UNITV

EMWavescharacteristics
Planewaves:Refraction&reflection
Normalandobliqueincidences:forprefectconductorsandperfectdielectrics
Brewsterangle,criticalangleandtotalinternalreflection
Surfaceimpedance,poyntingvector&poyntingtheorem
Powerlossinplaneconductors,problems

OBLIQUEINCEDANCE

Surfaceimpedance:

Pointingvectorandpointingtheorem

ComplexPointingVector:

Questions:

Bits:
1.

E.HofaUniformplanewaveis
zero

2.

Velocityofthewaveinanidealconductoris
zero

3.

IfE=2V/mofawaveinfreespace,(H)is

4.

ThevelocityofEMwaveinfreespaceis
independentoff

5.

IfEisavector,then

6.

Forauniformplanewavepropagatinginzdirection
E
=0andH
=0
Z
Z

7.

ThevelocityofpropagationofEMwaveis

8.

TheIntrinsicimpedanceofamediumisgivenby

9.

Electricfieldjustaboveaconductorisalways
normaltothesurface

10.

Intrinsicimpedanceoffreespaceis

11.

Dissipationfactor,D
=
f

12.

Phaseconstantingoodconductorsis

zero

40

13.

ingooddielectricis

14.

Transmissioncoefficient=

15.

Reflectioncoefficient=

16.

Snellslawisgivenby

17.

Unitof

18.

Thesolutionofuniformplanewavepropagatinginxdirectionis
E=
f
(
xv
t
)
0

19.

Propagationconstantis

20.

Propagationconstantis

21.

Poyntingvector
P=E H

and

arethesame(yes/
no
)