“…M ETALLIC waveguides are attractive at high frequencies for their low propagation loss, moderate bandwidths, shielding properties, and excellent power-handling capability. Hollow versions prove useful in several applications, including fluid-density measurements in the oil/gas industry [1], microwave heating of fluids [2], the observation of exotic radiation in particle physics [3], and low-loss infrared transmission of CO 2 -laser light [4]. However, these waveguides lack the capability to be miniaturized without additional loading, due to the strict dependence of their cutoff frequencies on their transverse dimensions.…”