Finite-difference time-domain analysis of electromagnetic wave propagation in corrugated waveguide: Effect of miter bend/polarizer miter bend

The effect of the polarizer miter bend (PMB) reflector on polarization is numerically investigated by using the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method. The Drude model is implemented to take into account the fact that the waveguide wall is prepared from a dispersive medium. In electron cyclotron resonance heating (ECRH), the corrugated waveguide and miter bend are adopted for transmitting millimeter electromagnetic waves. In addition, PMB is employed to improve the plasma heating efficiency. The results of computations show that modes other than the input mode are also generated owing to the reflection at the miter bend mirror/PMB reflector. Moreover, it is found that elliptical polarization is observed after the linear polarization passes through PMB.