Methods and apparatus for adjusting a phase of electromagnetic waves
First Claim
1. A device, comprising:
- a first hollow waveguide coupled to a first dielectric coupler, wherein the first hollow waveguide facilitates coupling, via the first dielectric coupler, a first electromagnetic wave onto a transmission medium, and wherein the first electromagnetic wave has a first phase; and
a second hollow waveguide coupled to a second dielectric coupler, wherein the second hollow waveguide facilitates coupling, via the second dielectric coupler, a second electromagnetic wave onto the transmission medium, wherein the second electromagnetic wave has a second phase, wherein the first electromagnetic wave and the second electromagnetic wave combine to form a combined electromagnetic wave that propagates along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, and wherein the combined electromagnetic wave has a wave mode based on the first phase of the first electromagnetic wave and the second phase of the second electromagnetic wave.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, generating, by a first hollow waveguide coupled to a first dielectric coupler, a first electromagnetic wave that couples onto a transmission medium, generating, by a second hollow waveguide coupled to a second dielectric coupler, a second electromagnetic wave that couples onto the transmission medium, combining the first electromagnetic wave and the second electromagnetic wave combine to form a combined electromagnetic wave that propagates along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, and adjusting a first phase of the first electromagnetic wave, a second phase of the second electromagnetic wave, or both to adjust a wave mode of the combined electromagnetic wave. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
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a first hollow waveguide coupled to a first dielectric coupler, wherein the first hollow waveguide facilitates coupling, via the first dielectric coupler, a first electromagnetic wave onto a transmission medium, and wherein the first electromagnetic wave has a first phase; and a second hollow waveguide coupled to a second dielectric coupler, wherein the second hollow waveguide facilitates coupling, via the second dielectric coupler, a second electromagnetic wave onto the transmission medium, wherein the second electromagnetic wave has a second phase, wherein the first electromagnetic wave and the second electromagnetic wave combine to form a combined electromagnetic wave that propagates along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, and wherein the combined electromagnetic wave has a wave mode based on the first phase of the first electromagnetic wave and the second phase of the second electromagnetic wave. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A device, comprising:
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a first hollow waveguide coupled to a first dielectric coupler, wherein the first hollow waveguide facilitates receiving, via the first dielectric coupler, a first electromagnetic wave obtained from a combined electromagnetic wave propagating along a transmission medium, wherein the combined electromagnetic wave is formed from a combining of the first electromagnetic wave and a second electromagnetic wave; a second hollow waveguide coupled to a second dielectric coupler, wherein the second hollow waveguide facilitates receiving, via the second dielectric coupler, the second electromagnetic wave obtained from the combined electromagnetic wave propagating along the transmission medium, wherein the combined electromagnetic wave propagates along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path; and a phase shifter that facilitates adjusting a phase of the first electromagnetic wave, wherein the adjusting of the phase of the first electromagnetic wave results in an adjustment of a wave mode of the combined electromagnetic wave. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method, comprising:
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generating, by a first hollow waveguide coupled to a first dielectric coupler, a first electromagnetic wave that couples onto a transmission medium; generating, by a second hollow waveguide coupled to a second dielectric coupler, a second electromagnetic wave that couples onto the transmission medium; combining the first electromagnetic wave and the second electromagnetic wave to form a combined electromagnetic wave that propagates along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path; and adjusting a first phase of the first electromagnetic wave, a second phase of the second electromagnetic wave, or both to adjust a wave mode of the combined electromagnetic wave. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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