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ECE440 Problem Set #2 EM Plane Wave Propagation PDF
ECE440 Problem Set #2 EM Plane Wave Propagation PDF
Faculty of Engineering
Department of Electronics and Communication
Course: ECE440 Microwave Engineering
Instructors: Prof. Fawzy Ibrahim and Eng. Lamaa Kashan
Problem Set #2
Electromagnetic Plane Wave Propagation
Question #2.1
The magnetic field, H in free space is given by:
E 0.1 cos(2 x108 t k o x )a y A / m
a) Find the direction of wave propagation.
b) Calculate wave number or propagation constant, ko, the wavelength, o and the
period, T.
c) Calculate the time, t1 it takes to travel a distance of /8.
d) Sketch the wave at time, t1.
Question #2.2 [HW]
A uniform plane wave in free space its electric field intensity is given by
o
E s 200e j 30 e j 250 z a x V/m. Find:
a) The propagation constant, ko. b) The radian frequency, .
c) The wavelength, . d) The intrinsic impedance .
e) The magnetic field intensity, H s f) E at z = 8 mm, t = 6 ps.
Question #2.3
a) Starting from Maxwells equations do the following:
i) Derive the wave equations or Helmholtz equations.
ii) Write the solution of theses equations in free space.
iii) Derive basic plane wave parameters: Phase velocity, vp, The Wavelength, and
the Wave or intrinsic impedance, .
b) The electric field of 30MHz plane wave traveling along +Z direction in air and
directed along X-direction. If the peak value of Ex is 10 [mV/m] and Ex is maximum
at t=0 and Z = 1.5 m. Obtain the expressions
for the instantaneous and phasor values
of electric magnetic field intensities E and H .
Question #2.4
A uniform plane wave is propagating in free space along the +ve direction, do the
following:
a) If the electric field intensity is given by E a x E cos( t k o z ) Determine:
(i) The magnetic field intensity. (ii) The time average Poynting vector.
b) If the magnetic field intensity is given by H a x10 cos( 2000t ko z )
Find and calculate:
(i) The electric field intensity. (ii) The wavelength, o.
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(iii) The propagation constant, ko. (iv) The average power density.
Question #2.13
a) To study the wave propagation in a conducting medium of conductivity , permittivity
, permeability and charge free ( = 0). Derive the expression of:
i) The propagation constant. ii) The intrinsic impedance.
4 z 9
b) A plane wave is given by: E ( z , t ) 0.5 e cos(10 t 4 z ) a x V/m. Determine the
following:
i) The propagation constant
and the wave parameters (Vp, , and s)
ii) The magnetic field, H associated with the wave in both phasor and time domain
representations.
Question #2.14 [Hayt 12.7]
In phasor form, the magnetic field intensity for a 400 MHz uniform plane wave in a
certain lossless material is given by
H ( z ) ( 2 a j 5a )e j 25 x A / m
s y z
Knowing that the maximum amplitude of E is 1500 V/m, Find and calculate:
a) , , , r and r , b) H ( x, y, z, t )
Question #2.15 [HW]
A plane wave is given by: E ( x, y, z, t ) 3e z sin(109 t 9 z ) a x 4e z cos(109 t 9 z )a y V/m.
Find the following:
a) the velocity of the wave, vp and the direction of propagation,
b) the dielectric constant, r.
c) the conductivity of the medium, .
d) the phasor representing of the wave,
e) the magnetic field associated with the wave, H .
Question #2.21
Consider a plane wave normally incident from free space on a half-space of a medium 2
with parameters (r = 2 and r =5) as shown in Fig. 20. If the wave frequency, f = 2 GHz
and the incident electric field in the phasor form, for z < 0 is:
Eis ( z ) 20e jko z a x mV / m
Find the instantaneous and phase values and the
average power density of the following:
a) The incident wave [ Ei , H i and S i (z) ].
b) The reflected wave [ E r , H r and S r (z) ].
c) The transmitted wave [ Et , H t and S t (z ) ].