EE Problems

Problems on Plane Wave Incidence,
Waveguides and Transmission Lines
ELECTROMAGNETIC ENGINEERING
MAP Tele
Maria Ins Barbosa de Carvalho

November 2008
Electromagnetic Engineering
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Faculdade de Engenharia
Plane wave incidence
The electric field intensity of a left-hand circularly polarized electromagnetic wave of frequency
200 MHz is 10 Vm1 . This wave propagates in air and impinges normally on a dielectric medium
with r = 4 that is located in the region z 0. The x component of the incident electric field
phasor has a maximum at z = 0 when t = 0.
dielectric
Ei
(a) Determine the electric field phasor of the incident wave.

(b) Find the reflection and transmission coefficients.
(c) Obtain the electric field phasors of the reflected and transmitted waves, and of the total field
in the region z 0.
(d) Find the fraction of the incident average power that is reflected by the interface and the one
that is transmitted to the dielectric medium.
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Repeat the previous problem, assuming now that the region z 0 is filled wiht a poor conductor
with r = 2.25, r = 1 and = 104 Sm1 .
At 200 MHz a given medium is characterized by = 0, r = 15(1 j3) and r = 50(1 j1). Find:
(a) /0 , /0 and v/v0 , where is the intrinsic impedance and v is the phase velocity (the
subscript 0 corresponds to values in air);
(b) the skin depth ;
(c) the attenuation in dB for a distance of 5 mm;
(d) the reflection coefficient for a wave propagating in air that impinges normally in this medium.
A nonconducting material with r = r = 6 j6 is located under a perfectly conducting plate.

Assuming that a electromagnetic wave propagating in air with a frequency of 500 MHz impinges
normally in this material, find the thickness of the material that reduces the amplitude of the
reflected wave by 35 dB?
conductor
material
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The three regions shown in the figure are perfect dielectrics. For a wave propagating in medium 1
and impinging normally in the interface located at z = d, find r2 and d such that there are no
reflected wave. Write the answer as a function of r1 , r3 and frequency f .
z = d
z=0
r 2
Medium 1
Medium 3
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Medium 2
r 3
r 1

d
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Consider a plane electromagnetic wave that is normally incident on a glass lens of a camera with
r = 2.5, as illustrated in figure A. Assume that the lens has an infinite thickness in order to neglect
the reflections at the glass-air end interface.
air
glass
air
dielectric
glass
incident
wave
incident
wave
Figure A
Figure B
(a) Find the fraction of the incident power that is reflected by the lens.
(b) In order to eliminated the reflections of the visible light corresponding to yellow (0 = 560 nm,
where 0 is the vacuum wavelength), a dielectric coating with a thickness of /4 is applied to
the lens (figure B). Find the dielectric constant of this material. What is the thickness of the
dielectric layer?
(c) Under the previous conditions, what fraction of the incident blue light (0 = 475 nm) is
reflected by the lens?
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A plane electromagnetic wave propagating in air along +z (z < 0) impinges normally at z = 0 on

a conductor with = 61.7 MS/m, r = 1. The incident wave has a frequency of f = 1.5 MHz and
the electric field at the interface z = 0 is given by,
~ t) = 10 sin(2f t)
E(0,
y
(V/m).
(a) Determine the magnetic field in the conductor.

(b) Show that the reflection coefficient is approximately given by (r 1)(1r ) 1+2r =
p
p
20 /(1 + j) 1, where r = j0 /.
(c) Find the fraction of the incident power that is lost for the conductor after the reflection.
(d) Find the skin depth in the conducting material.

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A uniform plane wave, linearly polarized along x, with amplitude 10 V/m and frequency 1.5 GHz,
is propagating in air and impinges normally on a perfectly conducting surface located at z = 0.
(a) Obtain the phasor and instantaneous expressions for the electric and magnetic fields in air.
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(b) Find the location closest to the conducting surface where the magnetic field is always zero.
(c) Assuming now that the conducting surface has = 105 S/m (graphite), = 0 and = 0 ,
find the attenuation constant in dB/m.
(d) Under the previous conditions, obtain the fraction of the incident power that is absorbed by
the conducting plate.
(e) If the incident wave has left-hand circular polarization, what type of polarization will the
reflected wave have? Justify your answer.
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A plane wave is propagating in air (z < 0) and impinges normally on a good conductor (z > 0)
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that is nonmagnetic and has intrinsic impedance 6 2ej45 . The incident electric field is given by
~ = (
)10ej20z
E
x jy
(V/m).
(a) Obtain the electric field phasor of the reflected wave.

(b) What is the state of polarization of the incident and reflected waves?
(c) Find the propagation constant in the region z > 0.
(d) Determine the electric field phasor in medium 2.
(e) Obtain the magnetic field phasors of the incident, reflected and transmitted waves.
(f ) Obtain the time-average Poynting vector in the regions z < 0 and z > 0 and show that power
is conserved during incidence.
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Assume that the region z > 0 is filled with air, while the region z < 0 is filled with a dielectric with
refractive index 2. In the dielectric is propagating a wave characterized by
~ =x
E0 ej(4y+3z) .
E
(a) Determine the direction of propagation of the incident wave and the corresponding angle of
incidence.
(b) Find the magnetic field phasor of the incident wave.
(c) Obtain the reflection coefficient and the electric field phasor of the reflected wave.
(d) Write the expression for the electric field phasor in air.
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A left-hand circularly polarized wave impinges at an interface between two different media with
and angle of 45 .
(a) If the two media are air (medium 1) and a perfect conductor (medium 2), determine the state
of polarization of the reflected wave.
(b) For the interface air-polystyrene (r = 2.5), determine the state of polarization of the reflected
and transmitted waves.
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A wave propagating in air with perpendicular polarization impinges obliquely at an interface airglass with an angle of incidence of 30 . The wave frequency is 600 THz (1 THz = 1012 Hz), corresponding to green light, and the index of refraction of glass is 1.6. Assuming that the electric field
amplitude of the incident wave is 50 Vm1 , determine:
(a) the reflection and transmission coefficients;
~ and H
~ in the glass.
(b) the expressions for E
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In the region defined by y < 0, filled with a nonmagnetic material (medium 1), is propagating a
plane wave of frequency 1.5 GHz that is characterized by the phasor
~ i (x, y) = z
E0 ej4(4x+3y) (V/m).
E
This wave impinges obliquely on the interface with the region y > 0, that is filled with air.
(a) What is the state of polarization of this wave relatively to the plane of incidence?
(b) Find the relative permittivity of medium 1 and the angle of incidence.
(c) Obtain the magnetic field phasor of this wave.
(d) Find the reflection and transmission coefficients, and obtain the electric field phasors of the
reflected wave and of the wave in the air.
(e) Explain how it is possible to obtain a circularly polarized wave from the incidence of a linearly
polarized wave on an interface with a medium with lower refractive index. Justify your answer
with the necessary calculations.
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A plane wave propagating in air is characterized by the following phasor

