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- https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Electricity_and_Magnetism/Electromagnetics_and_Applications_(Staelin)/02%3A_Introduction_to_Electrodynamics/2.02%3A_Electromagnetic_waves_in_the_time_domainThis page explains Maxwell's equations, which predict electromagnetic waves' existence and behavior in a vacuum using parameters like permittivity and permeability. It establishes that electric fields...This page explains Maxwell's equations, which predict electromagnetic waves' existence and behavior in a vacuum using parameters like permittivity and permeability. It establishes that electric fields propagate perpendicular to their direction of travel, leading to polarization.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Electricity_and_Magnetism/Electromagnetics_and_Applications_(Staelin)/08%3A_Fast_electronics_and_transient_behavior_on_TEM_lines/8.01%3A_Propagation_and_reflection_of_transient_signals_on_TEM_transmission_linesThis page examines the principles and challenges of lossless transmission lines, focusing on wave propagation, reflections, and signal distortion. It explains the behavior of transverse electromagneti...This page examines the principles and challenges of lossless transmission lines, focusing on wave propagation, reflections, and signal distortion. It explains the behavior of transverse electromagnetic (TEM) waves, highlighting wave equations for voltage and current, the impact of impedance mismatches, and boundary conditions.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Electricity_and_Magnetism/Electromagnetics_and_Applications_(Staelin)/12%3A_Optical_Communications/12.02%3A_Optical_waveguidesThis page covers the principles and characteristics of dielectric slab waveguides and optical fibers, detailing TE modes, their frequency behavior, and the impact of geometrical properties on light pr...This page covers the principles and characteristics of dielectric slab waveguides and optical fibers, detailing TE modes, their frequency behavior, and the impact of geometrical properties on light propagation. It discusses the propagation of different modes, challenges such as dispersion and pulse distortion in optical fibers, and techniques to mitigate these effects.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Electricity_and_Magnetism/Electromagnetics_and_Applications_(Staelin)/11%3A_Common_Antennas_and_ApplicationsThis page addresses the difficulties in solving Maxwell's equations for antennas due to their complexities. It emphasizes that standard wire antennas enable precise current distribution estimations, a...This page addresses the difficulties in solving Maxwell's equations for antennas due to their complexities. It emphasizes that standard wire antennas enable precise current distribution estimations, aiding in calculations of radiated fields, gain, and effective area. The text also touches on radio wave propagation and thermal emission, alongside polar plots demonstrating the Yagi-Uda antenna's horizontal cross sections versus an isotropic emitter.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Electricity_and_Magnetism/Electromagnetics_and_Applications_(Staelin)/09%3A_Electromagnetic_WavesThis page discusses wave propagation in vacuum and simple media, including reflection at boundaries and waveguide behavior. It details boundary condition fulfillment in resonators and the establishmen...This page discusses wave propagation in vacuum and simple media, including reflection at boundaries and waveguide behavior. It details boundary condition fulfillment in resonators and the establishment of resonant frequencies. The latter part covers the generation and reception of waves via antennas and arrays, extending to anisotropic, dispersive, and ionized media.