CHAPTER 13 1B. 132. 13.3, A imiform plane wave in air, Bf, = Ef\9cos(10"¢ — 82) V/m, is normally-incident on a copper surface at z = 0. What percentage of the incident power density is transmitted into ‘the copper? We need to find the reflection coefficient. The intrinsic impedance of copper (a good conductor) is 1+ §)(.0104) Note that the accuracy here is questionable, since we know the conductivity to only two significant figures. We nevertheless proceed: Using 1p = 376.7288 ols, we write tle = mo _ .0104 ~ 376.7288-+ j.0104 _ tet 0104+ 876.7288-+ j0101 Now [P|? = .9999, and so the transmitted power fraction is 1 —|F|? = .0001, or about 0.01% is transmitted. —.9999 + j.0001 ‘The plane z = 0 defines the boundary between two diclectries, For 2 <0, é1 = 5, ef =0, and p11 = fig. For 2 > 0, eg = 3, ef = 0, and pig = fio. Let E3, = 200 cos(wt — 152) V/m and find a) w: We have 8 = wy/joe, = w/e, /e = 15. Sow = 1be/ VF, = 15 x (3 x 10°)/¥5 = 2.0 x 10° b) < Sf >: First we need m = Vyo/G = mo/ Ve = 377/V5 = 169 ohms. Next we apply Eq. (76), Chapter 12, to evaluate the Poynting vector (with no loss and consequently with no phase difference between electric and magnetic fields). We find < Sf >= (1/2)1Bi)2/ma, = (1/2)(200)2/169a, = 119a, W/n c) : First, we need to evaluate the reflection coefficient: _ mam _mlVea—mivea _ Yer- Via _ V8-V3 _ ayy mim miveatm/Ver Vet Ven Verve ‘Then < Sy >= —|P? < Sf >= —(0.13)2(119) a, = —2.0a, W/m?. d) < Sf >: This will be the remaining power, propagating in the forward = direction, or = ll7a. W/m". A uniform plane wave in region 1 is normally-incident on the planar boundary separating, regions 1 and 2. If ef = ef = 0, while ef, = 13, and ey = pry, find the ratio ey /el, if 20% of the energy in the incident wave is reflected at the boundary. There are two possible answers. First, since |P|? = .20, and since both permittivities and permeabilities are real, P= 0.447. ‘we then set up pa soar Bm _ eV Galea) - Valen) m+ nov Wala) + mV rae) Graf) — VCinTE) _ tes = in Vira) Vi dW) te Fa13.3. (continued) ‘Therefore 3 tig _ LEOAMT ey (#2) Hea _ LE OAT _ (0.382,2.02) + S2= (#2) =(0050,17.9 gm > TEoaaT ~ Dt ex): = ODBEIT) 134. A 10-MHz uniform plane wave having an initial average power density of 5W/m? is normally- incident from free space onto the surface of a lossy material in which &f/cs = 0.05, ey = 5, and 22 = jio. Calculate the distance into the lossy medium at which the transmitted wave power density is down by 10dB from the initial 5W /1?: First, since ef/eh = 0.05 << 1, we recognize region 2 as a good dielectric. Its intrinsic impedance is therefore approximated well by Eq. (62b), Chapter 12: = fe fie) ss n= [B p95] St + J.025) ‘The reflection coefficient encountered by the incident. wave from region 1 is therefore tem _ (377/¥5)[1 + 5.025] — 377 _ (1 = v5) + 7.025 m+m — (877/V5)[1 + 5.025) +377 (1+ V5) + 5.025 0.383 + 70.011 ‘The fraction of the incident power that is reflected is then [P|2 = 0.147, and thus the fraction of the power that is transmitted into region 2 is 1 — ||? = 0.853. Still using the g00d dielectric approximation, the attenuation coefficient in region 2 is found from Bq. (60a), Chapter 12: . 77 2a x 107)(0.05 x 5 x 8.854 x 10-12)" = 2.34 x 107? Np/m ¢ a Pw p/ Now, the power that propagates into region 2 is expressed in terms of the incident power through < Sp > (z) = 5(1 — [PP )e“2* = 5(.853)e-22-4*10"* = 0.5 W/m? in which the last equality indicates a factor of ten reduetion from the incident power, as ‘occurs for a 10 dB loss. Solve for z to obtain In(8.53) 13.5. The region 2 <0 is characterized by ¢. = ji, = 1 and ¢! = 0. The total E field here is given as the sum of the two uniform plane waves, By = 150e* a, + (50220°)e!