Method and apparatus for launching a wave mode that mitigates interference
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsPaul Shala Henry, Robert Bennett, Farhad Barzegar, Irwin Gerszberg, Donald J Barnickel, Thomas M. Willis, III
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system that performs operations including detecting a signal degradation of electromagnetic waves guided by a transmission medium, and adjusting at least one phase of signal components of the electromagnetic waves to produce adjusted electromagnetic waves having a hybrid wave mode and a non-optical frequency range to mitigate the signal degradation. Other embodiments are disclosed.
Claims25
A waveguide system, comprising:
- a plurality of launchers including a first launcher and a second launcher that facilitate generating and guiding electromagnetic waves;
- wherein the first launcher facilitates generation of first electromagnetic waves having a first phase;
- wherein the second launcher facilitates generation of second electromagnetic waves having a second phase;
- and
- wherein the first launcher and the second launcher facilitate guidance of the first electromagnetic waves and the second electromagnetic waves to an interface of a transmission medium for inducing a combined electromagnetic wave having a hybrid wave mode and a non-optical frequency range, the combined electromagnetic wave being bound to an outer surface of the transmission medium, wherein the plurality of launchers further facilitate adjusting an orientation of a field pattern of the hybrid wave mode to reposition the field pattern to an adjusted position about the outer surface of the transmission medium, wherein the adjusting is responsive to detecting an obstruction on at least a portion of the outer surface of the transmission medium causing electromagnetic waves guided by the transmission medium to experience propagation losses, and wherein the adjusted position of the field pattern of the hybrid wave mode reduces the propagation losses caused by the obstruction.
A method, comprising:
- generating, by a waveguide system, first electromagnetic waves having a first phase;
- generating, by the waveguide system, second electromagnetic waves having a second phase;
- directing, by the waveguide system, the first electromagnetic waves and the second electromagnetic waves to induce at an interface of a transmission medium a combined electromagnetic wave having a hybrid wave mode and a non-optical frequency range, the combined electromagnetic wave being bound to an outer surface of the transmission medium;
- and
- responsive to detecting an obstruction on at least a portion of the outer surface of the transmission medium, adjusting an orientation of a field pattern of the hybrid wave mode to reposition the field pattern to an adjusted position about the outer surface of the transmission medium, wherein the adjusting reduces propagation losses caused by the obstruction on the outer surface of the transmission medium.
A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
- detecting an obstruction resulting in a signal degradation of electromagnetic waves bound to an outer surface of a transmission medium;
- adjusting the electromagnetic waves to produce adjusted electromagnetic waves having a hybrid wave mode and a non-optical frequency range;
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- orienting a field pattern of the hybrid wave mode to a new position about the outer surface of the transmission medium to mitigate the signal degradation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.