: 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 on-chip photon waveguides need to be lower loss.
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The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 30 Apr. 2024
For example, the on-chip photon detectors that are built into waveguides need to be able to count individual photons.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 30 Apr. 2024
So Harry and his team are exploring the trade-offs and developing a lot of new cells that are much cheaper and lighter: Cells made with thin films of perovskites or semiconductors like gallium arsenide, cells that use quantum dots, or use waveguides or other optics to concentrate the light.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Apr. 2024
The novel waveguide for the neodymium tweeter extends response to beyond 25 kHz but importantly replicates a deep, wide soundstage.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2024
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The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 30 Apr. 2024
For example, the on-chip photon detectors that are built into waveguides need to be able to count individual photons.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 30 Apr. 2024
So Harry and his team are exploring the trade-offs and developing a lot of new cells that are much cheaper and lighter: Cells made with thin films of perovskites or semiconductors like gallium arsenide, cells that use quantum dots, or use waveguides or other optics to concentrate the light.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Apr. 2024
The novel waveguide for the neodymium tweeter extends response to beyond 25 kHz but importantly replicates a deep, wide soundstage.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2024
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“Waveguide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waveguide. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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