waveguide

Electromagnetic path structure

A waveguide is a structure that channels electromagnetic waves or sound waves along a specific path, typically a hollow metal tube or dielectric material.

In microwave engineering and fiber optics, waveguides transmit signals with minimal loss by confining energy within their boundaries: The radar system uses a waveguide to direct microwave pulses to the antenna.

structure

channel

Passage for transmission

tube · slot · groove · ridge · planar · slab · strip · rib · buried · substrate

acoustic

ultrasound

Inaudible high-frequency waves

vibration · frequency · sound · amplitude · damping · echo · horn · tube · piezoelectric

optical

fiber

Plant-based digestive aid

core · multimode · silica · lightwave · refraction · dispersion · attenuation · bandwidth · polarization · modulator

microwave

rectangular

Four right angles

resonator · magnetron · radar · impedance · flange · horn · slot · iris · diplexer · flexible

transmission

signal

Message-conveying cue

modulation · multiplexing · dispersion · loss · coupling · feedline · interconnect · telecommunications · data · transmitter

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Opposites
electromagnetic transmission method

waveguidewireless transmission

Sending signals without wires

radio transmission

signal confinement

waveguideantenna

Broadcast signal receiver

broadcast antenna · radiator · emitter · dissipator

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