Apparatus and method utilizing a transmission medium with a plurality of hollow pathways
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1. A cable, comprising:
- a plurality of hollow cores formed from an interior portion of a plurality of twisted insulated conductors, wherein each hollow core of the plurality of hollow cores facilitates propagation of a respective electromagnetic wave of a plurality of electromagnetic waves, wherein the plurality of electromagnetic waves propagates without requiring an electrical return path, and wherein the plurality of electromagnetic waves operates in a non-optical frequency range; and
a cover surrounding the plurality of twisted insulated conductors, wherein the cover facilitates reducing exposure of the plurality of hollow cores to an environment that impedes the propagation of the plurality of electromagnetic waves along the plurality of hollow cores.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a transmission medium for propagating electromagnetic waves. The transmission medium can include a core for propagating electromagnetic waves guided by the core without an electrical return path, a rigid material surrounding the core, wherein an inner surface of the rigid material is separated from an outer surface of the core, and a conductive layer disposed on the rigid material. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A cable, comprising:
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a plurality of hollow cores formed from an interior portion of a plurality of twisted insulated conductors, wherein each hollow core of the plurality of hollow cores facilitates propagation of a respective electromagnetic wave of a plurality of electromagnetic waves, wherein the plurality of electromagnetic waves propagates without requiring an electrical return path, and wherein the plurality of electromagnetic waves operates in a non-optical frequency range; and a cover surrounding the plurality of twisted insulated conductors, wherein the cover facilitates reducing exposure of the plurality of hollow cores to an environment that impedes the propagation of the plurality of electromagnetic waves along the plurality of hollow cores. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a waveguide system, a plurality of communication signals; and propagating, by a coupler of the waveguide system according to the plurality of communication signals, a plurality of electromagnetic waves along a plurality of hollow cores surrounded by a plurality of twisted insulated conductors, wherein each hollow core of the plurality of hollow cores facilitates propagation of a respective electromagnetic wave of the plurality of electromagnetic waves, wherein the plurality of electromagnetic waves propagates without requiring an electrical return path, and wherein the plurality of electromagnetic waves operates in a non-optical frequency range. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A launcher, comprising:
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a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising; receiving communication signals conveying data; and generating, according to the communication signals, a plurality of electromagnetic waves that propagates along a plurality of hollow waveguides formed between portions of outer surfaces of a plurality of insulated cables, wherein each hollow waveguide of the plurality of hollow waveguides facilitates propagation of a respective electromagnetic wave of the plurality of electromagnetic waves, and wherein the plurality of electromagnetic waves propagates without requiring an electrical return path. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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