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US 9,350,063 B2Granted
Dielectric waveguide with non-planar interface surface and mating deformable material
AssigneeTexas Instruments Incorporated
InventorsJuan Alejandro Herbsommer, Gerd Schuppener, Robert Floyd Payne
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Abstract
A dielectric wave guide (DWG) has a dielectric core member having that has a first dielectric constant value. A cladding surrounding the dielectric core member has a second dielectric constant value that is lower than the first dielectric constant. A mating end of the DWG is configured in a non-planer shape for mating with a second DWG having a matching non-planar shaped mating end.
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A dielectric wave guide (DWG) comprising:
- a dielectric core member, wherein the core member has a first dielectric constant value;
- and
- a cladding surrounding the dielectric core member, wherein the cladding has a second dielectric constant value that is lower than the first dielectric constant;
- wherein a mating surface on an end of the DWG core member is configured in a non-planer shape for mating with a second DWG having a matching non-planar shaped mating surface on an end of its core member;
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- a deformable material disposed on the surface of the mating end of the DWG, such that when mated to the second DWG, the deformable material fills a gap region between the mating ends of the DWG and the second DWG.
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A system comprising:
- a substrate;
- an electronic device mounted on the substrate, the integrated circuit having radio frequency (RF) circuitry for processing a radio frequency signal;
- a launching structure coupled to the RF circuitry;
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- a dielectric wave guide (DWG) mounted on the substrate and interfaced to the launching structure, the DWG comprising:
- a dielectric core member, wherein the core member has a first dielectric constant value;
- a cladding surrounding the dielectric core member, wherein the cladding has a second dielectric constant value that is lower than the first dielectric constant;
- wherein a mating surface on an end of the DWG core member is configured in a non-planer shape for mating with a second DWG having a matching non-planar shaped mating surface on an end of its core member;
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- a deformable material disposed on the surface of the mating end of the DWG, such that when mated to the second DWG, the deformable material fills a gap region between the mating ends of the DWG and the second DWG.
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A method for connecting two dielectric waveguides (DWG), the method comprising
- mating a first connecter mounted on an end of a first DWG with a second connector mounted on an end of a second DWG,
- wherein a mating surface on an end of a core member of the first DWG is configured in a non-planer shape, and a mating surface on an end of a core member of the second DWG is configured in a matching non-planar shape;
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- applying pressure while mating the first connector to the second connector so that a deformable material disposed on the surface of the mating end of the DWG is deformed to fill a gap region between the mating ends of the first DWG and the second DWG.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.