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US 9,871,283 B2Granted
Transmission medium having a dielectric core comprised of plural members connected by a ball and socket configuration
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsPaul Shala Henry, William Scott Taylor, 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 transmission medium that includes a dielectric core comprising a plurality of rigid dielectric members configured to propagate guided electromagnetic waves. A dielectric cladding is disposed on at least a portion of an outer surface of the first dielectric core. Other embodiments are disclosed.
Claims20
A transmission medium, comprising:
- a dielectric core comprising a plurality of rigid dielectric members coupled together in a ball and socket configuration that is configured to propagate guided electromagnetic waves at non-optical frequencies;
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- a dielectric cladding disposed on at least a portion of an outer surface of the dielectric core.
A coaxial cable, comprising:
- a dielectric core comprising a plurality of opaque dielectric rods coupled together in a ball and socket configuration to propagate guided electromagnetic waves without a conductor;
- and
- a dielectric cladding that surrounds at least a portion of the dielectric core.
A method comprising:
- receiving an electromagnetic wave;
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- guiding the electromagnetic wave via a conductor-less transmission medium having a dielectric core comprising a plurality of rigid dielectric members configured in a ball and socket configuration to propagate the guided electromagnetic waves sequentially through the plurality of rigid dielectric members at non-optical frequencies.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.