 Transverse electric polarization (source code)

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= Transverse electric polarization
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= TE polarization
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Relative to a propagation plane, transverse electric polarization has its electric field perpendicular to that plane. For a conducting corrugation independent of the perpendicular coordinate, the scalar electric component obeys the Helmholtz equation with Dirichlet data at the metal surface.

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