Applications of Electromagnetic Waves

1. Applications of Electromagnetic Waves By Dr. Sadekar H.K. Head, Department of Physics Arts, Commerce and Science College, Sonai

2. Electromagnetic Waves… • Electromagnetic waves are formed when an electric field comes in contact with a magnetic field. • It can be shown from maxwell’s equations that electric and magnetic fields are perpendicular to each other and to the direction of propagation. • Do not need matter to transfer energy.

3. Electromagnetic Waves… • EM waves can travel through space by transferring energy between vibrating electric and magnetic fields. • In 1887 Henrich Hertz, a German physicist produced first man-made electromagnetic waves.

4. Electromagnetic Waves… • Electric field along Z- axis • Magnetic field along Y-axis • Propagation of EM wave along X-axis https://socratic.org/questions/what-is-the-source-of-electromagnetic-waves

5. Properties of EM waves • No material medium is required to travel. • EM waves are transverse in nature. • EM waves have constant velocity in free space i.e. 3X108m/s, velocity of light. • EM waves follow principle of superposition • Energy carried by electric and magnetic fields are equal • A changing magnetic field creates a changing electric field.

6. Electromagnetic Spectrum https://www.miniphysics.com/electromagnetic-spectrum_25.html

7. Electromagnetic Spectrum

8. Electromagnetic Spectrum Visible Light

9. Applications of EM Waves EM waves have wide range of frequency. EM waves carry energy itself. EM waves occupy prominent places both in our daily lives and in our technology. Here we have to discuss some applications, in the area of microwave, radiowave, infrared and visible ray region

10. Applications of EM Waves Microwave Oven Microwave oven is most familiar as the energy source for cooking food Principle:- Generate microwave radiation of appropriate frequency in the working space of the oven where food is kept. The energy is not wasted in heating up the vessel as in conventional method. The energy is directly delivered to water molecules which are shared by the entire food..

11. Microwave oven is most familiar as the energy source for cooking food Microwave Oven Construction- 1. It consist of Oven Cavity, in which food is kept 2. Magnetron tube converts high voltage in to microwave frequency for cooking. 3. The microwave energy is then transmitted in to waveguide. 4. Wave guide disperses these waves in to oven cavity through stirrer. 5. Then microwaves reflect back and forth with metal walls of oven through food.

12. Microwave Oven • Working – Microwave changes polarity from positive to negative, millions of times in a second. • Water is a polar molecule (positive and negative ends). • When microwave passes through water content of food, they cause water molecule to rotate at the same frequency of microwave (millions of time in one second). • Rotating of the water molecule creates a friction, which heats up the food. • Microwave do not interact with molecules of glass, plastic or paper, only the food is heated.

13. Microwave Oven Characteristics/Advantages • Microwave cooking is more energy efficient and faster than conventional cooking. • Microwave does not reduce the nutritional value of food. • Food with high water content, like fresh vegetables, can be cooked more quickly than other foods. • It cannot make food radioactive or contaminated. • It cooks food from outside to inside.

14. RADAR • RADAR is acronym for Radio Detection And Ranging • RADAR is an electromagnetic system, used for sensing, detecting, and locating the object present in the ambience. • Used to detect direction, speed, velocity, range, altitude of an object with the help of radio waves •  Radar find applications in various systems such as Air Traffic Control to track planes both on and off the grounds • Used to track satellites • http://coreel.com/components-of-radio-detecting-and-ranging-radar/

15. RADAR Principle • A short pulse of electromagnetic radiation (radio wave) is transmitted from a highly, directional antenna. • When this transmitted radiation hits a distant target, a part is reflected back and echo pulse is picked by receiver • The time interval between transmitted and echo pulse provides an accurate measure of the distant target.

16. RADAR Basic Arrangement • Very powerful EM radiation is transmitted from a highly, directional antenna. • EM wave then hits target and reflect back, called echo pulse. • Echo pulse again received through same antenna and allowed to pass through receiver to display unit. • Receiver process this signal and gives information about an object through display unit. • Since the same antenna is used for reception echo pulse, duplexer is used. http://coreel.com/components-of-radio-detecting-and-ranging-radar/

17. RADAR • The power Pr returning to the radar receiving antenna is given by the equation Pr= PtG1σAer/(4πR2)2 σ=wavelength of radar wave G1= transmission antenna gain G2=reception antenna gain Pt=transmission power (W) Pr=reception power (W) Aer=effective aperture area of receive antenna R= range of radar

18. RADAR Operating Characteristics • Choice of operating frequency: High frequency greater than 109 Hz • Pulse duration: For a good range resolution, pulse duration of 1 sec or less is employed. • Pulse repetition frequency: For larger range 350 to 10000 cycles/sec. • Transmitted Power Output: For maximum distance communication, it is more than 1 MW • Maximum Range: Depends upon energy of the transmitted pulse and sensitivity of receiving system

19. RADAR Basic Types of RADAR • Primary RADAR: It is also called Primary Surveillance Radar (PSR). It is not target friendly. Transmitter radiates signal in all direction and get reflected back from target. It is used in military applications to detect aircraft or ships. It requires high power signal. It cannot provide lot of information about target, such as size and location with precise accuracy. • Secondary RADAR: It is also called secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR). It is atarget friendly. Transmitter radiates signal in the direction of target. Target receives this signal and process it through transponder. Then response telegram is generated with different frequency and sends this signal to receiver. This information tells the receiver about the location, altitude, status and many more other useful information. It is used in Aircraft and Ship communication.

