Title :
Conductive contacting spheres on the centre of the broad wall of rectangular waveguides
Author :
Somlo, P.I. ; Hollway, D.L.
Author_Institution :
Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation, Division of Applied Physics, National Standards Laboratory, Chippendale, Australia
Abstract :
It has been found that metallic balls (held by external magnets) in rectangular waveguides produce a frequency-independent reflection, and an empirical formula is given for the magnitude of the reflection coefficient.
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave reflection; impedance matching; rectangular waveguides; X-band; conductive contacting spheres; electromagnetic wave reflection; frequency independent reflection; impedance matching; magnetic field effects; rectangular waveguides;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19720369
