EM Fields and Waves

Chapter 8
Problems
Dr. Ali Rahal
Beirut, Lebanon
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 Chapter 8, Problems
• 8.2
• A plane wave in air with an electric field amplitude of 20 V/m is
incident normally upon the surface of a lossless, nonmagnetic medium
with εr = 25. Determine the following:
• (a) The reflection and transmission coefficients.
• (b) The standing-wave ratio in the air medium.
• (c) The average power densities of the incident, reflected, and
transmitted waves.

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 Chapter 8, Problems
• 8.2 Solution:

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 Chapter 8, Problems
• 8.2 Solution:

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 Chapter 8, Problems
• 8.4:

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 Chapter 8, Problems
• 8.4 Solution:

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 Chapter 8, Problems
• 8.4 Solution:

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 Chapter 8, Problems
• 8.4 Solution:
• In the region z<0 E = Ei +Er

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 Chapter 8, Problems
• 8.4 Solution:

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 Chapter 8, Problems
• 8.5:

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 Chapter 8, Problems
• 8.5 Solution:

<<1 => low loss

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 Chapter 8, Problems
• 8.5 Solution:
• From problem 8.4

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• 8.5 Solution:

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• 8.5 Solution:

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Chapter 8, Problems

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 Chapter 8, Problems
• 8.9 Solution:
• We will solve using the TL analogy.
• No reflection => medium 2 act as matching
layer (a quarter wave transformer)

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 Chapter 8, Problems
• 8.9 Solution:
λ/4 transformer

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 Chapter 8, Problems
• 8.12 :

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 Chapter 8, Problems
• 8.12 Solution :

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 Chapter 8, Problems
• 8.16 :

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 Chapter 8, Problems
• 8.12 Solution :

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 Chapter 8, Problems
• 8.12 Solution :

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Chapter 8, Problems

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 Chapter 8, Problems
• 8.19 Solution :

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• 8.19 Solution :

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 Chapter 8, Problems
• 8.23 :

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 Chapter 8, Problems
• 8.23 :
• Apply Snell’s law, knowing that 𝜃2 =π/2 at
𝜃1 = 𝜃𝑐

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 Chapter 8, Problems
• 8.29 :

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 Chapter 8, Problems
• 8.29 Solution :
• (a) From the exponential of the given expression,
the wave direction of travel is in the x–z plane.
Comparing with the general expression we find:

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 Chapter 8, Problems
• 8.29 Solution :
• Comparing with the general expression we find:

Take the square and add=>

Take the ratio:

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 Chapter 8, Problems
• 8.29 Solution :
• k2 is calculated as:
• Using Snell’s law =>

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• 8.29 Solution :

From the given field expression =>

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• 8.29 Solution :

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• 8.29 Solution :

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• 8.29 Solution :
And for the || components:

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 Chapter 8, Problems
• 8.29 Solution :
Now we can calculate the field components:

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• 8.29 Solution :

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• 8.29 Solution :

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 Chapter 8, Problems
• 8.29 Solution : in the same way

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 Chapter 8, Problems
• 8.29 Solution : the last part is solved as

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End of Chapter 5

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