
410 13 Electromagnetic Wave Propagation
Since x z plane is a plane of symmetry, therefore cos mψ is a solution and sin
mψ can not be a solution. As a result the expression for the vector potential is
Π=
α
m=0
α
0
cos mψ
f
n
e
−z
√
n
2
+γ
2
+g
n
e
z
√
n
2
+γ
2
J
m
(nρ)dn. (13.170)
Because Y
m
(n, ρ) is no t a good potential function as discussed in Chap. 7. It
is assumed that
Π
x
behave in a similar way as
Π
z
behavedinthecaseofa
vertical oscillating electromagnetic dipole (Sect. 13.3). So the vector potential
will be independent of the azimuthal angle ψ and m will be zero. The general
solution for
Π
x
will be
Π
x
=
α
0
f
n
e
−z
√
n
2
+γ
2
+g
n
e
z
√
n
2
+γ
2
J
0
(nρ)dn. (13.171)
Since
E
x
= −γ
2
Π
x
+
∂
∂x
∂
Π
x
∂x
+
∂
Π
z
∂z
(13.172)
We can write the x component of the electric field in the two media as follows.
E
0x
= −γ
2
0
Π
0x
+
∂
∂x
∂
Π
0x
∂x
+
∂
Π
0z
∂z
(13.173)
E
1x
= −γ
2
1
Π
1x
+
∂
∂x
∂
Π
1x
∂x
+
∂
Π
1z
∂z
. (13.174)
Since the tangential component of the electric field is continuous across the
boundary we get
E
0x
=
E
1x
at z = 0,
γ
2
0
Π
0x
= γ
2
1
Π
1x
(13.175)
∂
Π
0x
∂x
+
∂
Π
0z
∂z
=
∂
Π
1x
∂x
+
∂
Π
1z
∂z
. (13.176)
Since
∂
Π
x
∂x
=
∂
Π
x
∂ρ
.
∂ρ
∂x
=
∂
Π
x
∂ρ
cos ψ
1
(13.177)
(13.176) can be written as
∂
Π
0x
∂ρ
cos ψ +
∂
Π
0z
∂z
=
∂
Π
1x
∂ρ
cos ψ +
∂
Π
1z
∂z
(13.178)
In order to apply the boundary condition, we have to equate the coefficient of
cos ψ on both the sides. Therefore
Π
z
must have a cos ψ term. Since the source