METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COUPLING AN ANTENNA TO A DEVICE
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1. A communication device, comprising:
- a dielectric antenna coupled to a dielectric feedline having a feed point;
a transmitter comprising a port that facilitates transmission of electromagnetic waves to the feed point for guidance of the electromagnetic waves along the dielectric feedline to the dielectric antenna without an electrical return path; and
a collar comprising a first opening and a second opening that facilitates coupling the port of the transmitter to the feed point of the dielectric feedline.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, an antenna structure that includes a dielectric antenna comprising a dielectric feedline having a feed point, and a collar that facilitates aligning a port of a waveguide system to the feed point of the dielectric feedline for facilitating transmission or reception of electromagnetic waves exchanged between the port and the feed point of the dielectric feedline, the electromagnetic waves guided by the dielectric feedline without an electrical return path. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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25 Claims
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1. A communication device, comprising:
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a dielectric antenna coupled to a dielectric feedline having a feed point; a transmitter comprising a port that facilitates transmission of electromagnetic waves to the feed point for guidance of the electromagnetic waves along the dielectric feedline to the dielectric antenna without an electrical return path; and a collar comprising a first opening and a second opening that facilitates coupling the port of the transmitter to the feed point of the dielectric feedline. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An antenna structure, comprising:
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a dielectric antenna comprising a dielectric feedline having a feed point; and a collar that facilitates aligning a port of a waveguide system to the feed point of the dielectric feedline for facilitating transmission or reception of electromagnetic waves exchanged between the port and the feed point of the dielectric feedline, the electromagnetic waves guided by the dielectric feedline without an electrical return path. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method, comprising:
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aligning a feed point of a feedline of a dielectric antenna with a port of a waveguide system by coupling the feed point to the port of the waveguide system with a coupling device; and transmitting or receiving, by the waveguide system, electromagnetic waves exchanged between the port and the feed point of the feedline, the electromagnetic waves guided by the feedline of the dielectric antenna without an electrical return path. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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