WOLAITA SODO UNIVERSITY

College of Engineering
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
EM Waves and Guide structures Assignment-I Total Marks:10

Answer all the questions

1. A plane wave propagating through a medium with r 8, r 2 has

E 0.5 e z / 3 sin(10 8 t z ) a x V / m. Find

(a) (b) Wave Impedance (c) Wave Velocity (d) H field (e) Loss tangent

2. Derive the expression Normal incidence on a plane conducting boundary assuming that medium
1 is perfect dielectric and medium2 is perfect conductor?

3. In free space z 0 , a plane wave with E 10 cos(10 t z ) a x mA / m is incident normally on

8

a lossless medium 2 0 , 8 0 in region z > 0. Determine the reflected wave Hr, Er and the
transmitted wave Ht, Et?

4. An air line has characteristic impedance of 70 and phase constant of 3 rad/m at100 MHz.
Calculate the inductance per meter and the capacitance per meter of the line?

5. A certain transmission line operating at 10 6 rad / s has 8dB / m, 1 rad / m , and

Zo = 60 + j40 , and is 2 m long. If the line is connected to a source of 100 V, Zg =40 and
terminated by a load of 20 + j50 , determine

(a) The input impedance

(b) The sending-end current

(c) The current at the middle of the line?