: 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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But most photonic systems keep light confined within tiny optical waveguides on the chip.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Mar. 2026
As for the waveguide, it’s made of a dielectric at the center, which channels the terahertz signal, surrounded by cladding.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Dec. 2025
The Rokid Glasses use a green binocular display that projects a 640-by-480 picture through the waveguides, centered in your view.
—PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
The smart glasses feature dual green micro-LED waveguide displays (up to 1500 nits), powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon AR1 and NXP’s RT600 chips, all in an impressively lightweight 49g form factor.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Mar. 2026
As for the waveguide, it’s made of a dielectric at the center, which channels the terahertz signal, surrounded by cladding.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Dec. 2025
The Rokid Glasses use a green binocular display that projects a 640-by-480 picture through the waveguides, centered in your view.
—PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
The smart glasses feature dual green micro-LED waveguide displays (up to 1500 nits), powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon AR1 and NXP’s RT600 chips, all in an impressively lightweight 49g form factor.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Waveguide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waveguide. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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