Advanced Electromagnetic Theory 2023

Assignment-3

1. A wave travelling along an oblique angle θi as shown in figure below has an electric field
directed along +y direction. Identify the type of the wave. Write expressions for total electric
and magnetic fields, and derive the expression for the average power density along the
principle β + direction of travel, and directional power densities along the +x and +z
directions.

Fig.1: Wave travelling at an oblique angle.

2. A linearly polarized uniform plane wave traveling in free space is incident normally upon a
flat dielectric surface as shown in Fig2.
Assume that the incident electric field is given by

Derive expressions for the equivalent volume electric and magnetic current densities, and the
regions over which they exist.
 Fig. 2: Uniform plane wave incident on dielectric surface

3. A parallel-polarized uniform plane wave is incident obliquely on a lossless dielectric slab

that is embedded in a free-space medium, as shown in Fig. 3. Derive expressions for the total
reflection and transmission coefficients in terms of the electrical constitutive parameters,
thickness of the slab, and angle of incidence.

Fig. 3.

4. A perpendicularly polarized uniform plane wave is incident obliquely on a lossless

dielectric slab that is embedded in a free-space medium, as shown in Fig. 4. Derive
expressions for the total reflection and transmission coefficients in terms of the electrical
constitutive parameters, thickness of the slab, and angle of incidence.

Fig. 4.

5. A uniform plane wave travelling in free space is incident, at normal incident angle, upon an
infinite PMC plate, which is parallel to the xy-plane, as shown in Fig.5.
 Fig. 5 Uniform plane wave incident on PMC.

i. Write an expression, in vector form, of the incident magnetic field in terms of the incident
electric field E0 and whatever else is needed.

ii. To determine the scattered field to the left of the PMC infinite plate (negative z-direction),
formulate (do not have to derive) in vector form, the induction equivalent electric Ji or
magnetic Mi current density that must be used to determine the fields scattered to the left
(negative z-direction) of the PMC. The current density, Ji or Mi (only one of them), must be in
terms of E0 and whatever else is needed.

6. A uniform plane wave propagating in a medium with relative permittivity of 4 is incidente

normally upon a dielectric medium with dielectric constant of 9. Assuming both media are
on-ferromagnetic and lossless, determine the:
(a) Reflection and transmission coefficients.
(b) Percentage of incident power density that is reflected and transmitted.

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7. A uniform plane wave is obliquely incident at an angle of 30 on a dielectric slab of
thickness d with ε = 4ε0 and µ = µ0 that is embedded in free space, as shown in Figure. Find
the angles θ2 and θ3 (indegrees).
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8. A uniform plane wave at a frequency of 10 Hz is traveling in air, and it is incident
normally on a large body of salt water with constants of σ = 3S/m and εr = 81. If the
−3
magnitude of the electric field on the salt water side of the interface is 10 V/m, find the
depth (in meters) inside the salt water at which the magnitude of the electric field h a s b e e n
−3
reduced to 0.368 × 10 V/m.

9. A plane wave of either perpendicular or parallel polarization traveling in air is obliquely

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incident upon a planar interface of copper (σ = 5.76 × 10 S/m). At a frequency of 10 GHz,
determine reflection coefficients for each of the two polarizations.

10. The electric field of a uniform plane wave traveling in a source-free region of free space
is given by

E = 10−3(a^x + j a^y)sin(β0 z)

(a) Is this a traveling or a standing wave? (b) Identify the traveling wave(s) of the electric
field and the direction(s) of travel. (c) Find the corresponding magnetic field. (d) Determine
the time-average power density of the wave.

11. The electric field of a time-harmonic wave traveling in free space is given by

E = a^x10−4(1 + j)e −jβ0 z

Find the amount of real power crossing a rectangular aperture whose cross section is
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perpendicular to the z axis. The area of the aperture is 20 cm .

12. The complex electric fields of a uniform plane wave is given by below expression.

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A . E = 10−2 ax (2) + a^z(1 + j)e jπ/4 e −jβy
 B . E(x) = a^y e −j(β0 x − π/4) + a^z e −j(β0 x − π/2)

(a) Find the polarization of the wave (linear, circular, or elliptical).

(b) State the direction of rotation (clockwise or counterclockwise).