* a, V/m. a) What is the operating frequency? In free space, 7 = ko = 10 = w/e = w/3 x 108. Thus, w =3x 109 8"), or f =w/2x = 4.7 x 10° Hz. b) Specify the intrinsic impedance of the region 2 > 0 that would provide the appropriate reflected wave: Use Br _ 508 _ 1 0" 9.31 + jo. = 2 vr Ene 150 3 1m 213.5 (contimmed) Now wp (EEL) _ goo (140314011) _ ©) At what value of 2 (—10em < 2 < 0) is the total electric field intensity a maximum amplitude? We found the phase of the refiection coefficient to be ¢ = 20° = .349rad, and we use ~6_ =a49 2mas = 35 = 3g 0.017m = =L7em 13.6. Region 1, = < 0, and region 2, z > 0, are described by the following parameters: ¢ = 100 pF/m, jt, = 25 pH/m, ef = 0, & = 200 pF/m, jr = 50 pH/m, and ef/e = 0.5. If Ef = Se cos(4 x 10°t — f,2)a, V/m, find: a) ai: As ef = 0, there is no loss mechanism that is modeled (see Eq. (44), Chapter 12), and 50 a1 = 0. b) Ar: Since region 1 is lossless, the phase constant for the uniform plane wave will be Br = w/e = (4 x 10°) (25 x 10-)(100 x 10-72) = 200 rac/m ©) : To find the power density, we need the intrinsic impedance of region 1, given by BIO m= Vg V 00x 1077 500 olums: ‘Then the incident power density will be d) : To find the reflected power, we need the intrinsic impedance of region 2. ‘This is found using Eq. (48), Chapter 12: 1 I= 705 i ™ = 460 + j109 ohms — ee 2 V1—i(G/e) ‘Then the reflection coefficient at the 1-2 boundary is th =m _ 460 + 7109-500 _ ttm — 460+ 7109-500 — 0.028 + j0.117 ‘The reflected power fraction is then [P|? = 1.44 x 10-2. Therefore < S; >= — < S} > |? = -0.36a. mW/m?18.60) 13.7. < S} >: We first need the attenuation coefficient in region 2. This is given by Eq. (44) in Chapter 12, which in our case becomes ool] 50 x 10-6)(200 x 10-2) ” = x0 [4 G | [Vi-FO35 — 1]? = 97.9 Np/m Now < Sf >=< St > (1 —|TfP) e722* = 25(0.986)e7772 a, = 24.7671" a, W/m? Note the approximately 1 cm penetration depth. ‘The semi-infinite regions = <0 and 2 > 1m are free space. For 0< =< 1m, =4, py =1, afd ff = Oj; A ‘iifforih plate wave With G— 4% 10° rad/a 8 Wavellifg ih thie an direction toward the interface at z= 0. a) Find the standing wave ratio in each of the three regions: First we find the phase constant: in the middle region, 2(4 x 108) 3x 10% m= eve 2.67 rad/m ‘Then, with the middle layer thickness of 1 m, yd = 2.67rad. Also, the intrinsic impedance of the middle layer is yf2 = no/ V/@ = 10/2. We now find the input impedance: ‘ny €08( (324) + je | oF [ee 2.67) + j sin(2.67) Ain = 1p [Lee Ba + frm sin (Bad) ) _ B77 | 2eos(2.67) + Fsin(2-67)) _ ony + jan " ‘m.cos( ad) + jnosin(ad) | 2 | cos(2.67) + j2sin(2.67) # Now, at the first interface, T= Lf AL ST _ 176 4 5.978 = .325128° in Fy DBL GAL FBT ‘The standing wave ratio measured in region 1 is thus a, = Le Waal _ 140.825 TTP] 1-025 96 In region 2 the standing wave ratio is found by considering the reflection coefficient for waves incident from region 2 on the second interface: m—m/2 _ 1-1/2 _1 m+m/2 141/23 ‘28 ‘Then 14/3 1-1/3 Finally, 3 = 1, since no reflected waves exist in region 3. 413.7b. 138. 13.9. Find the location of the maximum |B| for 2 <0 that is nearest to 2 = 0. We note that the phase of Py2 is ¢ = 123° = 2.15 rad. Thus nO WRB anne = 35 = Taya A wave starts at point a, propagates 100m through a lossy dielectric for which a = 0.5 Np/m, reflects at normal incidence at a boundary at which P= 0.3 + 70.4, and then returns to point a. Calculate the ratio of the final power to the incident power after this round trip: Final power, Py, and incident power, P, are related through Pp PerPh [petal a (03-4 j0.4)%e~#57 — 3.5 5 10-*8(1) ‘Try measuring that, Region 1, z < 0, and region 2, z > 0, are both perfect diclectries (ju = jzo, <” = 0). A uniform plane wave traveling in the as direction has a radian frequency of 3 x 10! rad/s. Its wavelengths in the two regions are 4y = 5 cm and \y = 3 cm. What percentage of the energy incident on the boundary is a) reflected; We first note that , 2ne\? 