EE351 Fall 2004 8 Oct 2004 HW #5 Solutions

Practice Problem 12.1: Consider the waveguide of Example 12.1.

Calculate the phase constant, phase velocity and wave impedance for
TE10 and TM11 modes at the operating frequency of 15 Ghz.
A) TE10

    
2 2
f 3 
1− c = 1− =  0.96=0.9798, = =2  f/ c
f 15 u0

 
2
fc 2  15×109
= 0 1− = 0.9798=615.6 rad/ s=
f 3×108
9
 2  15×10
u= = =153×106 m/ s=u
 615.6

B)
 '=

 
=60  ,TE=
60 
 0.9798
TM11 , fc=3 GHz∗ 7.25=8.08 GHz
=192.4=TE

    
2 2
fc 8.08 
1− = 1− =0.8425, = =4  f/ c
f 15 u0

 
2
f 4  15×109
= 0 1− c = 0.8425=529.4 rad/ s=
f 3×108
 2  15×109
u= = =178×106 m/ s=u
 529.3

 '=
 

=60  ,TE=60   0.8425=158.8 =TE

Practice Problem 12.2: An air-filled 5- by 2-cm waveguide has

E zs 20 sin 40  x sin 50  y e−j  z V/ m
at 15GHz.
A) What mode is being propagated?
Since Ez≠0 , this is a TM mode
E z=E 0 sin
m x
a    
sin
n  y −j  z
b
e

m m n n
E0=20, =40 =  m=2 , =50 =  n=1
a 0.05 meters b 0.02 meters
TM mode=TM 21

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Practice Problem 12.2 Continued:



 
2 2
u' m n 3×108
B) Find
f c=
2 a

b
=
2
 402502=9.6 GHz=fc

 
2
 fc 2  f 2 2 2 ×109
=
u'
1−
f
=
c
 f −fc = 3×108  225−92.25
=241.3 rad/ m

C) Determine Ey / E z
−j 
E xs= 2 40  20 cos 40  x sin 50  y e−j  z
h
−j 
E ys= 2 50  20 sin 40  x cos 50  y e−j  z
h
−j 
2
50  20 cos 40  x sin 50  y e−j  z
Ey h
=
E x −j 
2
40  20 sin 40  x cos 50  y e−j  z
h
Ey
=1.25 tan 40  x cot 50  y
Ex
Problem 12.3: A 1-cm X 2-cm waveguide is filled with deionized water with
r=81 . If the operating frequency is 4.5GHz, determine:
A) all possible propagating modes

     
2 2 2 2
u' m n 3×108 m n 15
fc=  = −2
 =   m24 n2 ×109
2 a b 2∗9∗10 2 1 18
f c=   m24 n2 ×109 Hz
5
6

Frequency (Ghz) N=0 N=1 N=2

M=0 DNE 1.667 3.333
M=1 0.833 1.863 3.436
M=2 1.667 2.357 3.727
M=3 2.500 3.004 4.167
M=4 3.333 3.727 Too high
M=5 4.167 4.488 Too high

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Problem 12.3 Continued:

B) The intrinsic impedance of the highest mode
The highest possible mode is TE51 or TM51 .

    
2 2
 fc 4.488
 '=120 =41.89, 1− = 1− =0.073
9 f 4.5
' 41.89
TE = = =573.8=TE

 
51
2 0.073 51

fc
1−
f

 
2
f
TM = ' 1− c =41.89∗0.073=3.058=TM
51
f 51

C) The group velocity of the lowest mode

The lowest possible mode is TE10 .

