Assignment 4

A uniform plane wave in air is incident on a non magnetic dielectric slab (𝑧 ≥ 0) of ϵr = 2

E = 4 cos(ωt − 2x − 5z) 𝑦̂ V/m.

Using the information above solve questions 1-5

1. The angle of incidence

Solution:

𝑘𝑖 = 2𝑥̂ + 5𝑧̂
2
𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃𝑖 =
5
𝜃𝑖 = 21.8𝑜

2. The angle of transmittance

Solution:

𝑛 = √2 = 1.414
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃𝑖 = 1.414𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃𝑡
𝜃𝑡 = 15.226𝑜

3. The reflection coefficient

Solution:
(𝜂2 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃𝑖 − 𝜂1 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃𝑡 )
Γ𝑇𝐸 =
(𝜂2 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃𝑖 + 𝜂1 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃𝑡 )
(𝑛1 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃𝑖 − 𝑛2 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃𝑡 )
= = −0.19
(𝑛1 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃𝑖 + 𝑛2 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃𝑡 )

4. The transmission coefficient

Solution:
(2𝜂2 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃𝑖 )
τ 𝑇𝐸 =
(𝜂2 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃𝑖 + 𝜂1 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃𝑡 )
(2𝑛1 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃𝑖 )
= = 0.809
(𝑛1 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃𝑖 + 𝑛2 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃𝑡 )

5. The Brewster angle

Solution: Does not exist

The electric field of a uniform plane wave propagating in a dielectric medium is given by
𝐸⃗ (𝑧, 𝑡) = 𝑥̂2 cos(108 𝑡 − 𝑧/√3) − 𝑦̂2 sin(108 𝑡 − 𝑧/√3) V/m.
6. The frequency and wavelength of the plane wave are
Solution:15.915 MHz, 10.883 m
2𝜋 1
𝑘= = , 𝑤 = 2𝜋𝑓 = 108
𝜆 √3

7. The dielectric constant of the medium is

Solution: 3

𝜖𝑟 = 𝑛2 = 𝑐 2 /𝑣 2 = 𝑐 2 /(𝜆 𝑓)2

8. The wave polarization is

Solution: Left Circularly Polarized

In a nonmagnetic medium

E = 4 sin(2π × 107 t − 0.8x) 𝑧̂ V/m

Solve questions from 9-10.

9. Find wave impedance.

Solution:
𝜖𝑟 = 𝑛2 = 𝑐 2 /𝑣 2 = 𝑐 2 /(𝜆 𝑓)2
𝜇
𝜂 = √( ) = 98.7
𝜖
10. The time-average power magnitude carried by the wave.

Solution

< 𝐸2 >𝑇
𝑃𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 = = 81
𝜂