I don't know much about waveguides, but I would like to find out what the possible result of a particle impacting a waveguide could be. Would a particle penetrating a waveguide cause failure of the waveguide, or just degraded performance? What about if the particle did not penetrate the waveguide but the impact resulted in spalling of the waveguide interior surface?
Any insight would be much appreciated.
Any insight would be much appreciated.