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US 10,770,800 B2Granted
Waveguide systems and methods for inducing a non-fundamental wave mode on a transmission medium
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsPaul Shala Henry, Robert Bennett, Farhad Barzegar, Irwin Gerszberg, Donald J. Barnickel, Thomas M. Willis, III, Ed Guntin
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system for generating first electromagnetic waves and directing instances of the first electromagnetic waves to an interface of a transmission medium to induce propagation of second electromagnetic waves substantially having a non-fundamental wave mode. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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A method, comprising:
- radiating, from waveguide slots of a waveguide system, instances of an electromagnetic wave, wherein the instances of the electromagnetic wave combine on a transmission medium to generate a combined electromagnetic wave that is guided by the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, and wherein the combined electromagnetic wave comprises a dominant non-fundamental wave mode;
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- transmitting, by an antenna system coupled to the transmission medium, a first wireless signal based on the combined electromagnetic wave received from the transmission medium.
A system, comprising:
- a launcher that facilitates radiating instances of an electromagnetic wave from a plurality of waveguide slots;
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- a waveguide structure that facilitates generating a combined electromagnetic wave based on the instances of the electromagnetic wave radiated by the launcher, the instances of the electromagnetic wave forming the combined electromagnetic wave on a transmission medium, wherein the combined electromagnetic wave substantially has a non-fundamental wave mode;
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- an antenna system coupled to the transmission medium that facilitates transmission of a wireless signal based on the combined electromagnetic wave received from the transmission medium.
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A system, comprising:
- a waveguide structure comprising a plurality of waveguide slots:
- a processing system including a processor;
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- a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
- radiating, from the plurality of waveguide slots, instances of an electromagnetic wave, wherein the instances of the electromagnetic wave combine on a transmission medium to generate a combined electromagnetic wave that is guided by the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, and wherein the combined electromagnetic wave comprises a dominant non-fundamental wave mode;
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- transmitting, by an antenna system coupled to the transmission medium, a wireless signal based on the combined electromagnetic wave received from the transmission medium.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.