The magnitude of the phasor voltage on a lossless air transmission line connecting a transmitter to a receiver is shown below. The transmission line impedance is 50 ohms. The sinusoidal generator operates at a frequency of 3 GHz. The load is at position z = 0. The first minima at point A (|V|_min = 0V) occurs at d = 1.25 cm from the load towards the generator.
a. What is the Voltage Standing Wave Ratio (VSWR) of this line? What is the reflection coefficient at the load in phasor format (magnitude and phase)?
b. What is the physical distance from point C to D in meters?
c. What is the magnitude of the reflection coefficient |Γ (at C)| at point C?
d. What is the wave impedance (resistance and reactance) and the reflection coefficient (phase and magnitude) at point C.