Scattering of evanescent wave by multiple parallel infinite cylinders near a surface

- Presented an exact solution of evanescent scattering of by multiple cylinders.
- Formulation accounts for near-field scattering and interface Fresnel effect.
- Developed analytical formulas for the scattered waves in the near and far fields.
- Presented numerical examples to illustrate evanescent scattering by gold wires

This paper presents an exact analytical solution for the scattering of evanescent wave by an arbitrary collection of parallel infinite cylinders located near the surface of an optically denser substrate. The evanescent wave is generated by total internal reflection of the source wave propagating within the substrate at greater than the critical angle. The source wave is arbitrarily polarized and propagates in the plane perpendicular to the axes of the cylinders. The theoretical formulation utilizes Hertz potentials, which accounts for the near-field scattering between the cylinders and Fresnel reflection of angular distribution of scattered waves from the surface. Analytical formulas are derived for the electric and magnetic fields and Poynting vector of the scattered radiation in the near field, as well as their asymptotic forms in the far-field. Numerical results are presented to illustrate the scattering of evanescent wave by several configurations of cylinders located near the surface.