Methods and apparatus for inducing a fundamental wave mode on a transmission medium
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1. A method, comprising:
- arranging, by a first system including a processor, a plurality of transmitters having different azimuthal positions around a transmission medium; and
selecting, by the first system, at least two transmitters of the plurality of transmitters to generate instances of an electromagnetic wave, wherein the instances combine to form a combined electromagnetic wave having a fundamental wave mode, wherein a non-fundamental wave mode is at least substantially absent from the combined electromagnetic wave, and wherein the combined 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 system for generating electromagnetic waves having a fundamental wave mode, and directing the electromagnetic waves to an interface of a transmission medium for guiding propagation of the electromagnetic waves. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A method, comprising:
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arranging, by a first system including a processor, a plurality of transmitters having different azimuthal positions around a transmission medium; and selecting, by the first system, at least two transmitters of the plurality of transmitters to generate instances of an electromagnetic wave, wherein the instances combine to form a combined electromagnetic wave having a fundamental wave mode, wherein a non-fundamental wave mode is at least substantially absent from the combined electromagnetic wave, and wherein the combined electromagnetic wave propagates along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising instructions, wherein responsive to executing the instructions, a processor of a first system performs operations, the operations comprising:
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selecting at least two of a plurality of transmitters having different azimuthal positions around a transmission medium; and generating, by the at least two of the plurality of transmitters, instances of an electromagnetic wave, wherein the instances combine to form a combined electromagnetic wave having a fundamental wave mode, wherein a non-fundamental wave mode is at least substantially absent from the combined electromagnetic wave, and wherein the combined electromagnetic wave propagates along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A system, comprising:
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a transmission medium; a plurality of transmitters having different azimuthal positions around the transmission medium; 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; selecting at least two of the plurality of transmitters to generate instances of an electromagnetic wave; and combining the instances of the electromagnetic wave to form a combined electromagnetic wave having a fundamental wave mode, wherein a non-fundamental wave mode is at least substantially absent from the combined electromagnetic wave, and wherein the combined electromagnetic wave propagates along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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