3.8.1.

Attenuation Factor for TE Waves

The electric and magnetic field strengths between perfectly conducting parallel planes for
TE waves are ·

Ey = C 1 sm nm x ) e-J·pz
. ( -;;

Hx = coµ 1 sm
. a
('»11 )
=.J! C . - x e-J pz

(m71 ) .
Hz = coµa C 1 cos -- x e-11}z
a
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The amplitude of linear current de~sity

· .
in th d· .
e con uctmg pl -
... nuentt·at component of H at x = 0 and x = a. anes w1 11 be equal to the
,111•0 I1 I _
zy · - I Hz I
m1tC
= ~1
roµa

The power loss in each cond_ucting plane isl2 12zy .Rs

where Rs is the surface resistance.

R
s
=-,~
~
·2
• O'

The power loss in two conducting (upper and lower) planes

2 X. -1 J2 - = __m2·1t2 _;;I;.,__roµ
_ __
/~2cr
2 zy . ro2µ2a2
The power transmitted in the z direction is

Power transmitted / unit area = -:.. ! Real [ E x H* ] =

= J3 Ci sin2 (m1ta x).

2roµ
Power transmitted in z directio_n for guide I metre wide with a spacing between
conductors of' a' metres is
a
x=Ja p
-
Ci, ( m7t f ) .
sin2 - x dx =
AC!
I-', I
fs;n2 (:n x) dx
2roµ a . 2roµ
x=O 0

! .5in ( 2 7 X) a

2<oµ 2 mn
4-
a 0

pc~a
= 4 roµ

p -
A C2I a
I-'
ower transmitted / unit length =
4ro µ,
Power Jost I unit length
The.attenuation factor a. = 2 x Power transmitted
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m2 1t2 Ci ro µ / 2cr
00 2 µ2 a2
=
~Cia
2x~

2 m2 1t2 ro µ / 2cr
a = ~roµ a3

Substituting the value of = co'µ& - ( J

= 2 m2 1t2 ro µ / 2cr

o. "!" a' m'µ~ -( '",," )'

The attenuation factor a. decreases from infinityJat cut-off frequency to a low value at a
higher frequency. ·

At cut-off frequency, ro! µe = (':7t )2

Substituting this value,

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