| Abstract: | The various technologies presented herein relate to utilizing a sealing
layer of malleable material to seal gaps, etc., at a joint between edges
of a waveguide channel formed in a first plate and a surface of a
clamping plate. A compression pad is included in the surface of the
clamping plate and is dimensioned such that the upper surface of the pad
is less than the area of the waveguide channel opening on the first
plate. The sealing layer is placed between the waveguide plate and the
clamping plate, and during assembly of the waveguide module, the
compression pad deforms a portion of the sealing layer such that it
ingresses into the waveguide channel opening. Deformation of the sealing
layer results in the gaps, etc., to be filled, improving the operational
integrity of the joint. |