EE523 Electromagnetic Wave Theory

Midterm Examination (Take Home Part)

December 2, 2010

Due: December 13, 2009 (till 17.00)

Each student is viewed as a responsible professional in engineering, and thus highest ethical
standards are presumed.

Q1) (30 pts) Show that a plane wave can propagate in a source-free region occupied by a
homogeneous bi-isotropic medium, where

D  E   H and B   H   E

To carry out your solution let

m
er as
E  A e  jk  r and H  C e  jk  r

co
eH w
a. Determine C in terms of A

o.
rs e
b. Show that A satisfies an equation of the form
ou urc
Lk , ,,  , ,    A  0
o

c. Solve for k in terms of ,  , ,  .

aC s
vi y re

d. Obtain the polarization ratios for each value of k. It is suggested that you
introduce the auxiliary rectangular coordinate system x’, y’, z’ with k  kâ z . The
Ay 
ed d

Ax  A
polarization ratios are r1  , r2  x  , r3  .
ar stu

Ay  Az  Az 

Q2) (20 pts) Consider the fields produced by an electric current distribution J . They
is

satisfy
Th

  H 1    j E1  J ,   E1   j H 1 .

The fields produced by a magnetic current M , similarly satisfy

sh

  H 2    j E 2 ,   E 2   j H 2  M

 J
a. Show that if M   , electric and magnetic sources produce the same
  j 
magnetic field. They also produce the same electric field outside the current

This study source was downloaded by 100000807350377 from CourseHero.com on 07-05-2021 15:06:49 GMT -05:00

https://www.coursehero.com/file/7543208/EE523-mt-hometake-101/
 carrying volume V, but not inside V, where the electric fields differ by an amount
J
 .
  j 

M
b. Show also that if J  , the two sources produce the same electric field,
j
M
but they produce magnetic fields that differ by an amount inside the
j
current carrying volume.

Q3) (20 pts) Use reciprocity to evaluate the radiation field of the dipole antenna of
length L. Assume that the current on the dipole is

 L 
I z   I 0 sin k   z  .
 2 

m
er as
co
eH w
Q4) (30 pts) Consider the rectangular conducting plate of width a in the y direction

o.
rs e
and b in the z direction. Let the incident plane wave be specified by
ou urc
E  â z E0 e jk  x cos 0  y sin 0 
i
y
o

a) Using induction theorem show that at large

aC s
vi y re

distance r the scattered field in the xy plane is

kE0 ab e  jkr sink a / 2sin   sin 0 

E zs  cos 
a 0 j 2 r k a / 2sin   sin 0 
ed d

x
ar stu

Show that echo area is

2
 ab cos 0 sinka sin 0 
Ae  4  
is

 ka sin 0 
Th

b) Repeat part (a) using Physical Optics approximation, and show that the answer E zs
differs from the one in part (a) by an interchange of  and 0. Show that the echo area
sh

is identical to that of part (a).

This study source was downloaded by 100000807350377 from CourseHero.com on 07-05-2021 15:06:49 GMT -05:00

https://www.coursehero.com/file/7543208/EE523-mt-hometake-101/
Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)