Electromagnetic fields in 3-D for various cavity antennas and Faraday shields

Maxwell's equations are solved for vectors E and H for various cavities of interest. The results are shown to be in agreement with existing theory for the fundamental resonance of a long ridge wave guide. This analysis has been applied to the testing cavity antenna for D-III. The method can include the addition of an arbitrarily-shaped Faraday shield. We have explored the electromagnetic effects of Faraday shield by measurement and computation. This correlation of theory and experiments is then used to predict power limits of an antenna by voltage- and current-limitations.