~ i (x, z) = 0.2ej(3x+4z) (0.6
H
z 0.8
x) (A/m).
This wave impinges on a perfectly conducting surface located at z=0. Determine:
(a) the frequency and the angle of incidence;
~ i;
(b) the phasor E
(c) the electric and magnetic field phasors of the reflected wave;
(d) the location of the electric field amplitude maxima in the air;
(e) the time-average Poynting vector in the air. What is direction of transport of energy?
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A plane wave propagating in air (medium 1) with perpendicular polarization is incident with an
angle of 30 on a medium (medium 2) with relative permittivity r = 5.
(a) Obtain the reflection coefficient.
(b) If the wave propagates in medium 2 and impinges on medium 1, find the critical angle.
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In the region defined by x < 0, filled with a nonmagnetic material (medium 1), is propagating a
plane wave of frequency 6.8 GHz that is characterized by
~ i (x, y) = 10ej4(8x+15y) z
(V/m).
This wave impinges obliquely in the region x > 0, filled with a nonmagnetic material with refractive
index 2.
(a) Determine the refractive index of medium 1.
(b) Obtain the angles of incidence and transmission.
(c) Obtain the electric field phasors of the reflected and transmitted waves.
(d) What fraction of the incident power is transmitted to medium 2?
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A plane wave propagating in a nonmagnetic medium with dielectric constant r = 2.25 is characterized by
~ i (x, y) = 10ej4(3x+4y) (0.8
E
x + 0.6
y) (V/m).
This wave is obliquely incident on the interface with the region x > 0, filled with a nonmagnetic
material with refractive index 2.
(a) What is the frequency of this wave?
(b) What are the direction of propagation of the incident, reflected and transmitted waves?
(c) Obtain the electric field phasors of the reflected and transmitted waves.
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Repeat the previous problem, assuming now that the electric field phasor of the incident wave is
given by
~ i (x, y) = 10ej4(3x+4y) (0.8
) (V/m).
E
x + 0.6
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Waveguides and Cavities
Show that the TM1 mode in a parallel-plate waveguide can be seen as a superposition of two plane
waves propagating obliquely.
Obtain the expressions of the surface charge and surface current densities on the plates of a parallelplate waveguide for the TMn mode. Indicate the direction of the current on the plates.
Obtain the expression of the surface current density on the plates of a parallel-plate waveguide for
the TEn mode. Indicate the direction of the current on the two plates.
Consider a parallel-plate waveguide with plates separated by a distance b.

(a) Write the instantaneous expressions of the electric and magnetic fields for the TM1 and TE1
modes.
(b) For the previous modes and t = 0, sketch the electric and magnetic field lines in the yz plane.
A parallel-plate waveguide is filled with air and its plates are separated by 1 cm.
(a) Determine the cutoff frequency of the TE1 , TM1 , TE2 and TM2 modes.
(b) Knowing that the guide operates at a frequency of 40 GHz, indicate which modes can propagate.
A waveguide with parallel-plates separated by a distance b is filled with a dielectric with parameters
(, ).
(a) Sketch the diagrams for the first three TM and TE modes, and for the TEM mode.
(b) Indicate how it would be possible to obtain the phase and group velocities at a given frequency
from a diagram.
A waveguide with parallel-plates separated by 5 cm is filled with air.

(a) Determine the cutoff frequencies for the first five TE and TM modes.
(b) Knowing that the guide operates at 20 GHz, determine the phase velocity, the wavelength, the
phase constant and the impedances for the previous modes.
(c) Compare the obtained values with the ones relative to a TEM mode with 20 GHz.
(d) Now assume that the guide operates at 2 GHz. Determine the attenuation constants for the
previous modes.
A waveguide with parallel-plates separated by 2 cm is filled with a dielectric with relative permittivity 2.25. The magnetic field inside the guide is characterized by
Hz = 50 cos (100y) cos 3 1010 t z
Determine:
(a) the mode that is propagating;
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(b) the phase constant ();

(c) the wave impedance;
~ and H.
~
(d) E
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A waveguide with parallel-plates separated by 1 cm is filled with a dielectric with relative permittivity 4 and operates at 12 GHz. The electric field inside the guide is characterized by
Ez = 40 sin (100y) ejz
(V/m).
Determine:
(a) the mode that is propagating and its cutoff frequency;
(b) the phase constant ();
(c) the phase velocity;
~ and H;
~
(d) E
~av .
(e) S
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A parallel-plate waveguide is filled with two different dielectrics, with permittivities 1 and 2 .
(a) Starting from the wave equations in each medium, show that for the TE modes the longitudinal
component of the magnetic field satisfies
A sin(h y) + B cos(h y) medium 1

1
1
Hz0 =
C sin(h2 y) + B cos(h2 y) medium 2
where h21 = 2 + 2 0 1 and h22 = 2 + 2 0 2 , and A, B e C are constants.
~ 0 and H
~ 0.
(b) Determine E
(c) Using the previous result and appropriate boundary conditions, show that the following condition is satisfied
h1 tan(h2 d) + h2 tan(h1 d) = 0.
(d) Obtain the equation for the cutoff frequencies of the different TE modes.
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Consider a rectangular waveguide with dimensions a = 2.5 cm and b = 1.0 cm that is filled with
a lossless dielectric with r = 4. Determine the phase constant, the phase velocity and the wave
impedance for the TE10 and TM11 modes when the guide is operating at 15 GHz.
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A rectangular waveguide filled with air has dimensions a = 1 cm and b = 0.6 cm.
(a) Determine the cutoff frequencies of the TE10 and TE20 modes
(b) For a 18 GHz operating frequency, determine the guided wavelength for each propagating mode
and compare it with the wavelength in free space.
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A rectangular waveguide with dimensions 5 cm 2 cm is filled with air and operates at 15 GHz. The
electric field inside the guide is characterized by:
Ez = 20 sin(40x) sin(50y)ejz
V/m.
(a) What mode is propagating inside the guide?

