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EECS 530
Fall 2010
Final Exam
December 15, 2010
4:00-6:00 p.m., 1010 Dow




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Note: There are 4 problems in this exam with a total of 110 points. The exam is closed book and
notes. You are allowed to use three sheets of handwritten notes.

















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Problem 1: (30 points)
a) How are the magnetic vector potential A

and scalar electric potential | defined for

electromagnetic fields? (6pts)
b) Using the modified Ampers law write the vector differential equation that relates A

and
|. (6pts)
c) How is the gauge condition defined? Write down the vector differential equation for A

.(6pts)
d) Assuming that the magnetic vector potential has only a radial component ( r A A =

) in
spherical coordinate system, prove r A r A
r r
) ( V = V and explicitly write its
components in spherical coordinate system. Find the u component of ) ( r A
r
V V (6pts)
e) In view of the equation in part b and using the last result of part d write down the
appropriate gauge condition for the spherical coordinate system. (6pts)






































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Problem 2 (30 points)

a) What is the radiation condition? Write down the radiation condition expression for the
scalar potential in a homogeneous medium. (7pts)
b) Prove that the tangential electric field generated by a planar magnetic current sheet
placed in an arbitrary plane P vanishes everywhere on P. (Recall Lemma 2) (8pts)
c) What is the effective dielectric constant of a plasma medium with plasma frequency of
p
e ? (5 pts)
d) If a plane wave in free-space at frequency e<e
p
impinges upon a half-space plasma
medium at normal incidence, calculate the magnitude and phase of the reflection
coefficient. Comparing the phase of the reflection coefficient with that from a perfect
electric conductor how do you interpret the phase difference? (10 pts)




































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Problem 3: (25 points)

Consider the biconical structure shown in the figure below.
a) Write down an appropriate solution for the scalar potential (
r
A
r
= or
r
A
mr
) for both TM
and TE modes. (note that u=0,t and r=0 are excluded from the domain) (15 pts)

b) Using the boundary the conditions, specify the modes (write down the characteristic
equation). (10 pts)






































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x
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2
o
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Problem 4: (25 Points)

The electric field inside a very thin dielectric sheet (thickness = t) is

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1) Find the polarization current and explain the nature of this current. (7 pts)
2) Calculate the far-field expression for vector potential. (10 pts)
3) Calculate the far-field expression for electric and magnetic fields. (8 pts)





























z




a
y

b
x
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Spherical Coordinates