ELEC 340 — Applied Electromagnetics and Photonics

Name: David Li Due Date: January 25 2018, 11:30 AM

Student Number: V00818631 Assignment: Number 3

Problem 1 Given that the electric field in free space is:

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E(R, θ, t) = θ̂ sin(θ) cos(6π × 109 t − 2πR) mV/m
R
where R and θ are the radial and polar variable in the spherical coordinate system. Find:

(a) The phasor representation of the given electric field vector.

Ẽ(R, θ) = θ̂Eθ = θ̂ R2 sin(θ)e−j2πR mV/m
(b) The phasor representation of the associated magnetic field vector.

∇ × Ẽ = jωµH̃
1
H̃ = ∇ × Ẽ
jωµ

   
1 ∂ ∂Eθ 1 1 ∂ER ∂
∇ × Ẽ = (Eϕ sin(θ)) − R̂ + − (REϕ ) θ̂
R sin θ ∂θ ∂ϕ R sin(θ) ∂ϕ ∂R
 
1 ∂ ∂ER
+ (REθ ) − ϕ̂
R ∂R ∂θ

Since Ẽ only has non-zero values in the ϕ̂ direction.

     
1 ∂Eθ 1 ∂ 1 ∂Eθ 1 ∂
∇ × Ẽ = − R̂ − (REθ )ϕ̂ = − R̂ + (REθ )ϕ̂
r sin θ ∂ϕ R ∂R R sin θ ∂ϕ R ∂R

1 −1 0.002 ∂ −j2πR
H̃ = − ∇ × Ẽ = ϕ̂ sin θ (e )
jωµ jωµ R ∂R
2π 0.002
= ϕ̂ 9 −7
sin(θ)e−j2πR
j6π × 10 × 4π × 10 R
5.30516477 × 10−7
= ϕ̂ sin(θ)e−j2πR−π/2 (A/m)
R
53
= ϕ̂ sin(θ)e−j2πR−π/2 (µA/m)
R

(c) The time-domain representation of the magnetic field you obtained in (b).
53
= ϕ̂ sin(θ) cos(6π × 109 t − 2πR − π/2) (µA/m)
R

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Problem 2 The electric field intensity of a 5-MHz linearly polarized uniform plane wave
traveling in free space in 10 V/m. The electric field is polarized in the +z direction at t
= 0 and the wave in propagating in the -y direction. Find:

(a) The angular frequency and wave number, and intrinsic wave impedance.
Since the plane wave is traveling in free space, µ = µ0 and ϵ = ϵ0 .
√
ω = 2πf = 10πMHz k = ω µϵ = 10π × 106 × 3.335641 × 10−9 = 0.0334π rad/m

The intrinsic impedance of a lossless medium is defined as:

ωµ ωµ µ
η= = √ = (Ω) (1)
k ω µϵ ϵ

Since free space is being used: η = η0 = 120πΩ

(b) The field vectors phasor, i.e. Ẽ and H̃

Ẽ = −ŷE0 = −ŷ10e−j0.0334πz V/m

     
∂Ez ∂Ey ∂Ex ∂Ez ∂Ey ∂Ex
∇ × Ẽ = − x̂ + − ŷ + − ẑ
∂y ∂z ∂z ∂x ∂x ∂y
1 1 ∂Ey 10(0.0334π)e−j0.0334πz x̂
H̃ = ∇ × Ẽ = − x̂ =
jωµ jωµ ∂z j × 2π × 10 × 106 × 4π × 10−7
0.08339 −j0.0334πz−π/2
= x̂ e A/m
2π

(c)

E = −ŷ10 cos(2π10 × 106 t − 0.0334πz) V/m

H = x̂ 0.0132719 cos(2π10 × 106 t − 0.0334πz − π/2) A/m

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 (d) Draw a diagram to illustrate the field vectors and propagation direction.
z

V
E0 = 10 m

−y

A
H0 = 0.013 m
c
x

1
∇ × Ẽ c= √
H̃ = µ 0 ε0
jωµ
µ0 = magnetic permeability in a vac-
E0 = electric field amplitude
uum, µ0 = 1.3 × 10−6 N/A2
H0 = magnetic field amplitude
ε0 = electric permeability in a vac-
c = speed of light (3 × 108 m/s)
uum, ε0 = 8.9 × 10−12 C2 /Nm2

Problem 3 Suppose that a uniform plane wave is traveling in the +x direction in a

lossless dielectric (µr = 1) with the 100 V/m electric field in the +z direction. If the
wavelength is 25 cm and the velocity of propagation is 2 × 108 m/s. Find:

(a) The relative permittivity ϵr and impedance η of the medium.

ω 1
up = =√
k µϵ
1 (1)
ϵr = = = 2.24795
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µ0 µr ϵ0 up 4π × 10 H/m 8.85 × 10−12 F/m (2 × 108 m/s)2
−7

µ µr µ0 4π × 10−7 H/m 120π

η= = = = Ω = 53.38197π Ω
ϵ ϵr ϵ0 2.24795 × 8.85 × 10−12 F/m 2.24795

(b) The angular frequency ω and the wave number k.

2π 2π
Wave Number: k = = = 8π rad/m
λ 0.25 m
ω = µp × k = 2 × 108 m/s × 8π rad/m = 16π × 108 rad/s

(c) The time-domain expressions for the electric and magnetic field vectors.

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 Ẽ = x̂Ẽ0 = x̂100e−jkz cos(ωt − kz) = x̂100e−8πz V/m
     
∂Ez ∂Ey ∂Ex ∂Ez ∂Ey ∂Ex
∇ × Ẽ = − x̂ + − ŷ + − ẑ
∂y ∂z ∂z ∂x ∂x ∂y
1 1 ∂Ex 100(−8π)e−j8πz ŷ 1
H̃ = ∇ × Ẽ = ŷ = 8 −7
= −ŷ e−j8πz−π/2
jωµ jωµ ∂z j × 16π × 10 × 10 × 4π × 10 8π

E = x̂E0 = x̂100 cos(ωt − kz) = x̂100 cos(16π × 108 t − 8πz) V/m

1
H = −ŷ cos(16π × 108 t − 8πz − π/2) A/m
8π

(d) Draw a diagram to illustrate the field vectors and propagation direction.
z

V
E0 = 100
m

1 A
H0 = c
−y 8π m

1
∇ × Ẽ c= √
H̃ = µ 0 ε0
jωµ
µ0 = magnetic permeability in a vac-
E0 = electric field amplitude
uum, µ0 = 1.3 × 10−6 N/A2
H0 = magnetic field amplitude
ε0 = electric permeability in a vac-
c = speed of light (3 × 108 m/s)
uum, ε0 = 8.9 × 10−12 C2 /Nm2