Apparatus and method for affecting the radial dimension of guided electromagnetic waves
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a waveguide system including a waveguide structure, a first guided electromagnetic wave; and
generating, by the waveguide system, a first communication signal according to the first guided electromagnetic wave;
wherein the first guided electromagnetic wave propagates along an outer surface of an insulation layer, wherein the insulation layer has a tapered end, wherein a portion of the insulation layer has a substantially uniform outer diameter, wherein the portion of the insulation layer is within the waveguide structure, wherein the tapered end is outside of the waveguide structure, wherein the insulation layer covers a first portion of a conductor, and wherein the insulation layer enables a first radial dimension of a field of the first guided electromagnetic wave to decrease as the first guided electromagnetic wave propagates longitudinally along the tapered end towards the waveguide structure.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system for receiving a communication signal, generating an electromagnetic wave from the communication signal, and inducing the electromagnetic wave on a portion of a transmission medium having an insulation layer with a tapered end covering at least part of a conductor. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a waveguide system including a waveguide structure, a first guided electromagnetic wave; and generating, by the waveguide system, a first communication signal according to the first guided electromagnetic wave; wherein the first guided electromagnetic wave propagates along an outer surface of an insulation layer, wherein the insulation layer has a tapered end, wherein a portion of the insulation layer has a substantially uniform outer diameter, wherein the portion of the insulation layer is within the waveguide structure, wherein the tapered end is outside of the waveguide structure, wherein the insulation layer covers a first portion of a conductor, and wherein the insulation layer enables a first radial dimension of a field of the first guided electromagnetic wave to decrease as the first guided electromagnetic wave propagates longitudinally along the tapered end towards the waveguide structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system, comprising:
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an insulation material having a tapered end, the insulation material configured to cover a portion of a conductor; and a waveguide coupled to the insulation material to enable a first radial dimension of a field of a first guided electromagnetic wave to decrease while propagating longitudinally along the tapered end towards the waveguide, wherein a portion of the insulation material has a substantially uniform outer diameter, wherein the portion of the insulation material is within the waveguide, wherein the tapered end is outside of the waveguide, and wherein the portion of the insulation material within the waveguide results in a gap between an outer surface of the insulation material and an inner surface of the waveguide. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system, comprising:
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a dielectric material configurable to cover a first portion of a conductor, wherein a first portion of the dielectric material has a substantially uniform longitudinal thickness, and wherein a second portion of the dielectric material has a variable longitudinal thickness; a waveguide system including a waveguide structure coupled to the dielectric material; and circuitry configured to facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising; causing the waveguide system to receive, via the waveguide structure, an electromagnetic wave guided by the dielectric material; and causing the waveguide system to generate, according to the electromagnetic wave, a communication signal, wherein a field of the electromagnetic wave has a radial dimension that decreases as the electromagnetic wave propagates along the variable longitudinal thickness of the dielectric material away from a second portion of the conductor not covered by the dielectric material and towards the waveguide structure, wherein the first portion of the dielectric material is within the waveguide structure, and wherein the second portion of the dielectric material is outside of the waveguide structure. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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