Chapter 12: The Uniform Plane Wave

Quiz

1. A plane wave travels in the (+z) direction in a lossy transmission line whose medium has attenuation constant . The power carried by the wave attenuates as:



2. The electric field of a plane wave propagating in a nonmagnetic medium is given by

, V/m.

Determine the wavelength making use of the phase constant (wave number).

, m

, m

, m

, m



3. For the wave in Problem #2, find the relative dielectric permittivity of the medium.



4. For the wave in problem #2, find the magnitude of the magnetic field vector .

, A/m

, A/m

, A/m

, A/m



5. Calculate the average power density of the travelling wave in Problem #2.

, mW/m2

, mW/m2

, mW/m2

, mW/m2



6. The electric field of a travelling wave is given as

, V/m.

Describe the polarization of the wave.

linear, at wrt the x -axis

some elliptical polarization but not circular

circular, right-handed

circular, left-handed