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Dimitri Peroulis
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Birck Nanotechnology Center, Tel: 765 494 3491, dperouli@purdue.edu
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Constructing Solutions
in Source-Free Media
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Reminder of Wave Equation
Wave equation for Electric field (from Maxwell’s eqns):
~ =∇×M
∇2 E ~ i + jωμJ~i + 1 ∇qve + jωμσ E
~ − ω 2 μ²E
~
ε
exp(jωt)
Magnetic Electric Electric
Assumed time
current source current source charge
dependence
Source-free wave equation for Electric field:
2~ ~ 2 ~
∇ E = jωμσ E − ω μ²E
Propagation constant: Attenuation constant
~ − ω 2 μεE
γ 2 = jωμσ E ~ = jωμ(σ + jωε) = α + jβ
Phase constant
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A. Lossless media
Source-free and lossless wave equation for Electric field:
2~ ~ =0
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∇ E + ω μ²E Helmholtz equation
β 2 = k2
General solution method: Separation of Variables
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1. Rectangular Coordinates
~
E(x, y, z) = ~ax Ex (x, y, z) + ~ay Ey (x, y, z) + ~az Ez (x, y, z)
2~ 2~
∇ E + β E=0 and by using vector identity
We get:
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1. Rectangular Coordinates
2 2
∇ Ex (x, y, z) + β Ex (x, y, z) = 0
∇2 Ey (x, y, z) + β 2 Ey (x, y, z) = 0
∇2 Ez (x, y, z) + β 2 Ez (x, y, z) = 0
Three scalar Helmholtz equations
Explicitly:
∂Ex ∂Ex ∂Ex
+ + + β 2 Ex = 0
∂x ∂y ∂z
Assuming: Ex (x, y, z) = f (x)g(y)h(z)
Key step: Separation of Variables
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1. Rectangular Coordinates
1 d2 f 1 d2 g 1 d2 h 2
2
+ 2
+ 2
+β =0
f dx g dy h dz
Only a function of x Therefore:
2
1d f 2
2
= −β x
f dx 1 d2 g 2
2
= −βy 2
Only a function g dy 1 d h 2
of x
Only a function 2
= −β z
h dz
of y
2 Only a function
and: βx + βy2 + βz2 =β 2
of z
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1. Rectangular Coordinates
Solution (for x, similarly for others):
~ − γ2E
∇2 E ~ =0 with
1 d2 f 1 1 df 1 1 d2 g 1 d2 h 2
2
+ + 2 2
+ 2
+β =0
f dρ f ρ dρ g ρ dφ h dz
Only a function of z
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2. Cylindrical Coordinates
Thus:
2 2
1d h 2 d h 2
= −β z or = −β z h
h dz 2 dz 2
Putting this back into previous equation:
ρ2 d2 f ρ df 1 d2 g ¡ 2 2
¢ 2
+ + + β − β z ρ = 0
f dρ2 f dρ g dφ2
Only a function of ϕ βρ2
1 d2 g 2
2
= −m
g dφ
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2. Cylindrical Coordinates
Thus the last equation becomes:
2d f2
df £¡ 2 2 ¢ 2
¤
ρ + ρ + β ρ ρ − m f = 0
dρ2 dρ
Bessel differential equation
With the additional equations being:
d2 h 2
= −β z h βz2 + βρ2 = β 2
dz 2
Constraint equation
d2 g 2
= −m g
dφ2
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2. Cylindrical Coordinates
For h:
h(z) = C1 cos(βz z) + C2 sin(βz z)
Standing waves
or
