The voltage of an electromagnetic wave propagating in a coaxial cable with uniform characteristic impedance is $$V(l) = {e^{ - \gamma l\, + \,j\,\omega \,t}}$$ Volts, where $$l$$ is the distance along the length of the cable in metres, $$\gamma = (0.1\, + \,j40)\,\,{m^{ - 1}}$$ is the complex propagation constant, and $$\omega = \,2\,\pi \,\, \times \,\,{10^9}$$ rad/s is the angular frequency. The absolute value of the attenuation in the cable in dB/metre is ___________________.

An optical fiber is kept along the$$\widehat Z$$ direction. The refractive indices for the electric fields along $$\widehat X$$ and $$\widehat Y$$ directions in the fiber are $${n_x} = 1.5000$$ and $${n_y} = 1.5001$$, respectively ($${n_x} \ne {n_y}$$ due to the imperfection in the fiber cross-section). The free space wavelength of a light wave propagating in the fiber is $$1.5\,\,\,\mu m$$. If the light wave is circularly polarized at the input of the fiber, the minimum propagation distance after which it becomes linearly polarized, in centimeters, is _______ .

Consider a wireless communication link between a transmitter and a receiver located in free space, with finite and strictly positive capacity. If the effective areas of the transmitter and the receiver antennas, and the distance between them are all doubled, and everything else remains unchanged, the maximum capacity of the wireless link

The dependence of drift velocity of electrons on electric field in a semiconductor is shown below. The semiconductor has a uniform electron concentration of n = 1x10¹⁶ $$cm^{-3}$$ and electronic charge q = 1.6x10^-19 C. If a bias of 5V is applied across a 1 $$\mu$$m region of this semiconductor, the resulting current density in this region, in kA/cm², is _________.