title: Electromagnetic plane-wave pulse transmission into a Lorentz half-space.
abstract: The propagation of an electromagnetic plane-wave signal obliquely incident upon a Lorentz half-space is studied analytically. Time-domain asymptotic expressions that increase in accuracy with propagation distance are derived by application of uniform saddle point methods on the Fourier-Laplace integral representation of the transmitted field. The results are shown to be continuous in time and comparable with numerical calculations of the field. Arrival times and angles of refraction are given for prominent transient pulse features and the steady-state signal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mathematics, State University of New York at New Paltz, New York 12561, USA. cartwrin@newpaltz.edu
authors.forename: Natalie A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Cartwright