radial grating

radial grating

[′rād·ē·əl ′grād·iŋ]

(electromagnetism)

Conformal wire grating consisting of wires arranged radially in a circular frame, like the spokes of a wagon wheel, and placed inside a circular waveguide to obstruct E waves of zero order while passing the corresponding H waves.

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radial grating

Nonrectangular grating, in which the bearing bars extend radially from a common center and the cross bars have a pattern of concentric circles.

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