Abstract
This paper examines the resonant transmission of electromagnetic waves around the trapped modes of a magnetized plasma layer. Expressions for the dispersion relation, the evanescent wave coupling and tunneling, and the condition of trapped modes in the anisotropic Voigt plasma configuration have been derived and quantified. The transfer matrix method is applied to obtain the transmission coefficients across the plasma layer. When the structure is perturbed, resonance is identified around the embedded trapped modes. This resonance results in transmission anomalies ( total transmission and total reflection) and dramatic field amplifications around the trapped modes. The number of discrete trapped modes and then the resonance frequencies are prescribed by the parameters of the plasma layer, such as the plasma frequency, the cyclotron frequency, and the layer thickness. Published by AIP Publishing.