Problem 1:

Find the far-field radiation average power density, total radiated power, directivity, and radiation
resistance of a circular-loop antenna with radius a, carrying a current I.

For a circular-loop antenna with radius a, and current I, electric and magnetic fields at each (r, ,
) point are given by:

H 
k a  Ie
2 2
 jkr
sin 
4r
E  H 

where k is the wavenumber of the radiated electromagnetic waves

and  is the intrinsic impedance of the propagation medium.
Problem 2:

(a) Find the far-field (R >> ) radiation average power density, total radiated power, directivity,
effective area, and radiation resistance of an antenna with the feed current I, radiation field of
Ak  jkR
E ( R,  ,  )  Ie (sin  cos  )ˆ
4R
where k is the wavenumber of the radiated electromagnetic waves

(b) How do you compare the radiation resistance, effective area, and directivity of the discussed
antenna with a half-wave dipole antenna?
Problem 3:

Two half-wave dipoles are arranged as shown in the figure bellow.

a) Find the maximum received power in Antenna #2 if Antenna#1 is transmitting 300W at 300MHz.
b) Find the maximum received power in Antenna #1 if Antenna#2 is transmitting 300W at 300MHz.
Problem 4:

Two half-wave dipole antennas with currents I1 and I2 are

oriented along x axis and z axis respectively, as shown in the
figure bellow.

a) Find the amplitude and direction of the far-field (R >>

) electric field, magnetic field, and average power
density phasor for the propagating wave in y direction.

b) How can the combination of two antennas offer a linearly

polarized wave propagating in y direction?

c) How can the combination of two antennas offer a circularly polarized wave propagating in y
direction?

d) What is the maximum power received by the half-wave dipole antenna located at y = R0 ?

e) Determine the optimum orientation of a half-wave dipole antenna located at y = R0 to

maximize the received power if I1 = I2.
Problem 5:

A 1.5 dipole antenna with a radiation resistance of 105, radiates a time-averaged power of
200W in free space at a frequency of 500MHz.

(a) Find the radiation efficiency of the antenna if the copper conductor has  = 57 MS/m, r = 1,
and a radius of 1 mm.

(b) Find the electric field and magnetic field at r = 100m,  = 90o.

(c) Find the maximum power received by an antenna with an effective area Ae, at r = 100m,  =
90o.
Problem 6:

A linearly polarized plane wave is normally incident on a half-wave dipole antenna. Assuming a
plane wave average power density of S0 W/m2, calculate the induced open circuit voltage at the
input port of the antenna and the antenna absorbed power as a function of the wave polarization
angle.



E  y   x a  zˆae  j 2 e  jky
~

(for a wave propagating in y direction)

2 2
a a
S0    a  0 S0
2 0 2 0

E||  a cos( polarization )

2
E|| 2 D
Pint  S || . Ae 
2 0 4

2
Voc
Pint 
8 Rrad (  / 2 )
Problem 7:

A loop antenna and a Hertzian dipole antenna are oriented as shown in the figure bellow.
Assuming the loop antenna has a radius a, and the Hertzian dipole has a length dl, determine the
ratio of Iz and I currents in order to have a radiation with a circular polarization.
Under what circumstances can we achieve a linearly polarized radiation?

For a circular-loop antenna with radius a, and current I, electric and magnetic fields at each (r, ,
) point are given by:

H 
k a  Ie
2 2
 jkr
sin 
4r
E  H 

where k is the wavenumber of the radiated electromagnetic waves and  is the intrinsic
impedance of the propagation medium.
Problem 8:

A 3 GHz circularly polarized plane wave with an electric field amplitude of E0 is propagating in
air and in the y direct. If the circularly polarized plane wave is incident on a Hertzian dipole
antenna with length l along the z axis,

a) Calculate the induced open circuit voltage at the input port of the antenna as a function of
time.

b) Calculate the average absorbed power by the antenna assuming optimum impedance matching
in the antenna circuit.
Problem 9:

(a) Determine the dimensions of a rectangular metallic waveguide which accommodates only 2
guided TE modes at 18 GHz with cutoff frequencies of 10 GHz and 15 GHz.

(b) Determine the group velocity, phase velocity, wave impedance, propagation constant and
wavelength of the dominant mode propagating inside the waveguide.

(c) How many TM guided modes does the waveguide accommodate at 18 GHz?
Problem 10:

a) Determine the frequency range at which a hollow metallic rectangular waveguide, with cross-
sectional dimensions of a = 2 cm and b = 1 cm, is single mode.

b) Determine the group velocity, phase velocity, wave impedance, propagation constant and
wavelength of a 10 GHz wave propagating inside the waveguide.

c) If the 10 GHz wave is launched into the waveguide from one end of the waveguide and the
other end of the waveguide is left open in air, what percentage of the wave power is reflected
back into the waveguide at the waveguide-air interface.

d) How would the dimensions of the waveguide in part (a) change if the metallic waveguide is
filled with a dielectric with relative permittivity  r  13 ?