HOLLOW GLASS WAVEGUIDE WITH EMBEDDED METAL LAYER

    公开(公告)号:US20190109360A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-11

    申请号:US16151918

    申请日:2018-10-04

    IPC分类号: H01P3/12

    摘要: A hollow glass waveguide and related method are provided. The microwave waveguide includes a glass body including a first end, a second end, an outer glass surface extending between the first end and the second end, an inner glass surface defining a hollow channel that extends from the first end to the second end and a glass material between the outer surface and the inner surface. The microwave waveguide includes a layer of metal embedded in the glass body. The layer of metal surrounds the hollow channel when viewed in cross-section and extends between the first end and the second end of the glass body. The layer of metal is electrically conductive and the hollow channel is dimensioned such that microwaves introduced into the hollow channel are conducted along the hollow channel between the first end and the second end.