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US 2015/0086152 A1Published application
Quasioptical waveguides and systems
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsEtienne Samson, John Maida, David Andrew Barfoot
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Abstract
Various embodiments include systems and methods to communicate along pipes using a conductive waveguide at quasioptical frequencies. The communication can be conducted as propagation to and from a tool at the quasioptical frequencies. A communication architecture may include a transmitter and receiver at one end of the conductive waveguide and a modulation device at an opposite end of the conductive waveguide. Additional systems and methods are disclosed.
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A system comprising:
- a transmitter operable to generate electromagnetic radiation in the frequency range from 30 GHz to 10 THz;
- a waveguide operatively coupled to the transmitter to propagate the electromagnetic radiation generated from the transmitter;
- a modulator disposed to receive the electromagnetic radiation from the waveguide, to modulate the electromagnetic radiation received from the waveguide, and to direct the modulated electromagnetic radiation back through the waveguide;
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- a detector operatively coupled to the waveguide to receive the modulated electromagnetic radiation.
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A system comprising:
- a transmitter operable to generate electromagnetic radiation in the frequency range from 30 GHz to 10 THz;
- a first waveguide operatively coupled to the transmitter to propagate the electromagnetic radiation generated from the transmitter;
- a modulator disposed to receive the electromagnetic radiation from the first waveguide and to modulate the electromagnetic radiation received from the first waveguide;
- a second waveguide disposed to receive the electromagnetic radiation modulated by the modulator;
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- a detector operatively coupled to the second waveguide to receive the electromagnetic radiation modulated by the modulator.
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A method comprising:
- generating electromagnetic radiation in the frequency range from 30 GHz to 10 THz from a transmitter;
- propagating the electromagnetic radiation through a waveguide to a modulator;
- modulating the electromagnetic radiation;
- propagating the modulated electromagnetic radiation to a detector using the waveguide or another waveguide;
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- detecting the modulated electromagnetic radiation at the detector.
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