(b) Find .
(c) Determine the ratio Ey /Ex .
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A rectangular waveguide with dimensions a = 2.5 cm and b = 1 cm operates at a frequency below

15.1 GHz.
(a) Compute the cutoff frequency of the different TE and TM modes in propagation.
(b) How many TE and TM modes can propagate if the guide is filled with a dielectric with r = 4
and r = 1?
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A rectangular waveguide with dimensions a = 1.5 cm, b = 0.8 cm is filled with a dielectric with
= 0 and = 40 . The magnetic field inside the guide is characterized by

x
3y
cos
sin( 1011 t z) (A/m)
Hx = 2 sin
a
b
Determine:
(a) The mode that is propagating inside the guide.
(b) The cutoff frequency.
(c) The propagation constant.
(d) The wave impedance.
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A rectangular waveguide filled with air has dimensions a = 8.636 cm and b = 4.318 cm, and operates
at 4 GHz.
(a) Find if the TE10 mode can propagate and, if so, calculate the phase and group velocities.
(b) Repeat for the TM11 mode.
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A rectangular waveguide is filled with air and has dimensions a = 4 cm and b = 2 cm. This guide
transports an average power of 2 mW in the dominant mode. If the operating frequency is 10 GHz,
determine the maximum amplitude of the electric field inside the guide.
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A rectangular waveguide is filled with two different dielectrics, as illustrated in the figure.
y
2
b
x
d
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(a) Show that the following condition is satisfied for the TEm0 modes with angular frequency :
h1 tan(h2 d) + h2 tan(h1 (a d)) = 0,
where h21 = 2 + 2 1 and h22 = 2 + 2 2 , and is the propagation constant.
(b) Obtain the cutoff frequency for the TE10 mode by solving the previous equation when = 0.
Assume that a = 2.286cm, d = a/2, 1 = 0 and r2 = 2.25.
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A rectangular waveguide (a = 5 cm; b = 2 cm), filled with air, operates at 1 GHz. For the TM21
mode and assuming that the maximum amplitude of Ez at z = 0 is 1 kV/m:
(a) Show that there is no propagation at this frequency (evanescent mode);
(b) Determine the distance z such that the amplitude of the longitudinal component of the electric
field is 0.5% of its value at z=0;
(c) Now assume that the guide is operating at 20 GHz. Determine:
i. The phase constant and the wave impedance;
ii. The average power transmitted by the guide.
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A rectangular waveguide with dimensions a = 4 cm and b = 2 cm is filled with air and operates at
18 GHz. The electric inside this guide is characterized by
Ez = 20 sin(50x) sin(100y)ejz .
(a) What mode is propagating inside the guide? Find its cutoff frequency.
(b) Determine and vg .
(c) Find the average power propagated inside the guide.
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A rectangular waveguide will operate in a frequency band of 1.0 GHz with central frequency 4.0 GHz.
A safety margin of 20% should be considered between the band boundaries and the first and second
mode cutoff frequencies, as shown below.
1 GHZ
f c1
f l = 1.2 f c1
f 0 = 4.0
(1st mode)
fu =
f c2
1.2
f (GHz)
f c2
(2nd mode)
(a) Assuming that the guide is filled with air, find the guide dimensions, a and b.
(b) Now assume that this guide (with the previously calculated dimensions a and b) is filled with
a dielectric with r = 3.2. Which modes can propagate in the specified frequency band?
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A rectangular cavity is filled with air and has dimensions a = 5 cm, b = 4 cm and d = 10 cm. Find
the five lowest modes of the cavity.
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A rectangular cavity has dimensions a = 4 cm, b = 3 cm and d = 5 cm. Find the dominant mode
and its resonant frequency when
(a) the cavity is filled with air;
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(b) the cavity is filled with a dielectric with relative permittivity 2.5.
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A rectangular cavity is filled with air and its dimensions satisfy a = 2b = 4d.
z
y
d
b = 2d
a = 2b
(a) Find the dimensions of the cavity such that the resonant frequency of the dominant mode is
6 GHz.
(b) Show that in the dominant mode the electric field of a rectangular cavity is parallel to the
shortest dimension of the cavity. Assume that the shortest dimension is oriented along z.
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~ = jH
~ and H
~ = jE
~ in cylindrical coordinates,
Starting from the equations E
~ and H
~ as functions of
obtain the expressions of the transverse components (along r and ) of E
the longitudinal components (along z).
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A solution of the following Bessel differential equation

d2 R(r) 1 dR(r)
+
+ R(r) = 0
dr2
r dr
P
can be obtained by considering that R(r) is of the form R(r) = m=0 am rm . By substituting this
expression in the differential equation, determine the general expression for the coefficients am .
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Show that the Bessel functions of the first kind satisfy the following conditions.
(a) Jn0 (x) =
1
2
[Jn1 (x) Jn+1 (x)].
(b) Jn (x) = (1)n Jn (x).

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Note:
1
(n)!
= 0,
n N.
A circular waveguide is filled with air and has a diameter of 90 mm. Determine:
(a) The TE and TM modes that can propagate at an operating frequency of 5 GHz.
(b) The relative velocity (v/c) of each mode at a frequency 1.1 times their cutoff frequency.
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A 10GHz signal is transmitted in a circular waveguide filled with air.

(a) Knowing that the lowest cutoff frequency of the guide is 20% lower than the frequency of the
transmitted signal, find the diameter of the guide.
(b) If the guide now operates at 15GHz, which modes are allowed to propagate.
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Consider a circular waveguide filled with air, with a 1 cm radius and operating at 19 GHz.
(a) Which modes are allowed to propagate?
(b) Obtain the expression for the average Poynting vector of the TM01 mode.
(c) Determine the maximum frequency range of a signal that only propagates in the dominant
mode.
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A circular waveguide with a 2 cm radius is filled with a dielectric of parameters (40 , 0 ).

(a) Assuming that the guide is operating at 4 GHz, determine which modes are allowed to propagate.
(b) Under the previous conditions, obtain the average Poynting vector of the TE11 mode.
(c) Determine the frequency range [fmin , fmax ] in which the guide should operate if only the
dominant mode is allowed to propagate and the attenuation of all other modes is larger than
200 dB/m.
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A circular cavity has a length equal to its diameter. Knowing that the cavity oscillates at 10 GHz
in the TM010 mode, determine the cavity length.
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A circular cavity is filled with air and has a length equal to its radius Determine the seven lowest
modes of the cavity.
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A circular cavity is filled with air and has a length equal to its radius.
(a) Knowing that the TE211 mode oscillates at 6 GHz determine the cavity dimensions.
(b) Find the lowest resonant frequency of the cavity and the associated mode.
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Show that the propagation velocity of a electromagnetic wave inside a dielectric waveguide lies
between the propagation velocities of a plane wave in the dielectric medium and in the exterior
medium of the guide.
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A dielectric slab with parameters = 0 and = 2.50 is located in the air. Find the minimum
thickness of the slab that allows the propagation of an even TM or TE mode at an operating
frequency of 20 GHz.
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Consider a dielectric slab of thickness b and parameters (, ) located in the air.

