waveguide

noun, verb — 2 senses

noun

Etymology From wave + guide.

A structure which guides waves, such as electromagnetic waves, light, or sound waves.

verb

Etymology From wave + guide.

To act as a waveguide for

The advantage of transverse magnetic polarization, however, is the possibility of exploiting surface plasmons for waveguiding.2009 January 8, Y. Chassagneux, R. Colombelli, W. Maineult, S. Barbieri, H. E. Beere, D. A. Ritchie, S. P. Khanna, E. H. Linfield, A. G. Davies, “Electrically pumped photonic-crystal terahertz lasers controlled by boundary conditions”, in Nature, volume 457, number 7226, →DOI:

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