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US 10,608,312 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for generating an electromagnetic wave that couples onto a transmission medium
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 that can be configured for generating an electromagnetic wave and coupling the electromagnetic wave to a transmission medium with a reduced loss of radiation of the electromagnetic wave into free space. The system can also be configured to receive an electromagnetic waves form the transmission medium with a reduced loss of radiation of the electromagnetic wave into free space. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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A device, comprising:
- a transmitter that facilitates generation of an electromagnetic wave;
- a dielectric material;
- and
- a coupler that facilitates receiving the electromagnetic wave from the transmitter,
- wherein the dielectric material is disposed on a first portion of a surface of a transmission medium,
- wherein a tapered region of the dielectric material has a variable dielectric constant,
- wherein the coupler is coupled to a portion of the dielectric material,
- wherein the coupler facilitates guiding the electromagnetic wave to the tapered region and the transmission medium, and
- wherein the variable dielectric constant of the tapered region facilitates reducing a radiation of the electromagnetic wave as the electromagnetic wave propagates to a second portion of the surface of the transmission medium.
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A method, comprising:
- generating, by a system including a transmitter, an electromagnetic wave;
- and
- coupling, by a coupler, the electromagnetic wave to a dielectric material disposed on a first portion of a surface of a transmission medium, wherein the dielectric material includes a tapered region having a variable dielectric constant, wherein the coupler surrounds a portion of the dielectric material that does not include the tapered region, and wherein the variable dielectric constant of the tapered region facilitates reducing a radiation of the electromagnetic wave as the electromagnetic wave propagates to a second portion of the surface of the transmission medium.
A device, comprising:
- a receiver;
- a dielectric material including a tapered region having a variable dielectric constant;
- and
- a coupler,
- wherein the dielectric material is disposed on a first portion of a surface of a transmission medium,
- wherein the coupler is coupled to a portion of the dielectric material not including the tapered region,
- wherein the coupler facilitates guiding an electromagnetic wave to the tapered region and the transmission medium, and
- wherein the variable dielectric constant of the tapered region facilitates reducing a radiation of the electromagnetic wave as the electromagnetic wave propagates to a second portion of the surface of the transmission medium.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.