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US 8,390,402 B2Granted
Waveguide comprised of various flexible inner dielectric regions
AssigneeAstrium GmbH
InventorMark Anthony Kunes
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Abstract
A waveguide is provided that includes an elongate dielectric inner region, and an electrically conducting outer region spaced apart from the dielectric inner region. The dielectric inner region may be arranged to be flexible, and in some examples may be formed from powdered dielectric contained in a polymer tube or matrix, or in other examples may be formed from a plurality of segments. In some examples of the waveguide, each segment may be formed to have lenticular end faces, and may be formed from sintered BaTi4O9.
Claims18
A waveguide comprising:
- an elongate dielectric inner region comprising a flexible composite of dielectric particles in a polymer matrix;
- and
- an electrically conducting outer region spaced apart from the dielectric inner region.
A waveguide comprising:
- an elongate dielectric inner region arranged to be flexible, the dielectric inner region comprising a plurality of segments each having lenticular end faces;
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- an electrically conducting outer region spaced apart from the dielectric inner region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.