1 _ (2nc\” wae () a GE) ‘Therefore ¢1 /elg = (A2/A1)?. ‘Then with j: = jay in both regions, we find m—m _ move ~ mV Ie _ Versa = 1 _ Oa/Ax)=1 mtn nolleetmVie, Veafeetl As/a)+l do-h _3-5_ 1 Doth 345° 4 ‘The fraction of the incident energy that is reflected is then ||? = 1/16 = 6.25 x 10-2 b) transmitted? We use part @ and find the transmitted fraction to be 1— [PP = 15/16 = 0.938, ©) What is the standing wave ratio in region 1? Use 1+IP]_1+1/4 1-1-113.10. In Fig, 13.1, let region 2 be free space, while jipy 0, and ¢/, is unknown. Pind e!, if 1) the amplitude of Ey is one-half that of Bi’: Since region 2 is free space, the reflection coefficient is pa lil w-m _m-w/Ve_ ve-1_ 1 [Ef] +m = motm/ver Vertl 2 b) is one-half of < Sf >: This time = ©) [Bain i8 one-half [Ea |mast Use [Bs \mno: 1+I0) 1 . log + [j=r=2 + 4, TEilmn 11 FI 3 13.11. A 150 MHz uniform plane wave in normally-incident from air onto a material whose intrinsic impedance is unknown. Measurements yield a standing wave ratio of 3 and the appearance of an electric field minimum at 0.3 wavelengths in front of the interface. Determine the impedance of the umknown material: First, the field minimum is used to find the phase of the reflection coefficient, where 1 (G+) =-03A + 6=027 a8) where 7 = 2n/X has been used. Next, 3-1 rat 3 rr st+1 341 So we now have Pa osei02r _ tt a We solve for 1, to find "he eal +38 (1.70 + 71.83; 13.12. A 50MEz uniform plane wave is normally incident from air onto the surface of a calm ocean. For seawater, ¢ = 4 S/m, and €) = 78. ) Determine the fractions of the ineident power that are reflected and transmitted: First wwe find the loss tangent: © 4 ae = Baloo x 10}(a)(BBEA x10) ~ S4 ‘This value is sufficiently greater than 1 to enable seawater to be considered a good con- ductor at 50MHz, Then, using the approximation (Eq. 65, Chapter 11), the intrinste impedance isn. = V/7Fu/o(1 + j), and the reflection coefficient becomes pa Vatifa (1+) —m Vitale (+3) +1 613.12 (continued) where /xfyje = /x(50% 10) x 10-7)/4 = 7.0, The fraction of the power reflected is Pe ire [vafulo = mo)? +nfufo _ (7.0377)? +49.0 Ri [Vafujo+ ml? + afufo (7043777 +490 The transmitted fraction is then Be P, 0.93 1—|rP = 0.93 = 0.07 b) Qualitatively, how will these answers change (if at all) as the frequency is increased? Within the limits of our good conductor approximation (loss tangent greater than about ten), the reflected power fraction, using the formula derived in part a, is found to decrease with increasing frequency. The transmitted power fraction thus increases, 13.13. A right-circularly-polarized plane wave is normally incident from air onto a semi-infinite slab of plexiglas (€, = 3.45, e!” = 0). Calculate the fractions of the incident power that are reflected and transmitted. Also, describe the polarizations of the reflected and transmitted waves. First, the impedance of the plexiglas will be 1) = no/V3-45 203 — 37 P= bos ar ‘The reflected power fraction is thus |T|? = 0.09, The total electric field in the plane of the interface must rotate in the same direction as the incident field, in order to contimi ally satisfy the boundary condition of tangential electric field continuity across the interface. ‘Therefore, the reflected wave will have to be left circularly polarized in order to make this happen, The transmitted power fraction is now 1— [P= 0.91. The transmitted field will be right circularly polarized (as the incident field) for the same reasons. 