On the natural modes of helical structures

Abstract

Natural modes of helical structures are treated by using the periodic dyadic Green's functions in cylindrical coordinates. The formulation leads to an infinite system of one-dimensional integral equations in reciprocal (Fourier) space. Due to the twisted structure of the waveguide together with a quasi-static assumption the set of non-zero coefficients in reciprocal space is sparse and the formulation can therefore be used in a numerical method based on a truncation of the set of coupled integral equations. The periodic dyadic Green's functions are furthermore useful in a simple direct calculation of the quasi-static fields generated by thin helical wires.