Development of the Virtual Lab Module for Understanding the Concepts of Electric and Magnetic Field Patterns in Rectangular Waveguides and Cavities

Abstract

A LabVIEW based general purpose module to understand and visualize the electromagnetic field patterns inside the commonly used microwave devices is developed. The module provides both the electric and magnetic field patterns for any arbitrary mode configuration inside the rectangular waveguide and the cavity, which are the microwave devices mostly being taught at the undergraduate levels in the electrical engineering. The developed module helps the user in gaining a better and deeper understanding of the electric and magnetic field patterns and modes inside the guiding and closed structures.