Patent ID: 8786378

Claim:
A waveguide device, comprising: a waveguide structure, the waveguide structure comprising a plurality of arms extending from the waveguide structure, wherein the plurality of arms connect to the waveguide structure, the longitudinal axes of the plurality of arms defining an H-plane; a switching element disposed in the waveguide structure and having a plurality of segments, each segment in the plurality of segments being associated with a waveguide arm in the plurality of arms, wherein the switching element has at least one E-plane aperture extending through the switching element, wherein the at least one E-plane aperture is aligned perpendicularly to the H-plane; and at least one E-plane magnetizing winding inserted through the at least one E-plane aperture such that current applied to the at least one E-plane magnetizing winding establishes a magnetic field in the switching element that is aligned with the H-plane.