: a device (such as a duct, coaxial cable, or glass fiber) designed to confine and direct the propagation of electromagnetic waves (such as light)
especially
: a metal tube for channeling ultrahigh-frequency waves
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The displays are micro-LED waveguides that pump out a bright 2,500 nits each.
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Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 3 Mar. 2025
Continuous megawatt power millimeter-waves can also be efficiently (>90 percent) guided to great distances (>10 km) using a variety of modes and waveguide (pipes) systems, including the potential of using smooth bore coiled and jointed/ joined tubing.
—New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2025
The team then simulate the effect of beaming a pulse of electrons through this passageway, using the surrounding carbon nanotubes as waveguides.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025
Anello’s techniques further suppress other noise sources, so a smaller waveguide holding less light—and therefore a fainter signal—is still sufficient for accurate rotation readings.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Feb. 2025
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Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 3 Mar. 2025
Continuous megawatt power millimeter-waves can also be efficiently (>90 percent) guided to great distances (>10 km) using a variety of modes and waveguide (pipes) systems, including the potential of using smooth bore coiled and jointed/ joined tubing.
—New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2025
The team then simulate the effect of beaming a pulse of electrons through this passageway, using the surrounding carbon nanotubes as waveguides.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025
Anello’s techniques further suppress other noise sources, so a smaller waveguide holding less light—and therefore a fainter signal—is still sufficient for accurate rotation readings.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Waveguide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waveguide. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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