TRANSMISSION MEDIUM HAVING MULTIPLE CORES AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH
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1. A transmission medium, comprising:
- a plurality of cables, each cable comprising a core; and
a dielectric layer surrounding at least a portion of each core of the plurality of cables, wherein each core is configured to enable an electromagnetic wave having a non-optical frequency range to be bound to the core rather than the dielectric layer without an electrical return path and to have an electric field intensity profile that is substantially concentrated within the dielectric layer, and wherein the dielectric layer reduces exposure of the electromagnetic wave to an adverse environment.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a transmission medium for propagating electromagnetic waves. The transmission medium can include a plurality of cores for selectively guiding an electromagnetic wave of a plurality of electromagnetic waves longitudinally along each core, and a shell surrounding at least a portion of each core for reducing exposure of the electromagnetic wave of each core. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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25 Claims
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1. A transmission medium, comprising:
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a plurality of cables, each cable comprising a core; and a dielectric layer surrounding at least a portion of each core of the plurality of cables, wherein each core is configured to enable an electromagnetic wave having a non-optical frequency range to be bound to the core rather than the dielectric layer without an electrical return path and to have an electric field intensity profile that is substantially concentrated within the dielectric layer, and wherein the dielectric layer reduces exposure of the electromagnetic wave to an adverse environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a transmission medium, a plurality signals supplied by a plurality of launchers, wherein each signal of the plurality signals conveys different data, and wherein the transmission medium comprises a plurality of cores without an electrical return path, each core surrounded at least in part by a shell; and selectively coupling, by the transmission medium, to each signal of the plurality signals to generate guided electromagnetic waves at each of the plurality of cores each having an electric field intensity profile that is substantially concentrated within the shell, wherein the shell of a core reduces exposure of the guided electromagnetic waves of the core, and wherein the guided electromagnetic waves have a non-optical frequency range. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A multi-guide cable, comprising:
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a plurality of cores, each core having no electrical return path; and a shell surrounding at least a portion of each core, wherein each core is configured to enable one of a plurality of electromagnetic waves having a non-optical frequency range to be bound to the core rather than the shell and to have an electric field intensity profile that is substantially concentrated within the shell, wherein each core is configured to have a reduced propagation loss for electromagnetic waves having the non-optical frequency range, and wherein the shell reduces exposure of the electromagnetic wave of each core. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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