Method and apparatus for launching a wave mode that mitigates interference
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- detecting, by a waveguide system, a degradation of an electromagnetic wave propagating along a transmission medium, wherein the electromagnetic wave comprises a non-hybrid wave mode;
identifying, by the waveguide system, an object causing the degradation of the propagation of the electromagnetic wave along the transmission medium; and
generating, by the waveguide system, a modified electromagnetic wave comprising a hybrid wave mode according to the object that is identified, wherein the modified electromagnetic wave propagates along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system that performs operations including receiving electromagnetic waves on an outer surface of a transmission medium having a non-hybrid wave mode and a cutoff frequency, detecting a degradation of a signal quality of the electromagnetic waves, generating adjusted electromagnetic waves having a hybrid wave mode and a non-optical frequency range responsive to the detecting, and directing the adjusted electromagnetic waves having the hybrid wave mode and the non-optical frequency range to the outer surface of the transmission medium for guiding propagation of the adjusted electromagnetic waves without utilizing an electrical return path. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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detecting, by a waveguide system, a degradation of an electromagnetic wave propagating along a transmission medium, wherein the electromagnetic wave comprises a non-hybrid wave mode; identifying, by the waveguide system, an object causing the degradation of the propagation of the electromagnetic wave along the transmission medium; and generating, by the waveguide system, a modified electromagnetic wave comprising a hybrid wave mode according to the object that is identified, wherein the modified electromagnetic wave propagates along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A waveguide system, comprising:
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a sensor; a launcher; and a processor coupled to the sensor and the launcher, wherein the processor facilitates performance of operations, comprising; detecting, by the sensor, a degradation of an electromagnetic wave propagating along a transmission medium; responsive to the detecting, combining a first instance of a first electromagnetic wave with a second instance of a second electromagnetic wave to generate a combined electromagnetic wave having a hybrid wave mode adapted to mitigate the degradation; and guiding, by the launcher, the combined electromagnetic wave for propagation along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method, comprising:
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detecting, by a waveguide system, a degradation of an electromagnetic wave propagating along a transmission medium, wherein the electromagnetic wave comprises a non-hybrid wave mode; and generating, by the waveguide system, a modified electromagnetic wave comprising a hybrid wave mode according to the degradation that is detected, wherein the modified electromagnetic wave propagates along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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