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Lecture 10: TEM, TE, and TM Modes For Waveguides. Rectangular Waveguide
Lecture 10: TEM, TE, and TM Modes For Waveguides. Rectangular Waveguide
,
x
z a
Types of EM Waves
j Ez 2 j H z
2 Hx 2
y x
j Ez H z
Hx
kc2 x
or, (3.5a),(7)
y
where kc2 k 2 2 and k 2 2 . (3.6)
j Ez H z
Hy
kc2 y
(3.5b),(8)
x
j Ez H z
Ex
kc2 x y
(3.5c),(9)
j Ez H z
Ey
kc2 x
(3.5d),(10)
y
kc ,mn
2 2
2
(13)
11 a b
If m n 0 is not allowed in the hollow metallic waveguide
(i.e., no TEM mode), then must be “large enough” so that is
a real number as required for a propagating mode. Otherwise
will be imaginary ( j ), leading to pure attenuation and
no propagation of the wave e j z e z .
In the X-band region ( 8.2-12.5 GHz), only the TE10 mode can
propagate in the waveguide regardless of how it is excited.
(We’ll also see shortly that no TM modes will propagate either.)
This is called single mode operation and is most often the
preferred application for hollow waveguides.
Dominant Mode
See Fig 3.9 in the text for plots of the electric and magnetic
fields associated with this mode.
TEM Mode
In order for this to occur, it can be shown from (3.4) and (3.5)
that it is necessary for f c 0 . In other words, there is no cutoff
frequency for waveguides that support TEM waves.