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The document contains a practice set focused on plane wave solutions in both lossless and lossy media, covering various problems related to electric and magnetic fields, dielectric constants, and wave propagation characteristics. It includes calculations for frequency, wavelength, intrinsic impedance, and reflections at boundaries, as well as the effects of conductivity in different materials. Additionally, it addresses the decomposition of linearly polarized waves into circularly polarized components.

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Practice Set 4

The document contains a practice set focused on plane wave solutions in both lossless and lossy media, covering various problems related to electric and magnetic fields, dielectric constants, and wave propagation characteristics. It includes calculations for frequency, wavelength, intrinsic impedance, and reflections at boundaries, as well as the effects of conductivity in different materials. Additionally, it addresses the decomposition of linearly polarized waves into circularly polarized components.

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Practice Set 4

August, 2024

Plane wave solution in lossless media


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1. The E −field of a uniform plane wave propagating in a dielectric medium is given by
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E (t, z) = cos(108 t − √ ) âx − sin(108 t − √ ) ây V /m
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(a) Determine the frequency and wavelength of the wave.
(b) What is the dielectric constant of the medium?
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(c) Find the corresponding H -field.
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2. Show that a linearly polarized plane wave of the form E = E0 (aâx + bây )e−jk0 z , where a and b are the
real numbers, can be represented as the sum of an RHCP and LHCP wave.
3. The electric field intensity associated with a plane wave travelling in a perfect dielectric medium is given
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by E x (z, t) = 10 cos(2π × 107 t − 0.1πz) V /m
(a) The velocity of propagation.
(b) Intrinsic impedance.
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4. The electric field of a plane wave is given by E = 10 cos(109 t + 30z) ây V /m
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(a) The magnetic field, H .
(b) The phase velocity, vp .
(c) Dielectric constant ϵr of the medium when µ = µ0 .

Plane Waves in lossy media and good conductor


5. Consider a plane wave propagating in a lossy dielectric medium for z < 0, with a perfectly conducting
plate at z = 0. Assume that the lossy medium is characterized by ϵ = (5 − j2)ϵ0 , µ = µ0 and that the
frequency of the plane wave is 1 GHz, and let the amplitude of the incident electric field be 4 V /m at
z = 0. Find the reflected electric field for z < 0 and plot the magnitude of the total electric field for
−0.5 ≤ z ≤ 0.
6. The amplitude of a wave travelling through a lossy nonmagnetic medium reduces by 18% every meter. If
the wave operates at 10 M Hz and the electric field leads the magnetic field by 24◦ , calculate
(a) Propagation constant (k)
(b) Wavelength (λ)
(c) Skin depth (δ)
(d) Conductivity of the medium (σ).
7. Find the wavelength and phase velocity for propagation through copper at a frequency of 50 M Hz if
µ = 4π × 10−7 H/m and conductivity σ = 5.8 × 107 mho/m
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8. A travelling E -field in free space of amplitude 100 V /m and frequency of 200 M Hz is normally incident
on a sheet of silver of thickness of 5 µm. If the conductivity of silver is 61.7 M s/m. Find the amplitude
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of E field emanating from the opposite surface of the sheet.

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