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Launcher with planar strip antenna and methods for use therewith

  • US 10,312,567 B2
  • Filed: 10/26/2016
  • Issued: 06/04/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A launching device comprising:

  • a transmitter configured to generate a radio frequency signal in a microwave frequency band; and

    a planar strip antenna configured to launch the radio frequency signal as a guided electromagnetic wave that is bound to an outer surface of a transmission medium, and wherein the guided electromagnetic wave propagates along the outer surface of the transmission medium without an electrical return path.

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