(a) Determine the average power density propagated in the guide by the TM dominant mode.
(b) Determine the average power transmitted in the transverse direction.
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Consider a dielectric slab of thickness 2 cm and dielectric constant r = 2 located in the air. An
even TM mode propagates in this guide at a frequency of 12 GHz. The longitudinal component of
the electric field inside the dielectric is given by Ez = 10 cos(hd y)ejz (V/m).
y
z
air
dielectric
(a) Find the other components of the electric field in the dielectric.
(b) Knowing that hd = 229.7 m1 , calculate the phase constante and the decay coefficient of
the fields in the air.
(c) Under the previous conditions, obtain the longitudinal component of the electric field in the
air.
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Consider a planar dielectric waveguide consisting of a dielectric slab of thickness b and parameters
(, ) and a perfectly conducting plate.
air
b
dielectric
conductor
Knowing that the the guide is located in the air, find for the TE modes
(a) the expressions of the electric and magnetic field phasors;
(b) the characteristic equation;
(c) the cutoff frequency of the different modes.
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Determine, for the waveguide of the previous problem, the expressions for the surface charge and
current densities on the conducting plate.
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Consider a planar dielectric waveguide consisting of a dielectric slab with refractive index n1 and
thickness b and a conducting plate.
y
n2
n1
conductor
Knowing that the guide is located in an infinite medium with refractive index n2 (n2 < n1 ),
determine, for the TM modes,
(a) the characteristic equation;
(b) the cutoff frequency of the different modes.
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A cylindrical rod made of a dielectric transparent material can be used to guide light as a result
of the total internal reflection. Find the material minimum dielectric constant that allows a wave,
incident at one end with an angle i , to be guided in the rod until it emerges at the other end.
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Consider an optical fiber with a core and cladding refractive indices equal to 1.48 and 1.46, respectively. Determine:
(a) The numerical aperture of the fiber.
(b) The maximum radius that allows propagation in the single-mode regime at a wavelength of
1.3 m.
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The refractive indices of the core and cladding of an optical fiber are n1 = 1.5 and n2 = 1.45,
respectively.
(a) Determine the maximum radius that allows propagation in the single-mode regime at a frequency of 2 1014 Hz.
(b) Explain why single-mode fibers are advantageous for long distance transmission of information.
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Transmission Lines
A transmission line with length l connects a load to a sinusoidal voltage source operating at a
frequency f . Assuming that the propagation velocity of the wave in the line is c, in which of the
following cases it is reasonable to ignore the presence of the transmission line in the circuit analysis?
(a) l = 20 cm, f = 10 KHz
(b) l = 50 km, f = 60 Hz
(c) l = 20 cm, f = 300 MHz
(d) l = 1 mm, f = 100 GHz
Obtain the parameters R, L, C e G of a lossless transmission line with characteristic impedance

50 and phase velocity 108 m/s.
A parallel-plate transmission line operating at 1 GHz consists of two copper plates of width 1.5 cm
separated by a dielectric of thickness 0.2 cm. For the copper, c = 0 = 4 107 H/m and
c = 5.8 107 S/m, and for the dielectric r = 2.6, = 0 and = 0. Obtain the line parameters
(R, L, G e C).
In a coaxial transmission line, the inner conductor diameter is 0.5 cm and the exterior conductor
diameter is 1 cm. The space between the two conductors is filled with a dielectric with = 0 ,
r = 2.25 e = 103 S/m. The conductors are made of copper with = 0 and c = 5.8 107 S/m
and the line is operating at 1 GHz.
(a) Obtain the line parameters R, L, G e C.
(b) Find , , vf and Z0 for this coaxial line.
Consider a distortionless transmission line (R/L = G/C) with Z0 = 50 , = 40 103 Np/m

and vf = 2.5 108 m/s.
Obtain the line parameters and the wavelength at a frequency of 250 MHz.
A transmission line operating at 125 MHz has Z0 = 40 , = 0.02 Np/m and = 0.75 rad/m.
(a) Obtain the line parameters R, L, G e C.
(b) At what distance is the line voltage attenuated by 30 dB?
A phone line has R = 30 /Km, L = 0.1 H/km, G = 0 and C = 20 F/km. Assuming f = 1 kHz,
obtain:
(a) The line characteristic impedance.
(b) The propagation constant.
(c) The phase velocity.
(d) The attenuation in dB after 2 km.
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A lossless transmission line operating at 4.5 GHz has L = 2.4 H/m and Z0 = 85 . Calculate the
phase constant, , and the phase velocity.
Operating at a frequency of 300 MHz, a lossless line with 50 and length 2.5 m is connected to a
load ZL = (60 + j20) . Assuming v = c, find the input impedance.
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A lossless transmission line is short-circuited. What length (in wavelengths) should the line have
in order to appear as an open circuit at its input terminals.
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Show that the input impedance of a very short slightly lossy line (l 1 and l 1) is approximately
(a) Zin = (R + jl)l, with a short-circuit termination.
(b) Zin = (G jC)/((G2 + (C)2 )l, with an open-circuit termination.
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A lossless transmission line terminates in a load ZL = (30 j60) . The wavelength is 5 cm and
the line characteristic impedance is 50 . Find:
(a) The relflection coefficient at the load.
(b) The SWR of the line.
(c) The location of the voltage maximum nearest to the load.
(d) The position of the current maximum nearest to the load.
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In a lossless transmission line, the first voltage minimum is located at 4 cm from the load; the
second minimum is located at 14 cm from the load; the voltage SWR is 2.5. If the line is lossless
and Z0 = 50 , determine the load impedance.
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A lossless transmission line with length l = 0.35 terminates in a load of impedance ZL = (60 +
j30) . Obtain L , SWR and Zi when Z0 = 100 .
Zi
Z0
ZL
0,35
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A load of 500 is fed by a line of length 2 km operating at 20 kHz. The amplitude of the voltage
at the load is 95% of the amplitude at the input of the line and the phase difference between these
voltages is 2 rad. Knowing that this line is matched, find
(a) The propagation constant.
(b) The line parameters.
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In a phone line of length 5 km operating at 1 kHz it is known that the input impedance is 535ej64
when the line is open-circuited and is 467.5ej10 when the line is short-circuited.
(a) Determine the characteristic impedance and the propagation constant.
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(b) Find the line parameters R, L, G e C.

