Methods and apparatus for inducing a 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
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system for generating electromagnetic waves having a fundamental wave mode, and directing the electromagnetic waves to an interface of a transmission medium for guiding propagation of the electromagnetic waves. Other embodiments are disclosed.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a plurality of receivers of a recipient waveguide system for receiving a combined electromagnetic wave substantially having a fundamental wave mode, wherein a non-fundamental wave mode is at least substantially absent from the combined electromagnetic wave, wherein the combined electromagnetic wave is generated by a source waveguide system that generates at a first interface of a transmission medium the combined electromagnetic wave from instances of an electromagnetic wave, and wherein the combined electromagnetic wave propagates along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path;
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- a structure of the recipient waveguide system for directing the combined electromagnetic wave from a second interface of the transmission medium to the plurality of receivers.
A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a recipient waveguide system, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
- obtaining operational parameters for configuring a plurality of receivers of the recipient waveguide system;
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- configuring the plurality of receivers according to the operational parameters to receive a combined electromagnetic wave having a selected wave mode and a non-optical operating frequency, wherein the combined electromagnetic wave is generated by a source waveguide system at an interface with a transmission medium, wherein the transmission medium guides propagation of the combined electromagnetic wave without requiring an electrical return path, wherein the selected wave mode is substantially a fundamental wave mode and where a non-fundamental wave mode is at least substantially absent from the combined electromagnetic wave.
A method, comprising:
- directing, from a recipient waveguide system to a plurality of receivers, a combined electromagnetic wave substantially having a fundamental wave mode, wherein a non-fundamental wave mode is at least substantially absent from the combined electromagnetic wave, wherein the combined electromagnetic wave is generated by a source waveguide system that generates at an interface of a transmission medium the combined electromagnetic wave from instances of an electromagnetic wave, and wherein the combined electromagnetic wave propagates along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path;
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- receiving, by the plurality of receivers, the combined electromagnetic wave.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.