Wiener-Hopf analysis of the diffraction by a thin material strip

Abstract

The plane wave diffraction by a thin material strip is analyzed using the Wiener-Hopf technique and approximate boundary conditions. An asymptotic solution is obtained under the condition that the strip width is large compared with the wavelength. Applying the saddle point method, the scattered far field is evaluated asymptotically. Numerical results on the radar cross section (RCS) are presented.