Fields Inside a Waveguide: A Different Approach [Educator’s Corner]

Waveguides are essential components of many high-power microwave communication systems, such as radar systems, air traffic control systems, radio/TV broadcast systems, satellite communication systems, and base stations of mobile networks for transporting high microwave power from the source to the antenna through electromagnetic wave propagation. Apart from transporting microwave signals, waveguides are employed for realizing several microwave components, such as resonators, filters, power dividers/combiners, and directional couplers; for more details on the design and use of waveguide components, see
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