EE5302 Homework

Issued: 27/03/2010 Saturday, Due: 16/04/2010 Friday.

Q1.
An electromagnetic wave with the following electric field
1
( ) ( )cos ( )
2 2
k
E t Ay z y z t e
(
= + +
(


is propagating in a homogeneous medium.
Where e is the frequency, and is the speed of light in free space. c

(a) What is the value of A?
(b) What is the magnetic field ) (t H ?
(c) What is the polarization of the wave?

Q2.
Consider an analytic function , which maps a domain D
z
in the z
plane to D
w
in the w plane. When the function V(x,y) satisfies the Laplace equation in the
domain D
z
, prove that V(u, v) also satisfies the Laplace equation in the domain D
w
.
( ) ( , ) ( , ) w f z u x y iv x y = = +

Q3.
For a top-covered microstrip, explain why the capacitor of the upper (air filled) region is in
parallel with the capacitor of the lower (dielectric filled) region.

Q4
Derive the dyadic Greens function
2
1
( , ) ( ) ( , ) G I g
k
' ' = + VV r r r r for two-dimensional problems.
(Write a 2 x 2 matrix corresponding to the dyadic Greens function).

Q5
In the first-order Born approximation, if one were to measure the scattered field in the far
zone for all possible directions of incidence and all possible directions of scatterings, one
could determine all those Fourier components

( ) F K of the scattering potential labeled by K -

vectors of magnitude 2k s K . The low-pass filtered Fourier components can be
expressed as , where

( ) LP F K

( ) ( ) ( ) LP F H F = K K

K

1, 2
( )
0, 2
k
H
k
s

=

>

K
K
K
.
The low-pass filtered approximation to the scattering potential can be obtained
by the convolution theorem,
( )
LP
F r ( ) F r

3
( ) ( ) ( )
LP
V
F h F d ' ' ' =
}}}
r r r r r ,
where V is the scattering volume.

(1). Prove that the inverse Fourier transform of the filter is given by ( ) H K

3
1
2
(2 )
4
( )
2
j k
k
h
k t
=
r
r
r
,
where is the spherical Bessel function of the first order.
1
( ) j
(2) Plot the profile of as a function of ( ) h r k r .

The following identities may be useful:

0
sin
( )
z
j z
z
=

1 2
sin cos
( )
z z
j z
z z
=

2 1
1
0
( ) cos( cos )sin
2 !
n
n
n
n
z
j z z d
n
t
u u u
+
+
=
}



Q6.
Consider a Hertzian electric dipole pointing in the z direction and located at the origin with
electric current moment

z
Il zI l = .
The electric and magnetic fields produced by the dipole is

0
2 2 2 2
1 1
( ) 2cos (1 )sin
4
ikr
z
i I le i i
E r r
r kr kr
k r k r
e
u u u
t
( | |
= + +
( |
\ .

(1)

( ) 1 sin
4
jkr
z
ikI le i
H r
r kr
| u
t

| |
= +
|
\ .
(2)

(a) Show that the electric and magnetic fields are expressed as follows in the Cartesian
coordinate system:
0
2 2 2 2
1 3
( ) (1 ) 1
4
ikr
z
i I le i x y z z i
E r z x y z
r kr r r r r kr
k r k r
e
t
(
| | | |
= + + + + +
( | |
\ . \ .


3


( ) 1
4
ikr
z
ikI le y x i
H r x y
r r r kr t
| | |
= + +
|
\ . \
|
|
.

(b) Consider a Hertzian electric dipole pointing in the x direction and located at the origin
with electric current moment

x
Il xI l = .
Write down the electric and magnetic fields produced by an in the Cartesian coordinate
system using the results in part (a).

(c) Same as part (b), except the dipole is pointing in the y direction, with electric current
moment

y
Il yI l = .
(d) Using the results from parts (a), (b), and (c), show that the electromagnetic fields
produced by a Hertzian electric dipole located at the origin and with electric current moment

x y z
Il xI l yI l zI l = + + is

0
2 2 2 2
1 3
( ) (1 ) ( ) 1
4
ikr
i e i i
E r Il r r Il
r kr kr
k r k r
e
t
3

(

= + +
`
(

)

,
0
0
( ) (1 )
4
ikr
i e i
H r r Il
r k
e
t q
| |
= +
|
\ .

r
.

Q7.
Show that
2 2
0 0
sin cos
8
d d
t
o o o o

= =
} }

by writing
2
2 2
0 0 0
sin cos
i
d i d e d
o
o o o o

+ =
} } }
o
and choosing a contour C as illustrated in the following figure. Let / 4 u t = and
i
re
u
o = to
complete the proof.

I
o


Q8.
A laser source is located at and the electric field profile at the 0 z < 0 z = plane is a Gaussian
function,
2
( )
ax
f x e

. The whole system is invariant along the direction. What is the

radiation pattern in the plane

y
0
( , ) E x z
0
z z = , where
0
x z and ?
0
kz 1


R
C
2
C
u
R
1
C
R
o