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Navigation:: Home >> Antennas >> this page Waveguide basics tutorial- overview, summary, tutorial about the basics of what is a waveguide and the basic waveguide theory.
Waveguides are used in a variety of applications to carry radio frequency energy from one pint to another. In their broadest terms a waveguide is defined as a system of material that is designed to confine electromagnetic waves in a direction defined by its physical boundaries. This definition gives a very broad view of waveguides, and indeed waveguide theory is used in a number of applications to provide waveguide applications in a number of areas. Typically a waveguide is thought if as a transmission line comprising a hollow conducting tube, which may be rectangular or circular within which electromagnetic waves are propagated. Unlike coaxial cable, there is no centre conductor within the waveguide. Signals propagate within the confines of the metallic walls that act as boundaries
Rectangular waveguide Waveguides will only carry or propagate signals above a certain frequency, known as the cut-off frequency. Below this the waveguide is not able to carry the signals. The cut-off frequency of the waveguide depends upon its dimensions. In view of the mechanical constraints this means that waveguides are only sued for microwave frequencies. Although it is theoretically possible to build waveguides for lower frequencies the size would not make them viable to contain within normal dimensions and their cost would be prohibitive. Connecting signals to a waveguide
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