Abstract
The scattering of an electromagnetic plane wave incident upon an inhomogeneous
multilayer structure is considered in symbolic form. In this framework a
scattering-matrix propagation algorithm that decouples recurrences for backward-
and forward-scattered wave amplitudes is developed. By construction the
scattering-matrix solution procedure is stable against increase of truncation
order and depths and number of layers, irrespective of numerical implementation.
For grating structures a numerical study using Fourier-transform discretization
is performed. In this implementation the convergence issue for TM polarization
is recapitulated.
© 1996 Optical Society of America
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