MAGNETIC COUPLING DEVICE WITH REFLECTIVE PLATE AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH
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1. A coupling device comprising:
- a receiving portion, that receives, from a transmitting device, a radio frequency signal conveying data;
a magnetic coupler, that magnetically couples the radio frequency signal to a transmission medium as a guided electromagnetic wave that is bound to an outer surface of the transmission medium;
a housing that includes a dielectric portion that secures the transmission medium adjacent to the magnetic coupler and a reflective plate that reduces electromagnetic emissions from the magnetic coupler.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a coupling device including a receiving portion that receives a radio frequency signal conveying data from a transmitting device. A magnetic coupler magnetically couples the radio frequency signal to a transmission medium as a guided electromagnetic wave that is bound by an outer surface of the transmission medium. A cap includes a dielectric portion that secures the transmission medium adjacent to the magnetic coupler and a reflective plate that reduces electromagnetic emissions from the magnetic coupler. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A coupling device comprising:
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a receiving portion, that receives, from a transmitting device, a radio frequency signal conveying data; a magnetic coupler, that magnetically couples the radio frequency signal to a transmission medium as a guided electromagnetic wave that is bound to an outer surface of the transmission medium; a housing that includes a dielectric portion that secures the transmission medium adjacent to the magnetic coupler and a reflective plate that reduces electromagnetic emissions from the magnetic coupler. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A coupling device comprising:
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receiving means for receiving a radio frequency signal conveying data; and a cavity resonator, that magnetically couples the radio frequency signal to a wire as a guided electromagnetic wave that is bound to the wire; a dielectric portion that secures the wire adjacent to the cavity resonator; and a reflective plate that reduces electromagnetic emissions from the cavity resonator. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method comprising:
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receiving, via a receiving portion, a signal; and launching, via a cavity resonator, the signal on a transmission medium as a guided electromagnetic wave that is bound to an outer surface of the transmission medium, wherein a dielectric portion secures the transmission medium adjacent to the cavity resonator and a reflective plate reduces electromagnetic emissions from the cavity resonator. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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