(c) Assume that the line is connected to a load ZL = 400 . Knowing that the current at the load
is 0.5 A, obtain the voltage and current at the input of the line. Also find the amplitude of
the incident voltage wave at the load.
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A sinusoidal voltage source, Vg (t) = 5 cos(2 109 t) (V) and internal impedance Zg = 50 , is
connected to a lossless line with 50 . The line, 5 cm long, terminates at a load ZL = (100j100) .
If v = c, determine:
(a) The reflection coefficient at the load.
(b) The impedance at the input of the line, Zi .
(c) The voltage and current at the input of the line, Vi and Ii .
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A transmission line operating at = 106 rad/s has = 8 dB/m, = 1 rad/m and Z0 = (60+j40) ,
and is 2 meters long. If the line is connected to a generator with Vg = 10ej0 V and Zg = 40 ,
and terminates in a load (20 + j50) , obtain:
(a) The input impedance.
(b) The input current.
(c) The current in the middle point of the line.
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The voltage in a distortionless transmission line is given by

V (x, t) = 60e0.0025x cos(108 t + 2x) + 12e0.0025x cos(108 t 2x)
where x is the distance measured from the load. If ZL = 300 determine:
(a) The attenuation constant (), the phase constant () and the phase velocity.
(b) The characteristic impedance, Z0 , and the current I(x, t).
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Consider a length l of a transmission line with characteristic impedance Z0 and propagation constant
.
I1
I2
+
V1
+
Z0,
V2
(a) Determine the parameters A, B, C, D of the relation

"
# "
#"
#
V1
A B
V2
=
I1
I2
C D
between the voltages and currents in the two terminals of the line. Also show that the following
relations are satisfied
A=D
AD BC = 1
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(b) Show that the previous section of the line can be represented by the equivalent circuit
I1
+
I2
Z1/2
Z1/2
V1
+
V2
Y2
when
Z1 = 2Z0 tanh
Y2 =
21
l
2
sinh l
Z0
Use the Smith chart to obtain the reflection coefficient corresponding to each of the following load
impedances:
(a) ZL = 3Z0
(b) ZL = (2 j2)Z0
(c) ZL = j2Z0
(d) ZL = 0.
22
Use the Smith chart to obtain the normalized load impedances corresponding to the following
reflection coefficients:
(a) L = 0.5
(b) L = 0.560
(c) L = 1
(d) L = 0.3 30
(e) L = 0
(f ) L = j
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A transmission line of length 30 m with Z0 = 50 operates at 2 MHz and terminates at a load

ZL = 60 + j40 . If v = 0.6c, determine:
(a) The reflection coefficient.
(b) O SWR.
(c) The input impedance.
Obtain the results analytically and also by using the Smith chart.
24
In a lossless transmission line terminated at a load ZL = 100 , the measured SWR is 2.5. Use the
Smith chart to determine the two possible values of Z0 .
25
A lossless transmission line of length 1.3 and characteristic impedance 100 is terminated by a
load (100 + j50) . Using Smith chart, determine:
(a) The reflection coefficient at the load and the SWR
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(b) The line input impedance;

(c) The location of the voltage minimum nearest to the load.
26
The SWR of a lossless transmission line with 50 terminating at a load with unknown impedance
is 4.0. The distance between consecutive voltage minima is 40 cm and the first minimum is located
at 5 cm from the load. Using the Smith chart, determine:
(b) The load impedance, ZL .
(c) The length and load impedance of a transmission line such that its input impedance is equal
to ZL .
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A lossless transmission line with 50 terminates at a load ZL = (50 + j25) . Use the Smith chart
to calculate:
(b) The SWR.
(c) The impedance at a distance of 0.35 from the load.
(d) The admittance at a distance 0.35 from the load.
(e) The shortest length of the line in order to have a purely resistive input impedance.
(f ) The location of the first voltage maximum.
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A lossless transmission line terminates in a short-circuit. Use the Smith chart to determine:
(a) The impedance at a distance of 2.3 from the load.
(b) The location of the point nearest to the load where the admittance is Yi = j0.04 S.
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A lossless transmission line with 50 and length 0.6 terminates at a load ZL = (50 + j25) . At a
distance 0.3 from the load a resistance R = 30 is inserted, as shown below. Use the Smith chart
to determine the input impedance, Zi , of this circuit.
Z0
Z0
Zi
ZL
0,3
0,3
30
In order to match a lossless transmission line with 50 to a load with ZL = (75 j20) () a single
stub is used. Use the Smith chart to determine the length and the location of the stub.
31
A lossless transmission line with characteristic impedance 300 operates at 100 MHz and is terminated by a load ZL = 77.6 j49.4 . Design a single stub (terminated in a short-circuit) to match
the line.
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In order to match a load with impedance 100 to

a coaxial cable with characteristic impedance 50
and vf = 2 108 , a reactive element is inserted in
parallel with the line, as shown in the figure. The
line is operating at 50 MHz.
Z0
Zi
Z0
jX
RL
(a) Using the Smith chart, determine the value of the reactive element to be inserted (inductor or
capacitor) and its location relative to the load.
(b) What is the value of the parameter SWR in two sections of the line?
(c) If the cable is 1 m long, obtain the input impedance of the line with and without reactive
element.
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Consider a lossless transmission line with characteristic impedance 50 and phase velocity 108 m/s.
d
A
Z0
ZL
(a) Knowing that the line operates at 100 MHz and is matched to its load by a single shortcircuited stub of length l = 0.14 m, which is located at a distance d = 0.46 m from the load
ZL , obtain the impedance of the load.
(b) Under the previous conditions, the voltage maximum in the section AB of the line is 30 V.
Sketch the variation of the line voltage as a function of the distance to the load, clearly
indicating the minimum value of the voltage and the locations of the voltage minima and
maxima.
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Two lossless transmission lines operating at 40 MHz have the following characteristic parameters:
L1 = L2 = 0.1 mH/km and C1 = C2 = 2.5 nF/km. The first line, 400 m long, is terminated by
a load of impedance 200 , whereas the second one has a length of 501.6 m and is open-circuited.
The input terminals of the two lines are connected in parallel and act as a load for a third lossless
line.
(a) What is the characteristic impedance of the third line that eliminates reflections in the connection to the other two lines?
(b) Consider now that the third line has a characteristic impedance of 100 and a phase constant
of 25
rad/m. Design a single stub terminated in a short-circuit that matches this line to its
load.
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A 9 m long lossless transmission line is terminated by a load ZL = 15 + j30 . This line has
Z0 = 50 and vf = 2c/3, and operates at 100 MHz.
(a) Determine the input impedance of the line.
(b) Find the location of the voltage minimum nearest to the load.
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(c) Match the line to the load using 2 stubs terminated in short-circuit and separated by /8.
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A double stub is used to match a load of impedance ZL = 100 + j100 to a lossless transmission
line with Z0 = 300 . The stubs are separated by 3/8 and one of the stubs is located at the load.
(a) Obtain the length of the two stubs assuming that they are terminated by an open-circuit.
(b) What is the value of the SWR in the main line and in the section between the two stubs?
(c) In the section between the two stubs, find the location of the voltage maximum nearest to the
load.
37
A double stub is used to match a load with impedance ZL = 100 + j100 to a lossless transmission
line with Z0 = 200 . The two stubs are separated by 3/8, and one of the stubs is located at the
load. Obtain the lengths of the two stubs assuming that:
(a) both stubs are terminated by a short-circuit;
(b) both stubs are terminated by an open-circuit.
38
Desing a quarter-wave adaptor to match a load of impedance ZL = 30 to a lossless transmission

