Wedge diffraction in terms of the method of physical optics

Abstract

The method of physical optics is extended for wedge diffraction. The classical integral of physical optics is taken into account for the diffraction problem of plane waves by a conducting half-plane. The integral is decomposed according to the transmitted and reflected scattered waves. The sinusoidal term in the integrand is rewritten by considering the fact that the half-plane is a special case of the wedge. Two cases of soft and hard surfaces are examined and the uniform diffracted waves are obtained by the asymptotic evaluation of the integrals. The results are compared with the literature numerically