Student Manual | In the current experiment, we will observe and quantify the speed of propagating electromagnetic waves on the cable. Furthermore, the waves are also reflected whenever they encounter a change in the medium, such as when the cable makes contact with a dissimilar component. This reflection is indeed similar to how light bounces off as it hits the interface between two mediums with distinct refractive indices. |
Software Code | Comsoft for interfacing BK Precision’s Oscilloscope |
Sample Results | Speed of signals in transmission linesA solution manual from Hudaiba Soomro (Lab 2, Fall 2019) |
Experiment Code | 2.25 |
Version | March 4, 2021 - Version 2021-1 |
Further Readings and References
- APPARATUS FOR TEACHING PHYSICS: Speed of a Pulse in a Transmission LineThe Physics Teacher,https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2351396, Ronald I. Rank, 7, 344, (2006).
- Electronic Transmission Technology: lines, waves and antennasPrentice-Hall Inc, William Sinnema,, pg 20-32, (1979).