Contactless waveguide switch and method for manufacturing a waveguide switch

A waveguide switch for switching between an ON state and an OFF state for a waveguide channel, comprising:

• a waveguide switch body comprising:
• an input opening for receiving an electromagnetic wave,
• an output opening for releasing an electromagnetic wave,
• an electrically conductive lid has a movable section
• wherein the waveguide switch body further comprises a movable element arranged such that in the ON state, an electromagnetic wave may pass from the input opening to the output opening, and in the OFF state the movable element changes the stopband thus diverting an electromagnetic wave traveling from the input opening away from the output opening, whereby the switch from the ON state to the OFF state is activated by electrically, mechanical or thermal actuation of the movable element.

A waveguide switch for switching between an ON state and an OFF state for a waveguide comprising:

• a waveguide switch body comprising:
• an input opening for receiving an electromagnetic wave,
• an output opening for releasing an electromagnetic wave, and
• movable unit elements of a metamaterial surface
• wherein the waveguide switch body further comprises a blocking element arranged such that in the ON state, an electromagnetic wave may pass from the input opening to the output opening, and in the OFF state the blocking element substantially impedes an electromagnetic wave traveling from the input opening to the output opening, whereby the switch from the ON state to the OFF state is a translation movement of one or more unit elements of a metamaterial surface.

A waveguide switch for switching between an ON state and an OFF state for a waveguide channel, comprising:

• a moveable waveguide switch body comprising:
• an input opening for receiving an electromagnetic wave,
• an output opening for releasing an electromagnetic wave,
• wherein the waveguide switch body further comprises a blocking element arranged such that in the ON state, an electromagnetic wave may pass from the input opening to the output opening, and in the OFF state the blocking element substantially impedes an electromagnetic wave traveling from the input opening to the output opening, whereby the switch from the ON state to the OFF state is a rotational or translation movement of the waveguide switch body,
• wherein the blocking element comprises a metamaterial, said metamaterial comprises of an array of one or more of the following structures:
• Pins;
• Grooves;
• Springs;
• Inverted pyramids;
• Holes;
• Via holes in a printed circuit board with an electrically conductive surface printed ON top, so called mushroom shapes;
• and
• An alternating pattern of materials with different refractive indexes or dielectric.