Electromagnetic Waves in Stratified Media

This work is concerned with electromagnetic waves in media whose properties vary in one particular direction. The variation may consist of abrupt or continuous changes. In this sense the media may be generally classified as stratified. This is an idealization of many situations which occur in nature. A proper understanding of wave phenomena in stratified media is of great practical importance. The major theoretical task is to find solutions of Maxwell's field equations which satisfy the appropriate conditions imposed by the various boundary conditions.