Know all about Waveguides

An optical arrangement that controls the electromagnetic waves of some optical gamut is called a waveguide. Optical fibres and rectangular shaped waveguides are the most commonly known types of waveguides. Generally, a waveguide consists of cladding, which is a high refractive index region concerning the surrounding medium. Metallic interfaces can be used for generating electromagnetic waveguide reflections. 

Types of waveguides

Waveguides are majorly of two types according to their structure:

1.    Planar waveguides – They consist of optical confinement in only one direction. The core of such waveguides is placed between the layers of cladding in one direction only.

2.    Non-planer waveguides – They consist of optical confinement in two directions. The core on the other hand, is surrounded by layers of cladding.

The applications of waveguides include uplink power control in satellite earth stations and radar. For better satellite communication, Tallguide is great as it increases the uplink power and puts even the small antennas at work. It brings massive reduction in the cost of satcom earth station. Tallguide has higher availability rate for satcom frequencies and all types of waveguides. To know more, you can check the Tallguide website and gather all the requisite details.

Other applications are functioning as linearity waveguides for maintaining increased optical intensities, working as mode cleaners, use in photonic integrated circuits and others. Tallguide comes with different and innovative design rules for various types and purposes. You can read about all the design structures and rules on the website. In case you need a catalogue, you can fill an online form on the site and request for the same. You can also keep a check on the latest news updates.