Definition of WAVEGUIDE

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Recent Examples on the Web At least in the case of the chain cat shark, the dark denticles serve as optical waveguides, channeling the fluorescence signal along their body length. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "We now know what causes these two shark species to glow green," 8 Aug. 2019 Each waveguide has a small heating element attached that allows the researchers to control the exact distance the photons travel between and in each interferometer. — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, "Engineering tour de force births programmable optical quantum computer," 5 Sep. 2018 These waveguides are constructed from a material that, when excited appropriately, can emit light. — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, "Many rings, not one, create a laser to confound us all," 2 Feb. 2018 Vuzix’s setup uses a more-or-less traditional microdisplay, then mates that up to a flat piece of glass called an optical waveguide. — Noah Shachtman, WIRED, "Darpa’s Hologram Goggles Will Unleash Drone Hell," 11 Apr. 2011

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“Waveguide.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waveguide. Accessed 11 December 2019.