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US 10,103,777 B1Granted
Method and apparatus for reducing radiation from an external surface of a waveguide structure
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsPaul Shala Henry, Thomas M. Willis, III, Giovanni Vannucci
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a system that guides electromagnetic waves that propagate along a transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, and at least reduces radiation on an outer surface of a structure reducing a flow of an electrical current from an inner surface of the structure to the outer surface of the structure. Other embodiments are disclosed.
Claims20
A communication device, comprising:
- a coupler having a structure that facilitates guiding electromagnetic waves along a transmission medium, wherein the electromagnetic waves propagate along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path;
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- a suppressor positioned on an outer surface of the structure, wherein the suppressor facilitates at least a reduction in a flow of an electrical current from an inner surface of the structure to the outer surface of the structure.
A method, comprising:
- guiding, by a coupler having a structure, electromagnetic waves that propagate along a transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path;
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- reducing, by a suppressor located on an outer surface of the structure, a flow of an electrical current originating from an inner surface of the structure to the outer surface of the structure.
A waveguide system, comprising:
- a transmitter that facilitates generating first electromagnetic waves;
- a coupler having a structure that facilitates inducing, according to the first electromagnetic waves, second electromagnetic waves that propagate along a surface of a transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path;
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- a filter disposed on an outer surface of the structure, wherein the filter facilitates at least a reduction in a flow of an electrical current from an inner surface of the structure to the outer surface of the structure, wherein the electrical current is induced at least in part by the first electromagnetic waves.
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