line with Z0 = 100 .
39
A lossless transmission line, filled with air and with characteristic impedance Z0 = 50 , is terminated by a load of impedance ZL = 40 + j30 . A quarter-wave adaptor is going to match this line
at a frequency of 3 GHz.
(a) Obtain the length of the matching line in centimeters.
(b) Obtain the characteristic impedance of the matching line, Z00 , and its location relative to the
load, d.
(c) Find the values of the parameter SWR in the different sections of the system.
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A lossless transmission line with Z0 = 50 , terminated by a load ZL = 72 + j96 , is matched

using a quarter-wave transformer. Use the Smith chart to determine:
(a) The location of the quarter-wave transformer relative to the load, d1 .
(b) The characteristic impedance of the matching line.
(c) The SWR of the line with length d1
(d) The SWR in the matching line.
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Consider a lossless transmission line of length 1 m, with Z0 = 50 and v = 2c/3, and terminated
by a load ZL = 25 . A step voltage is applied at the line input at t = 0, by a generator with
Vg = 60 V and Rg = 100 .
(a) Draw V (z, t) in a reflection diagram.
(b) Use the diagram to sketch V (t) in the middle point of the line for t between t = 0 and t = 25 ns.
42
A lossless transmission line with 40 , r = 2.25 and 200 m long, is terminated by an open-circuit.
At t = 0 a voltage is applied at the line input by a generator with 40 V and internal impedance
120 .
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(a) Sketch the time evolution of the voltage at the load for 0 < t < 5 s.
(b) Determine the final value of the voltage at the load.
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A pulse with an amplitude of 15 V and a duration 1 s is applied through a series resistance of

25 to the input terminals of a lossless transmission line with 50 . The line is 400 m long and is
terminated by a short-circuit. Determine the time evolution of the voltage at the middle point of
the line for t between 0 and 8s. Assume that the dielectric constant in the transmission line is
2.25.
Vg(t)
Zg
15 V
Vg(t)
0
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1 s
Z0
At the input terminals of a lossless transmission line a step voltage is applied at t = 0. As a

result, the following time evolution of the input voltage was observed. The line is characterized by
Z0 = 50 , = 2.25 and the internal resistance of the generator is Rg = 50 . Determine:
(a) The voltage of the generator.
(b) The length of the line.
(c) The impedance of the load.
5
3
45
6 s
A lossless transmission line with parameters C = 100 pF/m and L = 250 nH/m, is terminated by
a resistive load RL . At t = 0 a step voltage is applied to this line by a generator with Vg = 18 V
and Rg . The following graphic shows the time evolution of the voltage at some point A in the line
for t between 0 and 3 s.
V (V)
18
12
1.5
21
2.5
t (s)
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(a) Determine the location of point A relative to the generator and the length of the line.
(b) Determine RL and Rg .
(c) Draw the reflection diagram for t between 0 and 8 s.
(d) Sketch the time evolution of the voltage at the load for t between 0 and 8 s.
(e) Show that the final value (t +) of the voltage at the load is
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Plane wave incidence: Solutions

1
~ i (z) = 10ej 4
3 z (
)
x + jy
(a) E
(b) = 1/3
(c)
(d)
= 2/3
~ r (z) = 10 ej 4
3 z (
)
E
x + jy
3
20 j 8
z
~
)
Et (z) = 3 e h 3 (
x + jy
20
j 4
z
~
Eair (z) = 3 e 3 j sin
Pav,r
Pav,i
Pav,t
Pav,i
V/m
= 1/9
V/m
V/m i

4
) V/m
(
x + jy
3 z
= 8/9
~ i (z) = 10ej 4
3 z (
)
(a) E
x + jy
V/m
(b) = 0.2ej0.0048
= 0.8ej0.0028
~ (z) = 2ej (0.0048+ 4
3 z ) (
)
x + jy
(c) E
(d)
(a)
V/m
r
0.012z j(6.283z0.0028)
~
) V/m
Et (z) = 8eh
e
(
x +i j y
j 4 z0.0048)
~ air (z) = 10ej 4
3 z 2e ( 3
) V/m
(
x + jy
E
Pav,r
Pav,i
Pav,t
Pav,i
Z
Z0
= 0.04
= 0.96
= 0.797 j0.188
= vv0 = 32.8 103
(b) = 4.85 mm
(c) 8.96 dB
(d) = 0.101 j0.115 = 0.153ej2.29
4
d = 3.21 cm
r 2 =
(a) 5.07 %
r 1 r 3 ,
(b) rd = 1.58 ,
d = n 42
(n odd)
d = 111.3 nm
(c) 0.41 %
7
~ 1 (z) = j20 sin(10z)

(a) E
x V/m
1
~
y A/m
H1 (z) = 6 cos(10z)
~ 1 (z, t) = 20 sin(10z) cos(t )
E
2 x V/m
1
~
H1 (z, t) = 6 cos(10z) cos(t)
y A/m
(b) z = 0.05 m.
(c) = 2.11 105 dB/m
(d) 0.26 %
(e) right-hand circularly polarized wave
9
~ r (z) = 9ej(20z+3.04) (
) V/m
(a) E
x jy
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(b) incident wave: right-hand circular polarization

reflected wave: left-hand circular polarization wave
(c) 2 = 200(1 + j) m1
~ t (z) = 1.345e200z ej(200z0.74) (
) V/m
(d) E
x jy
~ i (z) = 1 ej20z (
) A/m
y + jx
(e) H
12
9
j(20z+3.04)
~
) A/m
Hr (z) = 120 e
(
y jx
0.1285 200z j(200z+0.046)
~
)
e
(
y + jx
Ht (z) = e
10
~av, medium 1 =
(f ) S
0.1508
~av, medium 2 =
(g) S
0.1508 400z
z
e
W/m2
W/m2
(a)
ani = 0.8
y + 0.6
z
o
i = 53.1
~i =
(b) H
E0 j(4y+3z)
(0.6
y
60 e
j153o
0.8
z)
(c) = e
~ r = E0 ej153o ej(4y3z) x
E
~ ar = 0.47E0 e
(d) E
(A/m)
(V/m)
j76.5o 9.8z j4y
11
A/m
(V/m)
(a) right-hand circular polarization

