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waveguide, device that controls the propagation of an electromagnetic wave so that the wave is forced to follow a path defined by the physical structure of the guide. Waveguides, which are useful chiefly at microwave microwave, electromagnetic wave having a frequency range from 1,000 megahertz (MHz) to 300,000 MHz, corresponding to a wavelength range from 300 mm (about 12 in.) to 1 mm (about 0.04 in.). Like light waves, microwaves travel essentially in straight lines. ..... Click the link for more information. frequencies in such applications as connecting the output amplifier of a radar set to its antenna antenna (ăntĕn`ə) ..... Click the link for more information. , typically take the form of rectangular hollow metal tubes but have also been built into integrated circuits. A waveguide of a given dimension will not propagate electromagnetic waves lower than a certain frequency (the cutoff frequency). Generally speaking, the electric and magnetic fields of an electromagnetic wave have a number of possible arrangements when the wave is traveling through a waveguide. Each of these arrangements is known as a mode of propagation. Waveguides also have some use at optical frequencies. waveguideDevice that constrains the path of electromagnetic waves (see electromagnetic radiation). It can be used to transmit power or signals in the form of waves while minimizing power loss. Common examples are metallic tubes, coaxial cables, and optical fibres (see fibre optics). Waveguides transmit energy by propagating transmitted electromagnetic waves through the inside of a tube to a receiver at the other end. Metal waveguides are used in such technologies as microwave ovens, radar systems, radio relay systems, and radio telescopes. waveguideA rectangular, circular or elliptical tube through which electromagnetic waves are transmitted. An optical fiber is an optical waveguide. |
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We can use corrals to learn much more about how electrons move as guided waves, about how they couple, and perhaps about quantum chaos," says Christopher P. The Guided Wave line of process analyzers and associated measurement equipment is used for process control through on-line monitoring of chemical composition and physical properties. UOP by Rubber World He serves on the administrative committee of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) and has been the editor-in-chief of both the IEEE's Microwave and Guided Wave Letters and the IEEE's Microwave Theory and Techniques. |
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