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2. Cylindrical Coordinates
For g:
g(φ) = C1 cos(mφ) + C2 sin(mφ)
periodic waves
or
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2. Cylindrical Coordinates
For f:
f (ρ) = C1 Jm (βρ ρ) + C2 Ym (βρ ρ)
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2. Cylindrical Coordinates
Reminder:
(1)
Hm (βρ ρ) = Jm (βρ ρ) + jYm (βρ ρ)
(2)
Hm (βρ ρ) = Jm (βρ ρ) − jYm (βρ ρ)
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Constructing Solutions
When Sources are Known
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Constructing Solutions
1. Elementary approach: Vector Potentials
~
a. A and F ~ Hertz Potentials
~e = − j A
b. Π ~ and Π
~ h = − j F~
ωμε ωμε
2. Green’s functions
Direct integration
sources Green’s functions
Fields
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Vector Potentials
Reminder: 0
~ =∇×M
∇2 E ~ − ω 2 μ²E
~ + jωμJ~ + 1 ∇qve + jωμσ E ~
ε
~ + β2E
∇2 E ~ =∇×M
~ + jωμJ~ + 1 ∇qve
ε
~ + β2H
∇2 H ~ = −∇ × J~ + jωεM
~ + 1 ∇qvm
μ
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Vector Potentials
We will solve these by superposition:
~A
E and ~A
H
~F
E ~F
and H
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Vector Potentials: No magnetic sources
1. No magnetic sources exist:
~A = 0
∇·B thus ~A = ∇ × A
B ~
~ 1~ 1 ~
HA = BA = ∇ × A
μ μ
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Vector Potentials: No magnetic sources
So going into Faraday’s law:
~ A = −jωμH
∇×E ~A
~ 1 ~
HA = ∇ × A
We get: μ
h i
~ A + jω A
∇× E ~ =0
~ A = −∇φe − jω A
E ~
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Vector Potentials: No magnetic sources
In order to find the two potentials we need the other
equation (Ampere-Maxwell)
~ A = J~ + jωεE
∇×H ~A
~ = μJ~ + jωμεE
∇×∇×A ~A
~ = ∇(∇ · A)
∇×∇×A ~ − ∇2 A
~
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Vector Potentials: No magnetic sources
This reduces to: 0
h i
~ + β2A
∇2 A ~ = −μJ~ + ∇ ∇ · A
~ + jωμεφe
~ + β2A
∇2 A ~ = −μJ~
Furthermore:
~ ~ ~ 1 ~
EA = −∇φe − jω A = −jω A − j ∇(∇ · A)
ωμε
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Vector Potentials: No magnetic sources
In order to solve this consider
an infinitesimal point source
in V around the origin
J~ = Jz~az
Due to symmetry:
~ = Az (r)~az
A and ∂/∂θ = 0, ∂/∂φ = 0
∇2 Az (r) + β 2 Az (r) = 0
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Vector Potentials: No magnetic sources
which by taking into account the symmetry arguments
reduces to
Z
~=μ ~ exp(−jβr) 0
A J dv
V 4πr
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Vector Potentials: No magnetic sources
Intuitively if the source
is not at the origin:
Z 0
~=μ ~ 0 exp(−jβ|r − r |) 0
A J(r ) 0
dv
V 4π|r − r |
Later identify as
free-space Green’s
function in 3D
The truth is that although this solution is correct, it is
full of hand-weaving arguments. When we learn Green’s
functions we will find out how to properly solve it.