13.14, A left-cireularly-polarized plane wave is normally-incident onto the surface of a perfect eon- ductor, a) Construct the superposition of the incident and reflected waves in phasor form: Assume positive 2 travel for the incident electric field. Then, with reflection coefficient, T= —1, the incident and reflected fields will add to give the total field: Eo(ay + jaye jaz] * — e) a] = 2B y sin( 32) [ay Tarai Tapaton b) Determine the real instantaneous form of the result of part a: E(z,0) = Re {Brae} = 2p sin( 92) [cos(wt)ay + sin(wl)ar) ©) Describe the wave that is formed: ‘This is a standing wave exhibiting circular polarization in time. At each location along the = axis, the field vector rotates clockwise in the ry plane, and has amplitude (constant with time) given by 2Eo sin(32). 713.15. Consider these regions in which €” = 0: region 1, 2 <0, jy = 4H/m and ¢ = 10 pF/m; region 2, 0< =< 6.om, jz = 2,uHT/m, eb = 25 pF/m; region 3, = > Gem, uy = 1 and e =e a) What is the lowest frequency at which a uniform plane wave incident from region 1 onto the boun will have no reflection? ‘This frequency gives the condition iad = 7, where d= 6 om, and 82 =wy/t2e, Therefore 7 Fim os ore — ——— Pda = WVat * /~tayexeae cy 1.2 GHz b) If f = 50 MHz, what will the standing, ratio be in region 1? At the given frequency. By = (2x x5x10") 2 x 10-)(25 x 10-72) = 2.22 rad/m, Thus Bad = 2.22(.06) = 0.133. ‘The intrinsic impedance of regions 1 and 3 is m = ns = VEX 10-)/(10-") = 632.9. ‘The input impedance at the first interface is now 632 cos(.133) + j283sin(.133) BSB cos( 133) + jOs2sin( 133) Thin = 283 189 — j138 = 6052 — 23 ‘The reflection coefficient is now in = Tin +m 589 — 7138+ 632 124-7 ‘The standing wave ratio is now 13.16. A uniform plane wave in air is -incident onto a lossless dielectric plate of thickness 8, and of intrinsic impedance 1 = 260 ©. Determine the standing wave ratio in front of the plate. Also find the fraction of the incident power that is transmitted to the other side of the plate: With the a thickness of 4/8, we have Jd = 1/4, and so cos(d) = sin( 3d) = 1v2. The input impedance thus becomes ‘S77 + 526 rnin = 260 | 317 * 2280) _ 943 — jon. Tin = 260 | 60-4 7877 sae The reflection coelficient is then p= GBI) 87 _ _g19- joas=02 i= j92) 5977 ‘Therefore 26 223 = 17 and 1—-|PP= 35 = 22 (26)? =18.17. Repeat Problem 13.16 for the eases in which the frequex (260) /377 = 179. The reflection a) doubled: If this is true, then d = A/4, and thus ny, coefficient becomes 213 ‘Then 1 -|[P — (36)? = 0.87. b) quadrupled: Now, d= 4/2, and so we have a half-wave section surrounded by air. ‘Trans- mission will be total, and so s= 1 and 1—|C/? = 1. 13.18. A uniform plane wave is normally-incident onto a slab of glass (n = 1.45) whose back surface is in contact with a perfect conductor. Determine the reflective phase shift at the front surface of the glass if the glass thickness is: (a) 4/2: (b) 4/45 (c) A/8. With region 3 being a perfect conductor, ns = 0, and Eq. (36) gives the input impedance to the structure as 7in = jy tan 96, The reflection coefficient is then Tin — No _ jnptan Bln _ ni tan? 6¢—72 + j2mm tan Be _ thin + jm tan BC+ no mtan® B+ 1 - Ts where the last equality occurs by multiplying the numerator and denominator of the middle term by the complex conjugate of its denominator. ‘The reflective phase is now ot [_2nem tan ge] _ | 1 [ (2.90) tan ge as (wears = ten” | tan Bt 2.10 where 1 = 1p/1-45 has been used. We ear now evaluate the phase shift for the three given cases. First, when € = A/2, J = 1, and thus (A/2! Next, when = /4, Be = x/2, and @{A/4) — tan! [2.90] as > /4. Finally, when €=A/8, 6€ = /4, and13.19. You are given four slabs of lossless dielectric, all with the