Method and apparatus for dynamically processing an electromagnetic beam
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1. A method for processing a greater than one millimeter frequency electromagnetic beam, the method comprising:
- modulating, via a processor of a mobile endpoint device, the greater than one millimeter frequency electromagnetic beam to produce a modulated greater than one millimeter frequency electromagnetic beam;
receiving, via the processor, the modulated greater than one millimeter frequency electromagnetic beam via a metamaterial having a plurality of addressable magnetic elements, where a resonant frequency of each of the plurality of addressable magnetic elements is capable of being programmably changed via an adjustment;
detecting, via the processor, location information of the modulated greater than one millimeter frequency electromagnetic beam via a plurality of additional magnetic elements of the metamaterial; and
activating, via the processor, a subset of the plurality of addressable magnetic elements to manipulate the modulated greater than one millimeter frequency electromagnetic beam based upon the location information that is detected.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for processing a terahertz frequency electromagnetic beam are disclosed. For example, the method receives the terahertz frequency electromagnetic beam via a metamaterial having a plurality of addressable magnetic elements, where a resonant frequency of each of the plurality of addressable magnetic elements is capable of being programmably changed via an adjustment, and activates selectively a subset of the plurality of addressable magnetic elements to manipulate the terahertz frequency electromagnetic beam.
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1. A method for processing a greater than one millimeter frequency electromagnetic beam, the method comprising:
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modulating, via a processor of a mobile endpoint device, the greater than one millimeter frequency electromagnetic beam to produce a modulated greater than one millimeter frequency electromagnetic beam; receiving, via the processor, the modulated greater than one millimeter frequency electromagnetic beam via a metamaterial having a plurality of addressable magnetic elements, where a resonant frequency of each of the plurality of addressable magnetic elements is capable of being programmably changed via an adjustment; detecting, via the processor, location information of the modulated greater than one millimeter frequency electromagnetic beam via a plurality of additional magnetic elements of the metamaterial; and activating, via the processor, a subset of the plurality of addressable magnetic elements to manipulate the modulated greater than one millimeter frequency electromagnetic beam based upon the location information that is detected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A mobile endpoint device for manipulating a modulated greater than one millimeter frequency electromagnetic beam, the mobile endpoint device comprising:
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a three-dimensional matrix comprising a stack of programmable two-dimensional metamaterial layers comprising; a plurality of addressable magnetic elements, where a resonant frequency of each of the plurality of addressable magnetic elements is capable of being programmably changed via an adjustment; and a plurality of additional magnetic elements to detect location information of the modulated greater than one millimeter frequency electromagnetic beam; and a controller coupled to the three-dimensional matrix for activating a subset of the plurality of addressable magnetic elements to manipulate the modulated greater than one millimeter frequency electromagnetic beam based upon the location information that is detected. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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