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Vector Potentials: No magnetic sources
To recap, for cases with no magnetic sources
Z 0
~ ~ 0 exp(−jβ|r − r |) 0
A = μ J(r ) 0
dv
V 4π|r − r |
~A 1 ~
H = ∇×A
μ
~A ~ 1 ~ ~ 1 ~A
E = −jω A − j ∇(∇ · A) or EA = ∇×H
ωμε jωε
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Vector Potentials: No electric sources
2. No magnetic sources exist:
~F = 0
∇·D thus ~ F = −∇ × F~
D
~ 1 ~
EF = − ∇ × F
ε
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Vector Potentials: No electric sources
So going into Ampere-Maxwell’s law:
~ F = jωεE
∇×H ~F
1 ~
~F = − ∇ × F
E
ε
We get:
h i
∇× H~ F + jω F~ = 0
~ F + jω F~ = −∇φm
Can be written as: H
~ F = −∇φm − jω F~
H
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Vector Potentials: No electric sources
In order to find the two potentials we need the other
equation (Faraday)
~ F = −M
∇×E ~ − jωμH
~F
∇ × ∇ × F~ = εM
~ + jωμεH
~F
∇ × ∇ × F~ = ∇(∇ · F~ ) − ∇2 F~
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Vector Potentials: No electric sources
This reduces to: 0
h i
∇2 F~ + β 2 F~ = −εM
~ + ∇ ∇ · F~ + jωμεφm
∇2 F~ + β 2 F~ = −εM
~
Furthermore:
~ ~ ~ 1
HF = −∇φm − jω F = −jω F − j ∇(∇ · F~ )
ωμε
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Vector Potentials: No electric sources
As we did for the magnetic vector potential:
Z 0
exp(−jβ|r − r |) 0
F~ = ε ~ 0
M (r ) 0
dv
V 4π|r − r |
~F 1 ~
E = − ∇×F
ε
~F ~ 1 ~ ~ 1 ~F
H = −jω F − j ∇(∇ · F ) or HF = − ∇×E
ωμε jωμ
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With Green’s Functions – not rigorously
A dyad is a juxtaposition of two vectors
If ~
A = Ax~ax + Ay~ay + Az~az and
~
B = Bx~ax + By~ay + Bz~az
Then
⎡ ⎤
Ax B x A x By A x Bz
~B
D=A ~ = ⎣ Ay Bx A y By Ay Bz ⎦
Az Bx Az B y Az B z
~ × (A
B ~ × C)
~ =A
~B~ ·C
~ −B
~ ·A
~C~
number number
Or:
~ × (A
B ~ × C)
~ =A
~B~ ·C
~ −B
~ ·A
~C~
dyad dyad
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With Green’s Functions – not rigorously
Similarly:
~ =∇∇·E
∇×∇×E ~
~ − ∇2 E
divergence
gradient of divergence
Or:
~ =∇∇·E
∇×∇×E ~
~ − ∇2 E
dyadic operator
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With Green’s Functions – not rigorously
Looking at our Maxwell’s equation again
(no magnetic sources):
~
∇×E = −jωμH~
~
∇×H = ~ + J~
jωεE
~ − β2E
∇×∇×E ~ = −jωμJ~
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With Green’s Functions – not rigorously
The solution can be thought as
Source point
R
~ r) = −jωμ
E(~ ~ r 0 ) dv 0
G(~r, ~r 0 ) · J(~
V
Z
~ r) =
J(~ ~ r 0 ) δ(~r − ~r 0 ) dv 0
I · J(~
V ⎡ ⎤
1 0 0
Unit dyad: I = ⎣ 0 1 0 ⎦
0 0 1
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With Green’s Functions – not rigorously
· Z ¸
∇ × ∇ × −jωμ ~
0 0
G(~r, ~r ) · J(~r ) dv − 0
V
· Z ¸
β 2 −jωμ G(~r, ~r 0 ) · J~(~r 0 ) dv 0
V
·Z ¸
= −jωμ ~ 0
I · J(~r ) δ(~r − ~r ) dv0 0
V
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With Green’s Functions – not rigorously
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With Green’s Functions – not rigorously
· ¸
1
∇ × ∇ × I + 2 ∇∇ g(~r, ~r 0 )
β
· ¸
2 1 0 0
−β I + 2 ∇∇ g(~r, ~r ) = I δ(~r − ~r )
β
Taking into account that:
h i
2
∇ × ∇ × Ig = ∇∇g − I ∇ g
∇ × ∇ × ∇∇ = 0
¡ 2 2
¢ 0 0
∇ + β g(~r, ~r ) = −δ(~r − ~r )
Scalar 3D Green’s function equation
First set: ~r 0 = 0
and observe that g(~r) is spherically symmetric
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With Green’s Functions – not rigorously
In the spherical coordinate system we get:
1 d2 2
2
[rg(~r)] + β g(~r) = −δ(~r)
r dr
d2 2
[rg(~
r )] + rβ g(~
