Apparatus and method for guided wave communications using an absorber
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsPaul Shala Henry, Giovanni Vannucci, Thomas M. Willis, III
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a system having an absorber and a coupling device. The absorber includes absorbent material that absorbs radiation. The coupling device is positioned in and surrounded by the absorber. The coupling device facilitates transmitting or receiving of an electromagnetic wave along a transmission medium, where the electromagnetic wave propagates along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path. Other embodiments are disclosed.
Claims20
A communication device, comprising:
- an absorber comprising radiation absorbent material;
- and
- a launcher having a distal end surrounded by the radiation absorbent material, wherein the launcher induces an electromagnetic wave that propagates along a transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, and wherein the radiation absorbent material absorbs radiation in proximity to the distal end of the launcher.
A communication device, comprising:
- an absorber comprising radiation absorbent material;
- and
- a coupling device positioned in and surrounded by the absorber,
- wherein the coupling device facilitates transmitting or receiving of an electromagnetic wave along a transmission medium, wherein the electromagnetic wave propagates along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path.
A method comprising:
- generating, by a launcher of a communication device, an electromagnetic wave that propagates along a transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path;
- and
- absorbing, by an absorber of the communication device, radiation in proximity to a distal end of the launcher.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.