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Homework Statement
Prove that the quality factor of a rectangular cavity resonator which is filled with a lossy dielectric but has perfectly conducting walls, is given by
Q = \frac{1}{\tan\delta}
where \tan\delta is the loss tangent, i.e. the ratio of the imaginary part of the dielectric constant to the real part of the dielectric constant.
Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
Q = \omega\frac{W}{P_{loss}}
I have no idea what to do here, but I don't understand why textbooks attribute P_{loss} only to the conducting wall loss. Or at least I haven't encountered a textbook where the dielectric loss -- not just the attenuation due to a lossy dielectric -- is calculated.
Also, it seems that this expression is true for both TE and TM Modes?
Please help.
Thanks in advance.