The excitation of plane surface waves

@inproceedings{Cullen1954TheEO,
  title={The excitation of plane surface waves},
  author={Alexander Lamb Cullen},
  year={1954}
}
It is shown that a surface wave will be generated by a horizontal slot situated above a corrugated or dielectric-coated guiding surface.A physical interpretation of the analysis is suggested which explains the mechanism of launching in terms of a resonance phenomenon allied to that which arises when a piston attenuator is terminated by a reactance equal and opposite to its own (reactive) characteristic impedance.The problem of efficient launching is discussed, and it is shown that under… 
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