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Lecture Lossy Dielectrics
Lecture Lossy Dielectrics
Electromagnetics:
Electromagnetic Field Theory
Lecture Outline
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Complex Wave
Parameters
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Complex Permittivity: j
Real Permittivity & Conductivity: and
The two systems above can be related using Maxwell’s equations.
Complex Permittivity: H j
E
Real Permittivity & Conductivity: H J j E
E j E
j E
The relation is:
j
j j E
j
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Conductivity
Material Conductivity
Copper 5.96 × 107 S/m
Gold 4.10 × 107 S/m
Nickel 1.43 × 107 S/m
Iron 1.00 × 107 S/m
Drinking Water 5 × 10‐3 S/m
Air ~ 10‐10 S/m
Teflon ~ 10‐24 S/m
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j
It is unusual to see complex permeability 𝜇 used in practice.
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E z Pe j k jk z Pe k z e jk z
attenuation oscillation
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attenuation oscillation
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Attenuation Coefficient
and Phase Constant
A wave travelling the 𝑧 direction can also be written in terms of an attenuation coefficient
and a phase constant and as
E z E0 e k z e jk z E z E0 e z e j z
z j z z j z
E z E0 e e E z E0 e e
This provides the physical meaning of the real and imaginary parts of the complex wave
number 𝑘 and propagation constant 𝛾 .
k j j
Im k Re
Re k Im
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Oscillation described by
e j z takes on the meaning of the wave
vector we discussed up to this point.
2
k0 n
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Absorption Coefficient, P
The absorption coefficient P describes how power decays as a function of position.
P z P0 e P z
The attenuation coefficient was previously defined as how the field amplitude decays as a
function of position.
E z E0 e z e j z
Given that P E2, the attenuation coefficient and absorption coefficient P are related
through
E z
2
E02
Pz e 2 z
P 2
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These are the only 2.5 configurations that electrodynamic fields can take on.
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Real 𝒌𝒚
𝒌𝒚 𝒌𝒚
Imaginary 𝒌𝒚
𝒌𝒚 𝒋𝒌𝒚
Complex 𝒌𝒚
𝒌𝒚 𝒌𝒚 𝒋𝒌𝒚
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Complex Impedance 𝜂
The wave impedance 𝜂 is in general a complex number.
R0 jX 0
The amplitude/phase form is the most meaningful when substituted into the
expression for the magnetic field component of a wave.
kˆ P jk r kˆ P j k r
H e e
affects phase
|| affects magnitude
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tan 1
2 14
1 2
𝜂 collects all amplitude and phase information between 𝐸 and 𝐻 into a single parameter.
The complex impedance 𝜂 is a crazy mix of the fundamental parameters.
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The real and imaginary parts of refractive index 𝑛 can be related to the real and
imaginary parts of 𝑘 as well as to and .
Re k
k k0 n no
k0 k0
k jk k0 no j
Im k
j k0 no j
k0 k0
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http://www.ioffe.ru/SVA/NSM/nk/ Slide 18
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2 abs
It is called a loss tangent because it is the
angle in the complex plane formed
between the resistive component or
n k0 n and the reactive component of
the complex permittivity.
or
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Visualization of
EM Waves
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Waves in Materials (1 of 3)
Waves in Vacuum
• 𝐻 is 377× smaller than 𝐸.
E0
0 376.73
H0
• 𝐸 𝐻
H k P
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Waves in Materials (2 of 3)
Waves in Dielectric
• 𝐻 is larger now, but still smaller than 𝐸.
1
Im 0
• 𝐸𝐻
H k P
0
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Waves in Materials (3 of 3)
Waves in Lossy Dielectric
Lossy Dielectric • 𝐻 remains larger, but still smaller than 𝐸 .
1
• 𝐸 and 𝐻 are out of phase!
Im 0
• 𝐸 𝐻
H k P
• Amplitude decays
0
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Complex Wave
Parameters for Special
Cases
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Attenuation Coefficient: Im k 1 1
2
2
Phase Constant: Re k 1 1
2
Impedance:
1 j
1
14 tan 1
1 2 2
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Fundamental Parameters: 0, 0 r , 0 r
Attenuation Coefficient: 0
No attenuation
Phase Constant:
𝐻 is 3× small than 𝐸. 𝐸 and 𝐻 are in phase
r
Impedance: 0 0
r
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Fundamental Parameters: , 0 r , 0 r
Attenuation Coefficient: Strong attenuation
2
Phase Constant:
2
𝐸 and 𝐻 are out of phase.
j 45
Impedance:
30
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