Method and apparatus for reducing flow of currents on an outer surface of a structure
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1. A communication device, comprising:
- a coupler having a structure that facilitates guiding electromagnetic waves along a transmission medium, wherein the structure has an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the electromagnetic waves induce an electrical current that flows along the inner surface of the structure, and wherein the electromagnetic waves propagate along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path; and
a suppressor positioned on the inner surface of the structure, wherein the suppressor facilitates at least a reduction in a flow of the electrical current caused by the electromagnetic waves, from the inner surface of the structure to the outer surface of the structure.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a system that can include a coupler having a structure that facilitates guiding electromagnetic waves along a transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, and a suppressor coupled to an inner surface of the structure that facilitates at least a reduction in a flow of an electrical current from the inner surface of the structure to an outer surface of the structure. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A communication device, comprising:
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a coupler having a structure that facilitates guiding electromagnetic waves along a transmission medium, wherein the structure has an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the electromagnetic waves induce an electrical current that flows along the inner surface of the structure, and wherein the electromagnetic waves propagate along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path; and a suppressor positioned on the inner surface of the structure, wherein the suppressor facilitates at least a reduction in a flow of the electrical current caused by the electromagnetic waves, from the inner surface of the structure to the outer surface of the structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
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guiding, by a coupler having a structure, electromagnetic waves that propagate along a transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, wherein the structure has an inner surface and an outer surface, and wherein the electromagnetic waves induce an electrical current that flows along the inner surface of the structure; and reducing, by a suppressor positioned on the inner surface of the structure, a flow of the electrical current, caused by the electromagnetic waves, from the inner surface to the outer surface of the structure. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A waveguide system, comprising:
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a transmitter that facilitates generating a wireless signal, wherein the wireless signal conveys data; a coupler having a structure that facilitates converting the wireless signal to electromagnetic waves that propagate along a surface of a transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, wherein the structure has an inner surface and an outer surface, and wherein the electromagnetic waves induce an electrical current that flows along the inner surface of the structure; and a filter positioned on the inner surface of the structure, wherein the filter facilitates at least a reduction in a flow of the electrical current, caused by the electromagnetic waves, from the inner surface of the structure to the outer surface of the structure, wherein the electrical current is induced by the wireless signal. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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