Methods and apparatus for adjusting a wavelength electromagnetic waves
First Claim
1. A device, comprising:
- a hollow waveguide; and
a coupler positioned partially within the hollow waveguide, wherein the hollow waveguide facilitates coupling, via the coupler, an electromagnetic wave onto a transmission medium, wherein the electromagnetic wave propagates along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, and wherein a position of the coupler partially within the hollow waveguide is adjustable to provide the coupler with an adjustable length that facilitates an adjustment of a characteristic of the electromagnetic wave.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, generating, a first hollow waveguide that facilitates coupling, via the first dielectric coupler, a first electromagnetic wave onto a transmission medium, and a second hollow waveguide that facilitates coupling, via the second dielectric coupler, a second electromagnetic wave onto the transmission medium, where the first electromagnetic wave and the second electromagnetic wave combine to form a combined electromagnetic wave that propagates along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, and where the first dielectric coupler has an adjustable length that facilitates an adjustment of a wave mode of the combined electromagnetic wave. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
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a hollow waveguide; and a coupler positioned partially within the hollow waveguide, wherein the hollow waveguide facilitates coupling, via the coupler, an electromagnetic wave onto a transmission medium, wherein the electromagnetic wave propagates along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, and wherein a position of the coupler partially within the hollow waveguide is adjustable to provide the coupler with an adjustable length that facilitates an adjustment of a characteristic of the electromagnetic wave. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A device, comprising:
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a first waveguide coupled to a first coupler, wherein the first waveguide facilitates coupling, via the first coupler, a first electromagnetic wave onto a transmission medium; and a second waveguide coupled to a second coupler, wherein the second waveguide facilitates coupling, via the second coupler, a second electromagnetic wave onto the transmission medium, wherein the first electromagnetic wave and the second electromagnetic wave combine to form a combined electromagnetic wave that propagates along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, and wherein the first coupler has a first adjustable length that facilitates an adjustment of a characteristic of the combined electromagnetic wave. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method, comprising:
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generating, by a hollow waveguide coupled to a coupler, an electromagnetic wave that couples onto a transmission medium, wherein the coupler is positioned partially within the hollow waveguide, wherein the electromagnetic wave propagates along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, and wherein a position of the coupler partially within the hollow waveguide is adjustable to provide the coupler with an adjustable length; and adjusting the adjustable length of the coupler to adjust a wave mode of the electromagnetic wave. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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