$A$ plane electromagnetic wave propagating along the y-direction can have the following pair of electric field $(\vec{E})$ and magnetic field $(\vec{B})$ components.

  • A
    $E_{y}, B_{y}$ or $E_{z}, B_{z}$
  • B
    $E_{y}, B_{x}$ or $E_{x}, B_{y}$
  • C
    $E_{x}, B_{z}$ or $E_{z}, B_{x}$
  • D
    $E_{x}, B_{y}$ or $E_{y}, B_{x}$

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