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Electrostatic Boundary Conditions

At any point on the boundary,


the components of E1 and E2 tangential to the boundary are equal

E1t = E2t
the components of D1 and D2 normal to the boundary are equal

D1t = D2t

Hayt p-143

Magnetic Boundary Conditions


The normal component of B1 and B2 continuous across a interface:

B1n = B2 n
The tangential component of a H1 and H2 to the boundary are equal

H1t = H2t

Hayt p-281

Reflection and Transmission of Waves at Planar Interfaces


medium 1 incident wave transmitted wave reflected wave medium 2

Normal Incidence
Consider both medium 1 and medium 2 Let us place the boundary between the two media in the z = 0 plane, and consider an incident plane wave which is traveling in the +zdirection. we assume that the electric field of the incident wave is in the x-direction.

Normal Incidence
x
medium 1 medium 2

e1 , m1, s 1 = 0

e2 , m 2 , s 2 = 0
z

E1 , H 1
z=0

E2, H 2

Z=0

Oblique Incidence
z =0 e1 , m 1 e2 , m 2

qr qi

qt

E1 = E i + E r

E 2 = Et

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