Method and apparatus for launching a wave mode that mitigates interference
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1. A method, comprising:
- detecting, by a waveguide system, a degradation of an electromagnetic wave propagating along a transmission medium;
identifying, by the waveguide system, an object causing the degradation of the propagation of the electromagnetic wave along the transmission medium; and
adjusting, by the waveguide system according to the object that is identified, the electromagnetic wave to obtain an adjusted electromagnetic wave that reduces the degradation caused by the object, wherein the adjusted 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 waveguide system detecting a degradation of an electromagnetic wave propagating along a transmission medium. The waveguide system launches a modified electromagnetic wave including a hybrid wave mode according to the degradation that is detected. The modified electromagnetic wave propagates along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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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; identifying, by the waveguide system, an object causing the degradation of the propagation of the electromagnetic wave along the transmission medium; and adjusting, by the waveguide system according to the object that is identified, the electromagnetic wave to obtain an adjusted electromagnetic wave that reduces the degradation caused by the object, wherein the adjusted 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 launcher; and a processor coupled to the launcher, wherein the processor facilitates performance of operations, comprising; determining, by the processor, a degradation of an electromagnetic wave propagating along a transmission medium; responsive to the determining, 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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monitoring, by a waveguide system, a characteristic of an electromagnetic wave propagating along a transmission medium; detecting, by the waveguide system, a degradation of the electromagnetic wave, wherein the detecting of the degradation of the electromagnetic wave is based on the monitoring; and launching, 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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