Wave envelope technique for multimode wave guide problems

In this paper we propose a fast method for solving wave guide problems. In particular, we consider the guide to be inhomogeneous, and allow propagation of waves of higher-order modes. Such techniques have been handled successfully for acoustic wave propagation problems with single mode and finite length. This paper extends this concept to electromagnetic wave guides with several modes and infinite in length. The method is shown and results of computations are presented.Research was supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration under NASA Contract No. NAS1-18107 while the first author was in residence at the ICASE, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23665-5225, and by NASA Grant No. NAG-1-624.