(b) reflected: right-hand elliptic polarization
transmitted: left-hand elliptic polarization
12
13
(a) = 0.274
= 0.726

~
(V/m)
(b) E(x,
z, t) = 36.3 cos 12 1014 t 6.4 106 (0.950z + 0.313x) y

~
H(x,
z, t) = 0.154 cos 12 1014 t 6.4 106 (0.950z + 0.313x) (0.313
z 0.950
x) (A/m)
(a) perpendicular polarization
(b) r1 = 4
i = 53.1
~i =
(c) H
E0 j4(4x+3y)
(0.8
y
60 e
+ 0.6
x) (A/m)
j1.61
14
(d) = e
= 1.39ej0.8050
~ r = E0 ej1.61 ej4(4x3y) z
(V/m)
E

~ air = E0 e12y + ej1.61 ej12z ej16x z
(e) E
(a) f = 2.39 108 Hz
i = 36.9
~ i = 24ej(3x+4z) y
(b) E
(V/m)
~ r = 24ej(3x4z) y
(V/m)
(c) E
j(3x4z)
~
Hr = 0.2e
(0.6
z + 0.8
x)
(d) z =
8 (1
2n),
n integer
~av, air = 18.1 sin (4z) x
(e) S
15
(A/m)
W/m2
(a) = 0.431
(b) 0.464 rad
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(a) n1 = 1.5
(b) i = 61.9
t = 41.4
~ r = 3.6ej4(8x+15y) z
(V/m)
(c) E
j 90.7(0.75x+0.66y)
~
Et = 6.4e
z (V/m)
(d) 87.04%
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(a) f = 2 GHz
(b) a
ni = 0.6
x + 0.8
y
a
nr = 0.6
x + 0.8
y
a
nt = 0.8
x + 0.6
y
~ r = 0 (V/m)
(c) E
80
~
Et = 7.5ej 3 (0.8x+0.6y) (0.6
x + 0.8
y)
18
(V/m)
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Waveguides and Cavities: Solutions

1
z
Upper plate: s = (1)n h An ez , J~s = (1)n j
z
h An e
j
z ~
z
, Js = h An e
z
Lower plate: s = h An e
Upper plate: J~s = (1)n+1 Bn ez x
Lower plate: J~s = Bn ez x
(a) TM1 mode:

~
E(x,
y, z, t) = A1 {sin(y/b) cos(t z)
z + b/ cos(y/b) cos(t z /2)
y}
~
H(x, y, z, t) = b/A1 cos(y/b) cos(t z + /2)
x
TE1 mode:
~
E(x,
y, z, t) = b/B1 sin(y/b) cos(t z + /2)
x
~
H(x, y, z, t) = B1 {cos(y/b) cos(t z)
z + b/ sin(y/b) cos(t z + /2)
y}
(b)
5
(a) (fc )TE1 = (fc )TM1 = 15 GHz

(fc )TE2 = (fc )TM2 = 30 GHz
(b) TEM, TM1 , TE1 , TM2 , TE2 .
(a) TE1
TE2
TE3
TE4
TE5
and
and
and
and
and
TM1 :
TM2 :
TM3 :
TM4 :
TM5 :
(fc )1
(fc )2
(fc )3
(fc )4
(fc )5
= 3 GHz
= 6 GHz
= 9 GHz
= 12 GHz
= 15 GHz
(b) TEn and TMn :

n
1
2
3
4
5
fc (GHz)
3
6
9
12
15
vf (m/s)
3.03 108
3.14 108
3.36 108
3.75 108
4.53 108
(m)
0.015
0.016
0.017
0.0187
0.0227
(rad/m) ZTE ()
131.8
381.3
127.2
395.2
119.0
422.2
106.7
471.3
88.19
570.0
(c) vf = 3 108 m/s, = 133.3 rad/m, = 0.015 m, ZTEM = 377

(d) TEn and TMn :
n (Np/m)
1
14.9
2
37.7
3
58.5
4
78.9
5
99.1
8
(a) TE2
(b) = 111.8 (rad/m)
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ZTM ()
372.7
359.6
336.7
301.6
249.4
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(c) 107.3 ()
~ = 6000 sin(100y) sin(3 1010 t z)
(d) E
x (V/m)
10
~
H = 25 5 sin(100y) sin(3 10 t z)
y + 50 cos(100y) cos(3 1010 t z)
z (A/m)
9
(a) TM1 , fc = 7.5 GHz

(b) = 392.4 rad/m
(c) vf = 1.92 108 m/s
~ = 40 [j1.25 cos(100y)
(d) E
y + sin(100y)
z] ej392.4z (V/m)
~ = j0.34 cos(100y)ej392.4z x
(A/m)
H
~av = 8.5 cos2 (100y)
(e) S
z (W/m2 )
10
11
TE10 : (fc )10 = 3 GHz, = 615.75 rad/m, vf = 1.53 108 m/s, ZTE = 192.34 ()
TM11 : (fc )11 = 8.078 GHz, = 529.67 (rad/m), vf = 1.78 108 m/s, ZTM = 158.9 ().
12
(a) (fc )10 = 15 GHz, (fc )20 = 30 GHz

(b) = 1.67 cm, g = 3.02 cm
13
(a) TM21
(b) = 241.4 (rad/m)
(c) Ey /Ex = (50/40) tan(40x) cot(50y)
14
(a) (fc )01 = 15 GHz, (fc )10 = 6 GHz, (fc )20 = 12 GHz
(b) Modes:
TE10 , TE20 , TE01 , TE11 , TM11 , TE30 , TE21 , TM21 , TE31 , TM31 ,
TE40 , TE41 , TM41 , TE02 , TE50 .
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(a) TM13 or TE13

(b) (fc )13 = 28.57 GHz
(c) = j, = 1.72 103 (rad/m)
(d) (ZTE )13 = 229.7 (), (ZTM )13 = 154.6 ()
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(a) (fc )10 = 1.74 GHz < f , vf = 3.33 108 (m/s) > c, vg = 2.702 108 (m/s)
(b) (fc )10 = 3.88 GHz < f , vf = 12.3 108 (m/s) > c, vg = 7.32 107 (m/s)
17
E0 = 63.77 (V/m)
18
(a)
(b) (fc )TE10 = 5.06 GHz
19
20
21
22
TE101 , TE011 , TE102 , TE012 , TM110
23
(a) TE101 ; fTE101 = 4.80 GHz

