APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR SENDING OR RECEIVING ELECTROMAGNETIC SIGNALS
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1. A device, comprising:
- a generator that facilitates generation of a first electromagnetic wave;
a core; and
a waveguide that facilitates guiding the first electromagnetic wave towards the core,wherein the core comprises a first region, a second region, and a third region,wherein the core comprises an interface in the first region,wherein the first electromagnetic wave induces at the interface a second electromagnetic wave,wherein the waveguide is configured to confine the second electromagnetic wave at least in part within the core in the first region,wherein the second region of the core is configured to reduce a radiation loss of the second electromagnetic wave as the second electromagnetic wave propagates into the second region, andwherein the third region of the core is configured to reduce a propagation loss of the second electromagnetic wave as the second electromagnetic wave propagates into the third region.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a generator that facilitates generation of an electromagnetic wave, a core, and a waveguide that facilitates guiding the electromagnetic wave towards the core to induce a second electromagnetic wave that propagates along the core. The core and/or the waveguide can be configured to reduce radiation loss of the second electromagnetic wave, propagation loss of the second electromagnetic wave, or a combination thereof. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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23 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
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a generator that facilitates generation of a first electromagnetic wave; a core; and a waveguide that facilitates guiding the first electromagnetic wave towards the core, wherein the core comprises a first region, a second region, and a third region, wherein the core comprises an interface in the first region, wherein the first electromagnetic wave induces at the interface a second electromagnetic wave, wherein the waveguide is configured to confine the second electromagnetic wave at least in part within the core in the first region, wherein the second region of the core is configured to reduce a radiation loss of the second electromagnetic wave as the second electromagnetic wave propagates into the second region, and wherein the third region of the core is configured to reduce a propagation loss of the second electromagnetic wave as the second electromagnetic wave propagates into the third region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A device, comprising:
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a generator that facilitates generation of a first electromagnetic wave; a core; and a waveguide that facilitates guiding the first electromagnetic wave towards the core, wherein the core comprises a first region and a second region, wherein the core comprises an interface in the first region, wherein the first electromagnetic wave induces at the interface a second electromagnetic wave, wherein the waveguide is configured to confine the second electromagnetic wave at least in part within the core in the first region, wherein the second region of the core is located within the waveguide, and wherein a portion of the waveguide covering the second region is configured to reduce a radiation loss of the second electromagnetic wave as the second electromagnetic wave propagates into the second region. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A device, comprising:
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means for generating a first electromagnetic wave; and means for guiding the first electromagnetic wave towards a core, wherein the core comprises an interface in a first region of the core, wherein the first electromagnetic wave induces at the interface a second electromagnetic wave, wherein the interface is configured to reduce a reflection by the first electromagnetic wave at a surface of the interface, wherein the means for guiding confines the second electromagnetic at least in part within the core in the first region, and wherein the means for guiding or a second region of the core is configured to reduce a radiation loss of the second electromagnetic wave as the second electromagnetic wave propagates into the second region. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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