Double Ridge Waveguide Components
Double Ridge Waveguide Components are specialized parts designed to enhance the bandwidth and performance of microwave systems. They offer greater frequency range flexibility compared to standard waveguides, making them ideal for a wide array of applications including radar, telecommunications, and electronic warfare. These components are essential for systems requiring broad frequency coverage and high efficiency.
Core Catalog Span
0.84–40.0 GHz
Waveguide Families
WRD840–WRD180
Portfolio
Routing to Calibration
Power Classes
Low and High Power
Materials
Aluminum / Copper
Supply
Standard and Custom
Double-Ridged Product Family
Build a Broadband Waveguide System from Compatible Components
This page should function as a product-family navigator, not as a single-model specification page. The published Dolph portfolio includes routing sections, flexible connections, adapters, junctions, switching devices, pressure components, loads, attenuators and calibration hardware.
Product Categories
Double-Ridged Waveguide Components by Function
Choose the functional component first, then use the product-specific model table or drawing for the final electrical and mechanical selection.
Bends
E-plane and H-plane routing sections.
View product →Straight Sections
Fixed-length interconnects with cover or grooved flanges.
View product →Waveguide Tube
Raw double-ridged tubing for custom fabrication.
View product →Flexible Waveguide
Bendable interconnects for alignment and vibration accommodation.
View product →Waveguide to Coaxial Adapters
Right-angle and end-launch transitions to coaxial connectors.
View product →Horn Antennas
Broadband double-ridged horn antenna configurations.
View product →Dividers and Combiners
Signal distribution and combining inside broadband systems.
View product →Waveguide Tees
E-plane, H-plane and hybrid junction functions.
View product →Waveguide Switches
SPDT and DPDT signal-path selection.
View product →Waveguide Twists
Polarization rotation through a controlled twist angle.
View product →Rotary Joints
Rotating waveguide interfaces for moving assemblies.
View product →Directional Couplers
Monitoring and sampling functions for double-ridged lines.
View product →Bulkhead Feedthroughs
Pass waveguide interfaces through panels and pressure boundaries.
View product →Pressure Windows
Isolate pressure regions while maintaining the RF path.
View product →Transitions
Connect different waveguide families or mechanical interfaces.
View product →Complete Category
Browse additional attenuators, terminations and calibration hardware.
View product →System Selection
Four Decisions Before Requesting a Quote
A family-level inquiry without interface and performance data normally creates avoidable engineering back-and-forth. Define the system boundaries first.
Component Role
Routing, transition, division, coupling, switching, rotation, termination or calibration.
Operating Range
Provide the complete frequency band and the selected WRD family.
Mechanical Ends
State the flange type, clocking, connector type and available installation envelope.
Acceptance Limits
Define applicable VSWR, loss, power, isolation, coupling or leak requirements.
Operating Conditions
Temperature, pressure, vibration, corrosion and sealing requirements.
Documentation
Specify drawings, material records, dimensional inspection and RF test data.
Portfolio Scope
Do Not Apply One Construction Description to Every Component
System-Level Review
Submit the Required Functions and an Interface Diagram
For a multi-component assembly, mark each component, flange, connector, length and critical acceptance requirement on a system drawing.