(b) TE101 ; fTE101 = 3.04 GHz
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25
Hr0 = h12
Er0 = h12

j Ez0
Hz0
r
r

j Hz0
Ez0
+
r
r

26
am = 0, m odd; am =
27
28
29
(a) diameter = 2.2 cm
H0 = h12
(1)m/2
2m [(m/2)!]2 ,
E0 = h12

E 0
Hz0
+ j z
r
r

Hz0
Ez0
j
r
r

m even
(b) TM01 , TE11 , TE21

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(a) TM01 , TE01 , TM11 , TE11 and TE21

~av = 0.0029 E 2 (J 0 (hr))2 z
(W/m2 )
(b) S
0
0
(c) from 8.79 GHz to 11.48 GHz
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(a) TM01 , TE11 and TE21

(b) for TM01 :
~av = 2 E 2 (J 0 (hr))2 z
(W/m2 ) with = 116.7 rad/m and h = 1202.4 m 1
S
0
0
2h
(c) from 2.20 GHz to 2.82 GHz
32
d = 23 mm
33
TM010 , TE111 , TM110 , TM011 , TE211 , TM111 , TE011
34
35
36
dmin = 6.1 mm
37
~av =
(a) S
A2
h21
cos2 (h1 y)
z
(b) 0
38
39
(a) Inside the dielectric (0 < y < b)

~ = j B sin(h1 y)ejz x
E
h1

~ = Bejz cos(h1 y)
z + j sin(h1 y)
y
H
h1
In the air (0 < y < b)

~ = j0 B cos(h1 b)e(yb) ejz x

E

j
(yb) jz
~
z y
H = B cos(h1 b)e
e
(b) = 0 h1 cot(h1 b)
(c) fc =
40
41
S = 0;
q
(a)
(n1/2)
,
2b 0 0
n = 1, 2, . . .
J~S = Bejz x

2
c
(n21 n22 ) h21 =
n2
n1
2
h1 tan(h1 b)
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(b) fc =
42
43
(n1)c
,
2b n21 n22
r > 1 + sin2 i
p
(a) N.A. = n21 n22 ;
(b) N.A. = 0.986 ;
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n = 1, 2, . . .
a = arcsin
a = 1.404 rad
n21 n22
(a) N.A. = 0.2425

(b) a < 2.05 m
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Transmission Lines: Solutions

1
l/ 0.01
(a) l/ = 6.67 106
(b) l/ = 0.01
(c) l/ = 0.2
can be neglected
can be neglected
can be neglected
(d) l/ = 0.33
can be neglected
R = 1.0 /m, L = 1.67 107 H/m, G = 0, C = 1.72 1010 F/m
(a) R = 0.788 /m, L = 139 nH/m, G = 9.1 mS/m, C = 181 pF/m

(b) = 0.143 Np/m, = 31.5 rad/m, Z0 = 27.7 + j0.098 , vf = 2 108 m/s
R = 2 /m, L = 200 nH/m, G = 0.8 mS/m, C = 80 pF/m, = 1 m
(a) R = 0.8 /m, L = 38.2 nH/m, G = 0.5 mS/m, C = 23.9 pF/m

(b) l = 172.7 m
(a) Z0 = 70.75 1.37 = 70.73 j1.69

(b) = 2.12 104 + j8.89 103 m1
(c) vf = 7.07 105 m/s
(d) 3.68 dB
8
= 798 rad/m, vf = 3.54 107 m/s
Zi = 60 + j20
10
/4
11
12
(a) = 0.632ej71.6
(b) SWR = 4.43

0
(1) = 2 cm
(c) zmax
0
(d) zmin
(1) = 0.75 cm
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ZL = 83.24 j51.27
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= 0.307e132.5 , SWR = 1.886, Zi = 64.8 j38.3
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(a) L = 0.620ej29.74
(b) Zi = 17.855e45.44 = 12.53 j12.72
(c) Vi = 1.4ej34.0 , Ii = 78.4e11.4 (mA)
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(a) Zi = 60.25 + j38.79

(b) I(z = 0) = 93.03 21.15 (mA)
(c) I(z = l/2) = 35.10281 (mA)
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(a) = 0.0025 Np/m, = 2 rad/m, vf = 0.5 108 m/s

(b) Z0 = 200
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I(x, t) = 0.3e2.510 x cos(108 t + 2x) 0.06e2.510 x cos(108 t 2x) A
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(a) L = 0.35256
(b) SWR = 2.088
(c) Zi = 23.97 + j1.35
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Z0 = 40 , Z00 = 250
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(a) L = 0.6 135

(b) ZL = 14.25 j19
(c) lmin = 0.35 m, Rmin = 12.5
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(a) L = 0.2475
(b) SWR = 1.65
(c) Z(l = 0.35) = 30 j ()
(d) y(l = 0.35) = 1.7/50 + j0.08/50 (S)
(e) 0.105
(f ) 0.105
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(a) Zin = j154

(b) 0.074
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Zi = 95 j70
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d1 = 0.104, l1 = 0.173 ;
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(a) lA1 = 0.375, lB1 = 0.25, lA2 = 0.125, lB2 = 0.074
d2 = 0.314, l2 = 0.327
(b) lA1 = 0.125, lB1 = 0, lA2 = 0.375, lB2 = 0.324

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Z00 = 54.77
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(a) d1 = 0.053
(b) Z00 = 106.07
(c) SWR = 4.5
(d) SWR = 2.1
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(a) g = 1/3, L = 1/3, T = 5 ns, V1+ = 20 V, V1 = 6.67 V, V2+ = 2.22 V, V2 = 0.74 V

(b) V (0.5, t) = 0, 0 t < T /2; V (0.5, t) = 20 V, T /2 t < 3T /2
V (0.5, t) = 13.33 V, 3T /2 t < 5T /2, V (0.5, t) = 11.11 V, 5T /2 t < 7T /2
V (0.5, t) = 11.85 V, 7T /2 t < 9T /2
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V (200, t) = 0 V,
V (200, t) = 0 V,
V (200, t) = 0 V,
V (200, t) = 0 V,
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(a) Vg = 10 V
0 s t < 1 s;
2 s t < 3 s;
4 s t < 5 s;
6 s t < 7 s;
V (200, t) = 10 V, 1 s t < 2 s
V (200, t) = 10 V, 3 s t < 4 s
V (200, t) = 10/3 V, 5 s t < 6 s
V (200, t) = 10/3 V, 7 s t < 8 s
(b) l = 100 m
(c) RL = 21.43
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Collection of problems from different sources:

Problems from the course Electrotecnia Te
orica, LEEC-FEUP
Exams from the course Electrotecnia Te
orica, LEEC-FEUP
D. Cheng, Field and Wave Electromagnetics, Addison-Wesley
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