Sheathing Waveguides in Carbon Fiber

Waveguides made of copper (8,9 g/dm²) are very heavy. Sometimes to their detriment. If the weight is to be reduced, creating thinner walls will be limited by a loss of stability. Applying strutting afterwards is perfectly possible, but for this a certain wall thickness is needed as well.

Therefore, it is more effective to plate a minimal layer of copper unto the core and apply a lightweight and inherently stable material (e.g., carbon fiber reinforced with synthetic resin) on top of it. The fortified copper layer can be split from the core after curing.

These are our prototype’s results:

Soldered version:
Length: 390 mm
Weight: 6,5 kg
Weight per meter: 16,6 kg

Galvanic version with Carbon Fiber:
Length: 460 mm
Weight: 2,9 kg
Weight per meter: 6,3 kg

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