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US 10,074,886 B2Granted
Dielectric transmission medium comprising a plurality of rigid dielectric members coupled together in a ball and socket configuration
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsPaul Shala Henry, William Scott Taylor, Robert Bennett, Farhad Barzegar, Irwin Gerszberg, Donald J Barnickel, Thomas M. Willis, III
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a transmission medium that includes a dielectric core comprising a plurality of rigid dielectric members configured to propagate guided electromagnetic waves. A dielectric cladding is disposed on at least a portion of an outer surface of the first dielectric core. Other embodiments are disclosed.
Claims20
A transmission medium, comprising:
- a dielectric core comprising a plurality of rigid dielectric members, wherein the plurality of rigid dielectric members are coupled together in a ball and socket configuration that is configured to propagate guided electromagnetic waves at non-optical frequencies to an antenna that provides wireless network connectivity to a client device;
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- a dielectric cladding disposed on at least a portion of an outer surface of the dielectric core.
An antenna system, comprising:
- at least one antenna;
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- a cable configured to couple guided electromagnetic waves to the at least one antenna to facilitate free space wireless communication with at least one client device, wherein the cable includes:
- a dielectric core comprising a plurality of opaque dielectric rods, wherein the plurality of opaque dielectric rods are coupled together in a ball and socket configuration to propagate the guided electromagnetic waves without a conductor;
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- a dielectric cladding that surrounds at least a portion of the dielectric core.
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A method comprising:
- receiving an electromagnetic wave at non-optical frequencies via an antenna;
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- guiding the electromagnetic wave via a conductorless transmission medium having a dielectric core comprising a plurality of discrete dielectric members, wherein the plurality of discrete dielectric members are configured in a ball and socket configuration to propagate the electromagnetic wave sequentially through the plurality of discrete dielectric members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.