Uniform scattered fields from a parabolic surface with the boundary diffraction wave theory

Uniform scattered fields of a cylindrical wave from a parabolic surface are obtained with the theory of the boundary diffraction wave (TBDW). A non-uniform diffracted field is calculated with a regenerated vector potential and rearranged by considering the Fresnel function to obtain a uniform solution. Uniform scattered fields are calculated as the sum of diffracted and geometrical optic fields. Numerical analyses of diffracted and scattered fields in both uniform and non-uniform solutions are in harmony with the literature. © 2017 Photonics Society of Poland.