A master thesis from Aalborg University
Diffraction of Plane Waves by a Small Aperture
[Diffraktion af plane bølger fra et lille hul]
Author(s)
Term
4. term (FYS10)
Education
Publication year
2014
Submitted on
2014-06-09
Pages
65 pages
Abstract
This report investigates how plane waves are diffracted by a screen with a small aperture. Classically a screen with infinite extend, infinitesimal width, infinite conductivity and a circular aperture is considered. Using Kirchhoff's approximation, an expression of the diffracted electric field is derived. This field is computed and plotted by approximating the aperture field as a constant field and as a free plane wave. Quantum mechanically a screen with infinite extend, finite width, finite conductivity and a cylindrical aperture is considered. We expand Babinet's principle to a screen with finite width and conductivity. The single electron wave functions and energy levels are found using the particle in a box approach. The conductivity tensor is found analytically for $0K$ and is used to calculate the current density numerically. The dyadic Green function is derived in cylindrical coordinates and used to calculate the scattered electric field of the cylinder numerically.
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