same intrinsic impedance, 1), known to be different from that of free space. The thickness of each slab is 1/4, where 2 is the wavelength as measured in the slab material. The slabs are to be positioned parallel to one another, and the combination lies in the path of a uniform plane wave, normally-ineident. The slabs are to be arranged such that the air spaces between them are either zero, one-quarter wavelength, or one-half wavelength in thickness. Specify an arrangement of slabs and air spaces stich that 1a) the wave is totally transmitted through the stack: In this case, we look for a combination of half-wave sections, Let the inter-slab distances be dy, do, and dy (from left to right). ‘Two possibilities are i.) di = d , thus creating a single section of thickness A, or ii.) dy 272, thus yielding two half-wave sections separated by a half wavelength. ) the stack presents the highest reflectivity to the incident: wave: ‘The best choice here is to make dy ds = /4. ‘Thus every thickness is one-quarter wavelength. The impedances transform as Tollows: First, the input impedance at the front surface of the last slab (slab 4) is nin,1 = 9? /no. We transform this back to the back surface of slab 3, moving through a distance of X/4 in free space: mina = 13/Mina = 1/7? We next transform this impedance to the front surface of slab 3, producing rina = 17/"hn,2 = 14/ng. We continue in this manner until reaching the front surface of slab 1, where we find min,.r = m*/nj. Assuming 77 < no, the ratio 7"/ny~' becomes smaller as m increases (as the number of slabs increases). The reflection coefficient for waves incident on the front slab thus gets ‘lose to unity, and approaches 1 as the number of slabs approaches infinity. 13.20. The 50MHz plane wave of Problem 13.12 is incident onto the ocean surface at an angle to the normal of 60°. Determine the fractions of the incident power that are reflected and transmitted for a) s polarization; To review Problem 12, we first we find the loss tangent: o 4 De = Fa(GO x 10" (7S)(BSst OH ~ ‘The valus- muliciently Rreaker thisi 1a suabla. eeewater bo be Canedaied aoud Soe ductor at 50MHz. Then, using the approximation (Eq. 65, Chapter 11), and with je = jo, the intrinsic impedance isn, = /7fu/o(1 +3) = 7.0(1 +3). Next we need the angle of refraction, which means that we need to know the refractive index of seawater at 50MHz. For a uniform plane wave in a good conductor, the phase constant is TRH > Neen 26.8 ‘Then, using Snell’s law, the angle of refraction is found: sind = #8 sin, = 26.8sin(60°) > 0 = 1.0° ‘This angle is small enough so that cos 2 ~ 1. Therefore, for s polarization, Mee = Ma _ 7.0(1 + j) ~377/ cos 60° tna tia T0(L-+ 3) +877/ €08 60° 0.98 + 0.018 = 0.982179" 10§, The fraction transmitted 3.20a (continued) ‘The fraction of the power reflected is now |P|? is then 0.04. b) p polarization: Again, with the refracted angle close to zero, the relection coefficient for P polarization is ‘tha — tpt _ T.O(L-+ §) ~ 8770s 60° 2 tha + Mp. 7-011 + j) + 877 cos GO? 0.932176" 0.93 + 0.069 ‘The fraction of the power reflected is now |Pp|? = 0.86. The fraction transmitted is then Ould. 13.21. A right-circularly polarized plane wave in air is incident at Brewster's angle onto a semi-infinite slab of plexiglas (cf. = 3.45, ef! = 0, jt =o). fa) Determine the fractions of the incident power that are reflected and transmitted: In plexiglas, Brewster's angle is 8 = 0) = tan” "(elo/el) = tan~'(V3.45) = 61.7°. Then the angle of refraction is # = 90° — 6 (see Example 13.9), or = 28.3°. With incidence at Brewster's angle, all p-polarized power will be transmitted — only s-polarized power will be reflected. This is found through tas = Ms _ GLny = 2-11 