Definition of waveguide
: 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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Vuzix’s setup uses a more-or-less traditional microdisplay, then mates that up to a flat piece of glass called an optical waveguide.
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First Known Use of waveguide
1932
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: a device (as a glass fiber) designed to confine and direct the propagation of electromagnetic waves (as light) use of waveguides for visual examination of the stomach
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