r ) = 0
dr 2
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With Green’s Functions – not rigorously
There are two exponential solutions to this equation
but we only accept the one representing the outgoing
wave:
exp(−jβr)
g(r) = C
r
The constant is found by integrating the differential
equation on an infinitesimally small sphere around the
origin:
Z Z Z
2 2
∇ g(~r) dv + β g(~r) dv = − δ(~r) dv
V V V
with V →0
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With Green’s Functions – not rigorously
The first integral becomes with Divergence Theorem:
Z Z
2
∇ g(~r) dv = ~
∇g(~r) · dS
V S
· ¸
2 dg(r)
= 4πa
dr r=a
= −4πC as a → 0
radius of the sphere
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With Green’s Functions – not rigorously
The second integral becomes:
Z Z a
g(~r) dv = 4πr 2 g(r) dr = 0 as a→0
V 0
Z
δ(~r) dv = 1
V
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With Green’s Functions – not rigorously
Putting all together we find:
1 exp(−jβr)
C= and g(r) =
4π 4πr
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With Green’s Functions – not rigorously
So now we can find the electric field:
to emphasize that
integration is over
Z primed coordinates
~ r)
E(~ = −jωμ ~ r 0 ) dv 0
G(~r, ~r 0 ) · J(~
·V ¸Z
1 ~ r 0 ) dv 0
= −jωμ I + 2 ∇∇ g(~r, ~r 0 )J(~
β V
· ¸ Z (−jβ|r−r 0 |)
1 e ~ r 0 ) dv 0
= −jωμ I + 2 ∇∇ 0|
J(~
β V 4π|r − r
Nobel prize1958
9 Velocity of electrons
must be very large
9 Angles of radiation
depend on the electron
velocity
9 Electric field
polarization of emitted
light is parallel to the
plane determined by the While the electrons reach
direction of the beam relativistic speeds (~0.75 c),
and direction of the we can explain it with what we
radiation know so far!
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Example: Cerenkov Radiation
While the velocity decreases as a result of radiation,
we will assume it constant.
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Example: Cerenkov Radiation
Due to ϕ symmetry, we would like to write it as:
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Example: Cerenkov Radiation
Thus:
Z +∞ Z +∞
1= δ(x)δ(y)dxdy =
−∞ −∞
Z 2π Z ∞ Z ∞
= δ(x)δ(y)ρdρdφ = δ(x)δ(y)2πρdρ
0 0 0
and since:
Z ∞
1= δ(ρ)dρ
0
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Example: Cerenkov Radiation
we get:
δ(ρ)
δ(x)δ(y) =
2πρ
~ 1
J(~r, t) = ~az qv δ(ρ)δ(z − vt)
2πρ
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Example: Cerenkov Radiation
This source is not time harmonic. So we need to use
the Fourier transform:
Z ∞
~ 1 q (−jωz/v)
J(~r, ω) = J~(~r, t)e−jωt dt = ~az 2
e δ(ρ)
2π −∞ 4π ρ
∇ × ∇ × E(~ ~ r)
~ r) − β 2 E(~ = −jωμJ~(~r)
−jωμq (−jωz/v)
= ~az 2
e δ(ρ)
4π ρ
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Example: Cerenkov Radiation
The most convenient way to solve this is to write the
electric field as a function of a vector Green’s function:
· ¸
~ r) 1
E(~ = I + 2 ∇∇ · ~g (ρ, z)
β
1
= ~g (ρ, z) + 2 ∇ [∇ · ~g (ρ, z)]
β
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Example: Cerenkov Radiation
£ 2 2
¤ jωμq (−jωz/v)
∇ +β ~g (ρ, z) = ~az 2 e δ(ρ)
4π ρ
−jωμq (−jωz/v)
~g (ρ, z) = ~az g(ρ) e
2π
Then the previous equation becomes:
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Example: Cerenkov Radiation
· µ ¶ 2
¸
1 d d ω 2 δ(ρ)
ρ − 2 + β g(ρ) = −
ρ dρ dρ v 2πρ
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Example: Cerenkov Radiation
s
~ q 2βρ h ω i
ρ) '
E(~ ~aρ − ~az βρ e−j(βρ ρ+ωz/v)
8πωε −jπρ v
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