tet ths 61d 211% 0.549 where ms ‘iy sec(61.7°) = 2.11%, and 1. (s10/ V3-45) sec(28.3°) = 0.614no. Now, the reflected power fraction is ||? = (~.549)? = .302. Since the wave is cirenlarly-polarized, the s-polarized compo- nent represents one-half the total incident wave power, and so the fraction of the total power that is reflected is .302/2 = 0.15, or 15%, The fraction of the incident power that is transmitted is then the remainder, or 8) b) Describe the polarizations of the reflected and transmitted waves: Since all the p-polarized component is transmitted, the reflected wave will be entirely s-polarized (linear). ‘The transmitted wave, while having all the incident p-polarized power, will have a reduced i, and so this wave will be right-elliptically polarized. s-compon 13.22. A dicleetric wavegnide is shown in Fig. 13.16 with refractive indices as labeled. Incident light enters the guide at angle ¢ from the front surface normal as shown, Once inside, the light totally reflects at the upper n, —nz interface, where ny > nz. All subseqquent reflections from the upper an lower boundaries will be total as well, and so the light is confined to the guide. Express, in terms of m, and ng, the maximum value of @ such that total confinement will occur, with ng = 1. The quantity sin is known as the numerical aperture of the guide. From the illustration we see that ¢; maximizes when 0; is at its minimum value, This minimum will be the critical angle for them, —nz interface, where sin®, = sin®, = mg/m. Let the refracted angle to the right of the vertical interface (not shown) be da, where nosing, = ny sin 2. Then we see that 47 +6; = 90°, and so sin#y = cosy. Now, the numerical aperture becomes sin }imar = Tsing = ny cos6; =m 1/1 — sin? 4, ) m V1 = (alm? = ying — 03 Finally, d1mas is the numerical aperture angle. cy13.23. 13.24. 13.25. Suppose that ¢ in Fig, 13.16 is Brewster's angle, and that 0; is the critical angle, Find ng in terms of m, and ng: With the incoming ray at Brewster's angle, the refracted angle of this ray (measured from the inside normal to the front surface) will be 90° — 1. Therefore, di = 61, and thus sin 6; = sin @. Thus Jena (rafna)yind ~ 08 vag nt Cosine) fn =n Alternatively, we could have used the result of Problem 13.22, in which it was found that sing = (1/no) ¥/n¥ — m8, which we then set equal to sin 0, = nz/ny to got the same result ng my sin Oy in oy A Breuster prism is designed to pass p-polarized light without any reflective loss. The prism of Fig. 13.17 is made of glass (n = 1.45), and is in air. Considering the light path shown, determine the apex angle, a: With entrance and exit rays at Brewster's angle (to eliminate reflective loss), the interior ray must be horizontal, or parallel to the bottom surface of the prism, From the geometry, the angle between the interior ray and the normal to the prism surfaces that it intersects is a/2. Since this angle is also Brewster’s angle, we may write: 21 rad = 69.2° In the Brewster prism of Fig. 13.17, determine for s-polarized light the fraction of the incident power that is transmitted through the prism: We use [', = (1122 ~ ts1)/(ne2 + 1st), where a 1 cos(Ona) nf Vint and tn = = ay? cos(On1) AVL +n? ‘Thus, at the first interface, P= (1—n?)