20. RADAR Uses of RADAR • Civilian Uses: Air craft and ship communication. • Military Uses : To detect and locate hostile targets. • Scientific Uses: To guide space vehicles, satellites. Scientists use radar for better study of movement of animals, birds and insects. • Remote Sensing and Environment: For detecting weather conditions of the atmosphere. • Law Enforcements: Highway police force widely uses radar to measure the vehicle speed for safety regulations.

21. Pyroelectric Thermometer • Pyroelectric thermometer is used to measure high temperatures. • The heat leaving a body by radiation and the wavelength of that radiation are functions of the temperature of the body. • Usually ceramics materials are used for construction of pyroelectric thermometer.

22. What is the wavelength & frequency of an EM wave? • Wavelength= distance from crest to crest. • Frequency= number of wavelengths that pass a given point in 1 s. • As frequency increases, wavelength becomes….

23. What is the wavelength & frequency of an EM wave? • Wavelength= distance from crest to crest. • Frequency= number of wavelengths that pass a given point in 1 s. • As frequency increases, wavelength becomes smaller.

24. Can a wave be a particle? • In 1887, Heinrich Hertz discovered that shining light on a metal caused electrons to be ejected.

25. Can a wave be a particle? • In 1887, Heinrich Hertz discovered that shining light on a metal caused electrons to be ejected. • Whether or not electrons were ejected depended upon frequencynot the amplitude of the light! Remember energy depends on amplitude.

26. Can a wave be a particle? • Years later, Albert Einstein explained Hertz’s discovery: EM waves can behave as a particle called a photon whose energy depends on the frequency of the waves.

27. Can a particle be a wave? • Electrons fired at two slits actually form an interference pattern similar to patterns made by waves

28. Can a particle be a wave? • Electrons fired at two slits actually form an interference pattern similar to patterns made by waves

29. What did Young’s experiment show?

30. Electromagnetic Waves How they are formed Kind of wave Sometimes behave as

31. Electromagnetic Waves How they are formed Waves made by vibrating electric charges that can travel through space where there is no matter Kind of wave Transverse with alternating electric and magnetic fields Sometimes behave as Waves or as Particles (photons)

32. Electromagnetic Waves Section 2 The Electromagnetic Spectrum

33. The whole range of EM wave… • Frequencies is called the electromagnetic spectrum.

34. The whole range of EM wave… • Frequencies is called the electromagnetic spectrum. • Different parts interact with matter in different ways.

35. The whole range of EM wave… • Frequencies is called the electromagnetic spectrum. • Different parts interact with matter in different ways. • The ones humans can see are called visible light, a small part of the whole spectrum.

36. As wavelength decreases, frequency increases…

37. Devices detect other frequencies: • Antennae of a radio detects radio waves.

38. Devices detect other frequencies: • Antennae of a radio detects radio waves. • Radio waves are low frequency EM waves with wavelengths longer than 1mm.

39. Devices detect other frequencies: • Antennae of a radio detects radio waves. • Radio waves are low frequency EM waves with wavelengths longer than 1mm. • These waves must be turned into sound waves by a radio before you can hear them.

40. What are microwaves? • Microwaves are radio waves with wavelengths less than 30 cm and higher frequency & shorter wavelength.

41. What are microwaves? • Microwaves are radio waves with wavelengths less than 30 cm and higher frequency & shorter wavelength. • Cell phones and satellites use microwaves between 1 cm & 20 cm for communication.

42. What are microwaves? • Microwaves are radio waves with wavelengths less than 30 cm and higher frequency & shorter wavelength. • Cell phones and satellites use microwaves between 1 cm & 20 cm for communication. • In microwave ovens, a vibrating electric field causes water molecules to rotate billions of times per second causing friction, creating TE which heats the food.

43. How does radar work? • Radio Detecting And Ranging or radar is used to find position and speed of objects by bouncing radio waves off the object.

44. What is magnetic resonance imaging? • MRI was developed in the 1980s to use radio waves to diagnose illnesses with a strong magnet and a radio wave emitter and a receiver. Protons in H atoms of the body act like magnets lining up with the field. This releases energy which the receiver detects and creates a map of the body’s tissues.

45. Infrared Waves • EM with wavelengths between 1mm & 750 billionths of a meter. • Used daily in remote controls, to read CD-ROMs • Every objects gives off infrared waves; hotter objects give off more than cooler ones. Satellites can ID types of plants growing in a region with infrared detectors

46. Visible Light • Range of EM humans can see from 750 billionths to 00 billionths of a meter. • You see different wavelengths as colors. • Blue has shortest • Red is the longest • Light looks white if all colors are present

47. A range of frequencies In order of increasing frequency and decreasing wavelength, the EM spectrum consists of: very long wave radio, used for communication with submarines; long, medium and short wave radio (used for AM broadcasting); FM radio, television and radar; infra-red (heat) radiation, which is recorded in the Earth photographs taken by survey satellites; visible light; ultraviolet light, which, while invisible, stimulates fluorescence in some materials; x rays & gamma rays used in medicine and released in radioactive decay

48. Ultraviolet Waves • EM waves with wavelengths from about 400 billionths to 10 billionths of a meter. • Have enough energy to enter skin cells • Longer wavelengths – UVA • Shorter wavelengths – UVB rays • Both can cause skin cancer

49. Can UV radiation be useful? • Helps body make vitamin D for healthy bones and teeth • Used to sterilize medical supplies & equip • Detectives use fluorescent powder (absorbs UV & glows) to find fingerprints