“…, can be efficiently modeled as 2-D configurations [1]- [3], [5], [6], or 3-D configurations [4], [7], [8] with 1-D periodicity [1]- [3], 2-D periodicity [4], [6], or 3-D periodicity [7]. Moreover, several configurations relevant in the analysis of EM field propagation, such as EM shieldings [9] and reinforced concrete walls [10], [11], are well approximated by a periodic structure with infinite extent.…”