/(1+n?), At the second interface, P will be equal but of opposite sign to the above valne. ‘The power transmission coefficient through each interface is 1 —|P|?, so that for both interfaces, we have, with n = 1.45: 2 » Per ay? _ na1 Pro = OP) = [- (33) a 226, Show how a single block of glass can be used to turn a p-polarized beam of fight through 180°, with the light suffering, in principle, zero reflective loss. The light is incident from air, and the returning beam (also in air) may be displaced sideways from the incident beam, Specify all pertinent angles and use rm = 1.45 for glass. More than one design is possible here. ‘The prism below is designed such that light enters at Brewster's angle, and once inside, is turned around using total reflection. Using the result of Example 13.9, we find that with glass, 6s = 55.4°, which, by the geometry, is also the incident angle for total reflection at the back of the prism. For this to work, the Brewster angle must be greater than or equal to the critical angle. This is in fact the ease, since @. = sin” !(ng/n1) = sin”1(1/1.45) = 43.6°. 13.27. Using Eq. (79) in Chapter 12 as a starting point, determine the ratio of the group and phase velocities of an electromagnetic wave in a good conductor. Assume conductivity does not vary with frequeney: In a good conductor: * am Vata = [ da _ (d3\~ ae ‘Therefore vp/v+p ‘Thus 1313.28. Over a smnall wavelength range, the refractive index of a certain material varies approximately linearly with wavelength as n(A) = mq + mp(A— Aa), Where ny, np, and Ay are constants, and where) is the free space wavelength. a) Show that d/dw = ~(27e/w)d/d\: With ) as the free space wavelength, we use A= 2nefs, from which dA/dis = —2re/w®. Then dds = (dd/duo) d/dr = —(2xc/u*) ddr. b) Using 8(A) =2rn/A, determine the wavelength-dependent (or independent) group delay over a unit distance: This will be 1 _dp_ a [esa 2ae d [Pe a + mst A ty do dal X wax Qne [_2n 2n ane | FE brat msl — Aa)] + nal YX [_2ame | 2nnode] _ 1 =| oe i | = 5 lta — nuda) s/n ¢) Determine 2 from your result of part b: 32 = d?3/dw*|,,. Since the part b result is independent of wavelength (and of frequency), it follows that Jy = 0. d) Discuss the implications of these results, if any, on pulse broadening: A wavelength- independent group delay (leading to zero 2) means that there will simply be no pulse broadening at all. All frequency components arrive simultaneously. This sort of thing happens in most transparent materials ~ that is, there will be a certain wavelength, known as the zero dispersion wavelength, around which the variation of n with is locally linear. ‘Transmitting pulses at this wavelength will result in no pulse broadening, (to first order) 13.29. A T = 5 ps transform-limited pulse propagates in a dispersive channel for which = 10 ps?/km. Over what distance will the pulse spread to twice its initial width? After prop- agation, the width is 1” = /T?+(Ar}? = 21. Thus Ar = VT, where Ar = (2/T. Therefore ies Ps e Fis BE _ Var op 2= VBE _ VOGPS _ 43 Be ~ 10ps?/km 13.30. AT imited pulse propagates through 10 km of a dispersive channel for which = 12ps?/km, ‘The pulse then propagates through a second 10 km channel for which A = -12ps?/km. Describe the pulse at the output of the second channel and give a physical explanation for what happened. Our theory of pulse spreading will allow for changes in 4 down the length of the channel. In fact, we may write in general: Lye Ar= zi faz) de Having Gp change sign at the midpoint, yields a zero Ar, and so the pulse emerges from the output unchanged! Physically, the pulse acquires a positive linear chirp (frequency incre with time over the pulse envelope) during the frst hal of the channel. When switches sign, the pubse begins to acquire a negative chirp in the secoud half, which, over an equal distance, will completely eliminate the chirp acquired during the first half. The pulse, if originally transformlimited at input, will emerge, again transform-limited, at its original width, More enerally, complete dispersion compensation is achieved using a two-segment channel shen pL =~ B40, assuming dispersion terms of higher order than J» do not exist ua