Title :
Circular sectoral waveguides
Author :
Elsherbeni, Atef ; Kajfez, Darko ; Zeng, Sheng
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Mississippi Univ., University, MS, USA
Abstract :
Hollow cylindrical waveguides that have pie-shaped cross sections are described. The explicit equations for the field components of the TE (transverse electric) and TM (transverse magnetic) waves are given, and the modal patterns for a number of modes are plotted. The relation between the field distributions inside the circular and sectoral waveguides is discussed. It is shown that the electric and magnetic fields of the modes TE/sub 1n/ and TM/sub 1n/ display edge singularity when the sectoral angle is greater than pi . Formulas convenient for the evaluation of Bessel functions of fractional order on a personal computer are given.<>
Keywords :
circular waveguides; electric fields; magnetic fields; waveguide theory; Bessel functions; TE waves; TM waves; circular waveguides; edge singularity; electric fields; explicit equations; field components; field distributions; fractional order; hollow cylindrical waveguides; magnetic fields; modal patterns; modes; personal computer; sectoral angle; sectoral waveguides; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic waveguides; Equations; Magnetic fields; Magnetic separation; Microcomputers; Rectangular waveguides; Tellurium; Waveguide components; Waveguide theory;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE
