PHOTONIC CRYSTAL WAVEGUIDE DOWNHOLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
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1. A communication system for communicating between a device in a borehole penetrating a subsurface formation and a computing device at a surface location, the system comprising:
- a downhole component having a portion near the device; and
a photonic crystal waveguide coupled to the downhole component, the photonic crystal waveguide configured to receive a signal from the device and guide it towards the computing device.
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Abstract
A downhole component includes a body portion and a photonic crystal waveguide coupled to the body portion that is configured to receive a signal from a device.
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27 Claims
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1. A communication system for communicating between a device in a borehole penetrating a subsurface formation and a computing device at a surface location, the system comprising:
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a downhole component having a portion near the device; and a photonic crystal waveguide coupled to the downhole component, the photonic crystal waveguide configured to receive a signal from the device and guide it towards the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of communicating from a downhole device located in a borehole penetrating a subsurface formation to a surface location, the method comprising:
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coupling an electromagnetic (EM) signal from the device to a photonic crystal wave guide; guiding the EM signal through the photonic crystal waveguide in a direction away from the device and towards the surface location; converting the EM signal to a digital signal; and providing the digital signal to a computing device at the surface location. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of communicating from a computing device at a surface location to a downhole device located in a borehole penetrating a subsurface formation, the method comprising:
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converting a digital signal created by the computing device into an electromagnetic (signal); coupling an electromagnetic (EM) signal to a photonic crystal wave guide; guiding the EM signal through the photonic crystal waveguide in a direction away from surface location and towards the device; and receiving the EM signal at the device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A downhole component comprising:
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a body portion; and a photonic crystal waveguide coupled to the body portion, the photonic crystal waveguide configured to receive a signal from a device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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