: 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 baseline Arc is still a heckuva bar, offering smooth and detailed sound, great dialog, and expansive Dolby Atmos immersion thanks to multiple speakers and acoustic waveguides that bounce sound around your room.
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Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
The new Spectacles offer a 46 degree field of view at a resolution of 37 pixels per degree, providing impressively sharp visuals via optical waveguides and liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS) micro-projectors.
—Moin Roberts-Islam, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
That may sound like a stretch, but the concept was tested in a 1970s experiment in which Bell Labs built a 14 km waveguide transmission medium in northern New Jersey.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Mar. 2024
Even small startups like North, which couldn’t sustain itself and was eventually sold for parts to Google, have attempted to build their own custom projector and waveguide technology into stylish glasses.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 25 Sep. 2024
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Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
The new Spectacles offer a 46 degree field of view at a resolution of 37 pixels per degree, providing impressively sharp visuals via optical waveguides and liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS) micro-projectors.
—Moin Roberts-Islam, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
That may sound like a stretch, but the concept was tested in a 1970s experiment in which Bell Labs built a 14 km waveguide transmission medium in northern New Jersey.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Mar. 2024
Even small startups like North, which couldn’t sustain itself and was eventually sold for parts to Google, have attempted to build their own custom projector and waveguide technology into stylish glasses.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Waveguide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waveguide. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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