Waveguide components generally consist of two or more parts, where electromagnetic waves are transformed via some non-uniformity or coupling mechanism.
A flange is welded to the end face of the waveguide and is used to extend or insert components, connecting the waveguide or waveguide components together. This forms an electrical current node at the mechanical contact point even if there is a small gap or twist between the end faces of two waveguides, creating a short-circuit inductive reactance and thus enabling waveguide couplers to a DC open circuit and RF short circuit.
Various types of waveguide connectors typically play a key role, allowing multiple waveguide components to be connected to form a microwave circuit, distributing the power of several waveforms of electromagnetic waves among various components according to a certain proportional relationship.
The microwave circuit formed by the connection of waveguide components depends not only on the components it contains and how they are connected, but also on the geometric shape of the connectors.
Waveguide components are passive components that are widely used for the transmission, amplification, control, measurement, filtering, coupling, combining or splitting of RF signals. Waveguide tubing is used to transmit electromagnetic signals typically within the microwave frequency range and have a hollow metal tube structure. For example, in radar, waveguide tubes transmit RF energy to or from antennas.
Waveguide components can be divided into many types, such as coaxial adapters, waveguide terminations, flexible waveguide, waveguide transitions, microwave fixed attenuator, bends, circulators, feed horns, filters and switches. These components are used for commercial, military, telecommunications, space, laboratory, testing and measurement, radar, defense, industrial microwave, and many other applications.
What are the characteristics of standard waveguide components?
Standard waveguide components must cover a specific frequency range and have a special flange with high performance and quality.
What frequency is used for a waveguide tube?
The frequency range depends on the choice of waveguide tube and size. Typically, the high-frequency range corresponds to small waveguide tubes and sizes, while the low-frequency range is the opposite.
What material is used for waveguides?
Material selection includes aluminum, copper, and brass.
Dolph Microwave offers many different types of waveguide components, including waveguide adapters, terminations and loads, couplers, microwave fixed attenuator, standard gain horn antennas, seamless waveguide, and waveguide band-pass filters. These components can be used in different system applications and purposes such as mode conversion and connectivity.
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