Minia University 4th year Comm. & Elec.

Faculty of Engineering Microwave Engineering

Electrical Engineering Dept.

Sheet (5)
1) An X-band waveguide filled with Teflon is operating at 9.5 GHz. Calculate the speed of light
in this material and the phase and group velocity in the waveguide.

2) A rectangular waveguide with dimensions of 𝑎 = 2 𝑐𝑚, and 𝑏 = 1 𝑐𝑚, filled with deionised
water (𝜀𝑟 = 81, 𝜇𝑟 = 1) operates at 3 GHz. Determine all the propagating modes and the
corresponding cut-off frequencies.

3) In an air-filled rectangular waveguide, the cut-off frequency of a TE10 mode is 5 GHz, whereas
that of TE01 mode is 2 GHz. Calculate:
i. The dimension of the waveguide.
ii. The cut-off frequencies of the next three higher TE modes.
iii. The cut-off frequency for TE11 mode if the guide is filled with a lossless material having
𝜀𝑟 = 2.25, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝜇𝑟 = 1

4) Consider a circular waveguide with 𝑎 = 0.8 𝑐𝑚, and filled with a dielectric material having
𝜀𝑟 = 2.3. Compute the cut off frequencies and identify the first four propagating modes.

5) Two Teflon- filled waveguides, circular and rectangular, are operated such that they have the
same cut off frequency for the dominant mode. Knowing that the Teflon has 𝜀𝑟 = 2.08, and
tan 𝛿 = 0.0004, and the standard rectangular waveguide has its dimensions (𝑎 × 𝑏) such that
𝑎 = 2𝑏.
i. Evaluate the ratio of the cross-sectional area of the circular waveguide to that of the
rectangular waveguide.
ii. If the dominant mode cut off frequency of the two waveguides is adjusted to 10 GHz, Find
the dimensions of each one.
iii. If the rectangular waveguide is operated at 15 GHz, calculate the phase velocity and wave
impedance of the propagating modes on it.