DIRECTIONAL COUPLING DEVICE AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH
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1. A coupling device comprising:
- a first antenna that radiates a first radio frequency (RF) signal conveying data; and
a second antenna that radiates a second RF signal conveying the data;
wherein the first antenna and the second antenna are configured such that the first RF signal and second RF signal form a combined RF signal that is guided by an outer surface of a transmission medium to propagate as a guided electromagnetic wave in substantially a single longitudinal direction along the transmission medium.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a coupling device including a first antenna that radiates a first RF signal conveying first data; and a second antenna that radiates a second RF signal conveying the first data from the at least one transmitting device. The first RF signal and second RF signal form a combined RF signal that is bound by an outer surface of a transmission medium to propagate as a guided electromagnetic wave substantially in a single longitudinal direction along the transmission medium. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A coupling device comprising:
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a first antenna that radiates a first radio frequency (RF) signal conveying data; and a second antenna that radiates a second RF signal conveying the data; wherein the first antenna and the second antenna are configured such that the first RF signal and second RF signal form a combined RF signal that is guided by an outer surface of a transmission medium to propagate as a guided electromagnetic wave in substantially a single longitudinal direction along the transmission medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A coupling device comprising:
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a first antenna that radiates a first radio frequency (RF) signal conveying data; and a second antenna that radiates a second RF signal conveying the data; wherein the first RF signal and second RF signal form a combined RF signal that is bound by an outer surface of a transmission medium to propagate as a guided electromagnetic wave substantially in a first selected one of a plurality of longitudinal directions along the transmission medium. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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generating a first radio frequency (RF) signal; generating second RF signal; and radiating, via an antenna array, the first RF signal and the second RF signal as a combined RF signal, wherein the combined RF signal is bound by an outer surface of a transmission medium to propagate as a guided electromagnetic wave substantially in a single longitudinal direction along the transmission medium. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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