Conservation of Energy in Reflection and Transmission of Microwaves

Principle

When electromagnetic waves encounter an obstacle, they are proportionately reflected, transmitted and absorbed. In this experiment, it is proved that the sum of the proportions is conserved.

Benefits

• Convenient all-in-one set includes control unit, transmitter and receiver as horn antennae, microwave probe, microwave benches, grating, slit plates, prism, and reflection/absorption plates
• With the same set, all aspects of microwave physics can be studied quantitatively: polariziation, reflection, transmission, refraction, propagation, diffraction, interference, inverse square law, standing waves, conservation of energy in reflection and transmission
• Very detailed experiment guides for all experiments

Tasks

The relationship between reflection and transmission is determined by means of a polarization grating.

Learning objectives

• Microwaves
• Electromagnetic waves
• Reflection
• Transmission
• Polarization
• Conservation of energy