose an iterative method to solve the Maxwell equations for a one-dimensional model system with spatially varying permittivity. We construct solutions that are iterative in the scattering order, equivalent to the number of scattering events along the forward and backward directions. A numerical implementation of this approach is also presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois 61790-4560, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Menon
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Grobe