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This homework assignment for an electromagnetics field theory course contains 4 problems covering topics from 3 lectures. Problem 1 has 5 parts related to phasor analysis and complex power. Problem 2 covers wave propagation in anisotropic media, deriving dispersion relations for ordinary and extraordinary waves. Problem 3 involves solving Laplace's equation for the electric potential around a dielectric sphere and relating this to surface plasmons. Problem 4 estimates skin depth in an induction cooker and electron density in the ionosphere, and derives the Drude conductivity formula using collision frequency.

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ECE604 f20 hw3

This homework assignment for an electromagnetics field theory course contains 4 problems covering topics from 3 lectures. Problem 1 has 5 parts related to phasor analysis and complex power. Problem 2 covers wave propagation in anisotropic media, deriving dispersion relations for ordinary and extraordinary waves. Problem 3 involves solving Laplace's equation for the electric potential around a dielectric sphere and relating this to surface plasmons. Problem 4 estimates skin depth in an induction cooker and electron density in the ionosphere, and derives the Drude conductivity formula using collision frequency.

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ECE 604 Electromagnetic Field Theory

Fall 2020

Homework No. 3. Due Date: Sep 18, 2020


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Read lecture notes 6, 7 and 8.

1. For Lecture 6:
(i) Explain why equation (6.1.17) and the statement after it is true.
(ii) Explain why equation (6.2.7) and the statement after it is true.
(iii) Is there a difference in the field quantities obtained from phasor technique and the
field quantities obtained from Fourier transform technique?
(iv) Explain the physical meaning of the imaginary part of complex power.
(v) Explain the physical meaning of a spatially dispersive medium.

2. For Lecture 7:
For uniaxial medium, the permittivity tensor is given by:
ε 0 0 
ε =  0 ε 0  (1)
 0 0 ε z 
Assume a plane wave propagating as
E 0 e − jk • r (2)
(i) From Maxwell’s equations, show that the following equation must be satisfied:
k × k × E =−ω 2 µ ε • E (3)
(ii) When the electric field E is polarized in the xy plane, ε z is not felt by the wave.
This is called the ordinary wave. Show that the dispersion relation from the above
equation simplifies to:
k x2 + k z2 = ω 2 µε (4)
(iii) When the electric field E is polarized in the xz plane, ε z is now felt by the wave.
The wave is now called the extra-ordinary wave. Show that the electric field has to be of
the form:
 kε 
=  xˆ − zˆ x  E0 e − jk •r
E (5)
 k zε z 
And the corresponding electric flux is:
 k 
=  xˆ − zˆ x  ε E0 e − jk •r
D (6)
 kz 
Explain your reasoning.
(iv) From (3), for the extra-ordinary wave, show that the dispersion relation can be
reduced to:
k x2 k z2
+ = 1 (7)
ω µε z
2
ω µε
2
(v) The equations (4) and (7) are equations of surfaces known as k-surfaces. Please draw
these two surfaces on the same graph (in 2D, it will just be a contour), and explain the
physical meanings of the two surfaces.

3. For Lecture 8:
This solution here, to a boundary value problem for Laplace equation, can be used to
explain why plasmonic particles, when embedded in glass or lacquer, glitter in light.
When a dielectric sphere is immersed in a static electric field as shown in the Figure 1,
the electric field does not satisfy the boundary condition. Hence, the sphere responds by
producing a dipolar potential in order to satisfy the boundary condition.

Figure 1

(i) Show that the potential outside the sphere can be written as
A
Φ out =− E0 z + 2 cos θ
r
Explain the physical meanings of the first and second terms on the right-hand side of the
above expression.
(ii) The potential inside the sphere can be written as
Φ in =Bz
where B is another unknown coefficient here. What kind of electric field corresponds to
the above potential?
(iii) Now, assume that the sphere has radius a . Decide on the boundary conditions at the
dielectric interface r = a .
(iv) From the boundary conditions, derive the expressions for A and B.
(v) Explain why gold plasmonic nano-particles can glitter in light.

4. Lecture 8:
(i) Estimate the skin depth of the signal in your induction cooker pan. Assume that it
operates around 50 KHz, and that the relative permeability µr is 100, and that the
conductivity is about 107 siemens/m.
(ii) Estimate the electron density of the plasma layer in the ionosphere if it is known that
radio frequency below 10 MHz cannot penetrate the ionosphere.
(iii) The conductivity of a conductive medium has been estimated to be
ω p2
σ = ε0
Γ
using the Drude-Lorentz-Sommerfeld model. Arrive at the same formula using collision
frequency argument. Hint: You may find the answer in some textbooks like Streetman
on Semiconductor Devices.

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