EMFT Tutorial-Electromagnetic Waves

Q1 ) The electric field in free space is given by

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(
𝐸 = 50 cos 𝑐𝑜𝑠 10 𝑡 + β𝑥 𝑎𝑦 𝑉/𝑚 )
(a) Find the direction of wave propagation.
(b) Calculate β and the time it takes to travel a distance of λ/2.
(c) Sketch the wave at t = 0, T/4, and T/2.
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Q2) In free space 𝐻 = 0. 1 cos 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝑋 10 𝑡 − 𝑘𝑥 𝑎𝑦 𝐴/𝑚. Calculate

(a) K, λ, and T
(b) The time 𝑡1 it takes the wave to travel λ/8.
(c) Sketch the wave at the time 𝑡1.

Q3 ) A lossy dielectric has an intrinsic impedance of 200 └30° Ω at a particular frequency. If, at
that frequency, the plane wave propagating through the dielectric has the magnetic field
component.

𝐻 = 10 𝑒
−α𝑥
(
cos 𝑐𝑜𝑠 ω𝑡 −
1
2 )
𝑥 𝑎𝑦 𝐴/𝑚

find E and α. Determine the skin depth and wave polarization.

Q4) A plane wave propagating through a medium with ε𝑟 = 8 , µ𝑟 = 2 ℎ𝑎𝑠

𝑧
−3 8
𝐸 = 0. 5 𝑒 ( )
sin 𝑠𝑖𝑛 10 𝑡 − β𝑧 𝑎𝑥𝑉 /𝑚 . Determine

(a) Β
(b) The loss tangent
(c) Wave impedance
(d) Wave velocity
(e) H field

Q5) A uniform plane wave propagating in a medium has

 −α𝑥 8
𝐸 = 2𝑒 ( )
sin 𝑠𝑖𝑛 10 𝑡 − β𝑧 𝑎𝑦𝑉 /𝑚

If the medium is characterized by ε𝑟 = 1 , µ𝑟 = 20 𝑎𝑛𝑑 σ = 3 mhos/m, find α,β and H.

Q6) In a nonmagnetic medium

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(
𝐸 = 4 sin 𝑠𝑖𝑛 2π 𝑋 10 𝑡 − 0. 8𝑥 𝑎𝑧𝑉 /𝑚)
Find

(a) ε𝑟 , η
(b) The time-average power carried by the wave
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(c) The total power crossing 100 𝑐𝑚 of plane 2x + y = 5.

Q7 ) In free space (z ≤0), a plane wave with

𝐻 = 10 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑎𝑥 𝑚𝐴/𝑚

( )
is incident normally on a lossless medium ε = 2ε𝑜 , μ = 8µ𝑜 in region z ≥ 0.
Determine the reflected wave 𝐻𝑟 , 𝐸𝑟 and the transmitted wave 𝐻𝑡 , 𝐸𝑡 .

Q8) Given a uniform plane wave in the air as

𝐸𝑖 = 40 cos 𝑐𝑜𝑠 (ω𝑡 − β𝑧)𝑎𝑥 + 30 sin 𝑠𝑖𝑛 (ω𝑡 − β𝑧) 𝑎𝑦 𝑉 /𝑚

(a) Find H.
(b) If the wave encounters a perfectly conducting plate normal to the z-axis at z = 0, find
the reflected wave 𝐸𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐻𝑟.
(c) What are the total E and H fields for z ≤ 0?
(d) Calculate the time-average Poynting vectors for z ≤ 0 and z ≥ 0.