Elliptically inhomogeneous plane wave impinging on an infinite number of parallel cylinders

This paper introduces the interaction between an ensembleof cylinders and an inhomogeneous plane wave, which isdetermined through a rigorous theoretical approach. Thescattered electromagnetic field by an indefinite number ofinfinite circular cylinders is analyzed through an applica-tion of the generalized Vector Cylinder Harmonics (VCH)expansion. The scenario described above is represented byan exact mathematical model that considers the so-calledcomplex-angle formalism reaching a superposition of VCHand the Foldy-Lax Multiple Scattering Equations (FLMSE)to take into account the multi-scattering process betweenthe cylinders. The validation of the method was performedwith a comparison between the numerical results based onthe Finite Element Method (FEM) and a homemade Matlabcode.