    
22
c f 3×108 0.833 6
u '= ug=u ' 1− c = 1− =32.76×10 m/ s=u g
9, f 9 4.5

Problem 12.5: A tunnel is modeled as an air-filled metallic rectangular

waveguide with dimensions a = 8m and b = 16m. Determine whether the tunnel
will pass:
c 3×108
For the dominant mode TE01 , fc= = =9.375 MHz
2 b 2∗16
A) a 1.5-MHz AM broadcast signal
The AM signal will not pass because it is below the cutoff frequency

B) a 120-MHz FM broadcast signal

The FM signal will pass because it is above the cutoff frequency

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Problem 12.9: An air-filled rectangular waveguide had cross-sectional

dimensions a = 6cm and b = 3cm. Given that
E z=5 sin
2 x
a    
sin
3 y
b
cos 1012 t− z V/ m
Calculate the intrinsic impedance of this mode and the average power flow in the
guide.
Since Ez≠0 this must be TM23 mode (m=2, n=3).
Since a = 2b,
c 3×108
fc=  m 2
4 n 2
=  436=15.81 GHz
4b 4∗3∗10−2
 1012
f= = =159.2 GHz
2 2

  
2
15.81
TM=120  1− =−375.1=TM
159.2
∣E 2∣∣Eys2∣
Poynt ave= xs az
2TM

[            ]
2 2
 2 E02 2 2x 3y 3 2 x 3 y
Poynt ave= 4
cos 2 sin 2  cos2 sin 2 az
2 h TM a a b b a b

[ ]  2 E 20 1 4  2 9 2  2 E20
a b

P ave=∫ Poynt ave dS= ∫∫ Poyntave dxdy= 4  2 = 2

x=0 y=0 2 h TM 4 a2 b 8 h TM

    
2 2
 f 1012 15.81
= 1− = 8
1− =3.317×103
c fc 3×10 159.2
4  9  10 
2 2 2
h 2= 2  2 = 2 =1.098×105
a b b
3.317×10  25
3 2
Pave= =0.8347 W=P ave
81.098×105 375.4

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Problem 12.10: In an air-filled rectangular waveguide, a TE mode operating

at 6GHz has
E y=5 sin    
2x
a
sin
y
b
cos  t−12 z V/ m
Determine:
A) the mode of operation
Since m = 2 and n = 1, we have TE 21 .

B) the cutoff frequency

    
2 2
f  
= ' 1− c = 1− c
f c 
 c= 2−c2  c2=  2− 2 c 2

    
2 2
c c 12∗3×108
fc= = f− = 6×10  − =5.973 GHz=fc
2 9 2

2 2 2

C) the intrinsic impedance

 120 
TE= = =3978 =TE

    
2 2
fc 5.973
1− 1−
f 6
D) H x
For TE mode
Ey= 2
h  
 m
a
H0 sin
mx
a cos
ny
b  
sin  t− z

Hx = 2
h  
− m 
a
H0 sin
mx
a cos
ny
b  
sin  t− z

=12, m=2, n=1

 m
E0 y = 2
h a    m
H0, H0 x = 2
h a
H0 
E0 y   2 ∗6×109∗4 ∗10−7
TE= = = =4 2×102=3.948×103
H0 x  12
E 5
H0 x = 0 y = =1.267 mA / m
TE 4  ×102
2

H x =1.267 sin  mx

a   
cos
ny
b
sin  t− zmA / m

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Problem 12.11: In an air-filled rectangular waveguide with a = 2.286cm and

b = 1.016cm, the y-component of the TE mode is given by
E y=sin
2x
a    
sin
3 y
b
cos 10 ×1010 t− z V/ m
Find:
A) the operating mode
Since m = 2 and n = 3, the mode is TE 23 .

B) the propaation constant 

   
2 2
f 2 f f
= ' 1− c = 1− c
f c f

      
2 2 2 2
u' m n 3×108 2 3
But , fc=  = −2
 =46.19 GHz , f=50 GHz
2 a b 2×10 2.286 1.016

  
9 2
2 ∗50×10 46.19
= 8
1− =400.68 rad/ m
3×10 50
=j =j400.7/ m
C) the intrinsic impedance 
' 120 
= = =985.3 =

    
2 2
f 46.19
1− c 1−
f 50

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