Analytical spectral-domain scattering theory of a general gyrotropic sphere

Abstract: We propose an analytical scattering theory in spectral domain to model the electromagnetic (EM) fields of a gyrotropic sphere in terms of the eigen-functions and their associated spectral eigenvalues/coefficients in a recursive integral form. Applying the continuous boundary conditions of electromagnetic fields on the surface between the free space and gyrotropic sphere, the spectral coefficients of transmitted fields inside the gyrotropic sphere and the scattered fields in the isotropic host medium can be obtained exactly by expanding spherical vector wave eigenfunctions. Numerical results are provided for some representative cases, which are compared to the results from adaptive integral method (AIM). Good agreement demonstrates the validity of the proposed analytical scattering theory for gyrotropic spheres in spectral domain using Fourier transform.