Assignment (5)
Problem 5.1: In free space (z 0), a plane wave with H = 10 cos(108t z) â x mA/m is incident normally on a
lossless medium ( = 2o, µ = 8µo) in region z 0.
a. Find , and SWR.
b. Calculate the reflected electric and magnetic fields.
c. Determine the transmitted electric and magnetic fields.
Problem 5.2: A uniform plane wave in air with H = 4 sin(t 5x) â y A/m is normally incident on a plastic with a
parameters = 4o, µ = µo and = 0.
a. Obtain the total electric field in air.
b. Find the time-average Poynting vector in the air region.
c. Calculate the time-average power density in the plastic region.
d. Find the sanding wave ratio.
Problem 5.3: A signal in air (z 0) with the electric field component E = 10 sin (t + 3z) â x V/m hits normally the
ocean surface at z = 0. Assuming that the ocean surface is smooth and that = 80o, µ = µo, and = 4 S/m in ocean.
a. Determine the angular frequency ().
b. Calculate the wavelength of the signal in air.
c. Calculate the loss tangent and intrinsic impedance of the ocean.
d. Calculate the attenuation constant of the ocean
e. Find the reflected and transmitted E filed.
Problem 5.4: a. Find the skin depth of iron at 900 MHz. (iron = 107 S/m and µ iron =1000µo H)
b. A shielding room is designed to isolate the inside of the room from the electromagnetic waves in the
environment. If the specification of the shielding room requires the GSM (900MHz) signal power to attenuate
by 80 dB, find the minimum thickness of the walls of the shielding room made by iron sheets.
Hint: Assume a plane wave incident normally on the wall. The power of the plane wave must decay by a factor
of 10-8 (80 dB) after penetrating the wall.
Problem 5.5: A uniform plane wave in air with E = 8 cos (t 4x 3z) â y V/m is incident on a dielectric slab (z 0)
with = 2.5o, µ = µo, and = 0. Find
a. The polarization of the wave (//or ).
b. The angles of incidence, reflection, and transmission
c. The reflection and transmission coefficients
d. The reflected and transmitted electric fields.
e. The reflected and transmitted magnetic fields.
f. The Brewster angle.
Problem 5.6: A plane wave is given by E = 48 cos (t 3y+ 4z)(4 â y + 3 â z ) V/m is incident from air to a dielectric
half space (with μr =1, εr = 4, σ = 0) as shown in figure. Find:
a. The polarization of the wave (//or ).
b. The incident magnetic field.
c. The angle of incidence, reflection and transmission.
d. The direction of reflection as a unit vector.
e. The direction of transmission as a unit vector.
f. The reflection and transmission coefficients.
g. The reflected and transmitted electric fields.
h. The reflected and transmitted magnetic fields.
i. The Brewster angle.
