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Ionito
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In the electromagnetism theory, the phase factor or constant (usually BETA) in wave propagation for lossy medium has the unit rad/m.
I understood that it must be interpreted as the amount of phase shift that occurs as the wave travels one meter.
However, differently of the attenuation factor (usually ALFA), I cannot see examples relating the phase factor to the distance. In other words, we can see the signal attenuation as the form of 8.69*ALFA*d, where d is the distance between the sender and the receiver. However, this distance "d" is not used in conjunction with the phase factor BETA. Is it right? Is there any correlation between BETA and the signal attenuation? If not, what are the effects of having a HIGH and LOW BETA?
Can anyone provide me a complete example of the total attenuation (in dBs), given ALFA, BETA, frequency, and distance d, for a plane wave propagating in a lossy medium?
Thanks
I understood that it must be interpreted as the amount of phase shift that occurs as the wave travels one meter.
However, differently of the attenuation factor (usually ALFA), I cannot see examples relating the phase factor to the distance. In other words, we can see the signal attenuation as the form of 8.69*ALFA*d, where d is the distance between the sender and the receiver. However, this distance "d" is not used in conjunction with the phase factor BETA. Is it right? Is there any correlation between BETA and the signal attenuation? If not, what are the effects of having a HIGH and LOW BETA?
Can anyone provide me a complete example of the total attenuation (in dBs), given ALFA, BETA, frequency, and distance d, for a plane wave propagating in a lossy medium?
Thanks