METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INDUCING A FUNDAMENTAL WAVE MODE ON A TRANSMISSION MEDIUM
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1. A system, comprising:
- a plurality of receivers of a recipient waveguide system for receiving a combined electromagnetic wave substantially having a fundamental wave mode, wherein a non-fundamental wave mode is at least substantially absent from the combined electromagnetic wave, wherein the combined electromagnetic wave is generated by a source waveguide system that generates at a first interface of a transmission medium the combined electromagnetic wave from instances of an electromagnetic wave, and wherein the combined electromagnetic wave propagates along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path; and
a structure of the recipient waveguide system for directing the combined electromagnetic wave from a second interface of the transmission medium to the plurality of receivers.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system for generating electromagnetic waves having a fundamental wave mode, and directing the electromagnetic waves to an interface of a transmission medium for guiding propagation of the electromagnetic waves. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a plurality of receivers of a recipient waveguide system for receiving a combined electromagnetic wave substantially having a fundamental wave mode, wherein a non-fundamental wave mode is at least substantially absent from the combined electromagnetic wave, wherein the combined electromagnetic wave is generated by a source waveguide system that generates at a first interface of a transmission medium the combined electromagnetic wave from instances of an electromagnetic wave, and wherein the combined electromagnetic wave propagates along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path; and a structure of the recipient waveguide system for directing the combined electromagnetic wave from a second interface of the transmission medium to the plurality of receivers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a recipient waveguide system, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
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obtaining operational parameters for configuring a plurality of receivers of the recipient waveguide system; and configuring the plurality of receivers according to the operational parameters to receive a combined electromagnetic wave having a selected wave mode and a non-optical operating frequency, wherein the combined electromagnetic wave is generated by a source waveguide system at an interface with a transmission medium, wherein the transmission medium guides propagation of the combined electromagnetic wave without requiring an electrical return path, wherein the selected wave mode is substantially a fundamental wave mode and where a non-fundamental wave mode is at least substantially absent from the combined electromagnetic wave. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A method, comprising:
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directing, from a recipient waveguide system to a plurality of receivers, a combined electromagnetic wave substantially having a fundamental wave mode, wherein a non-fundamental wave mode is at least substantially absent from the combined electromagnetic wave, wherein the combined electromagnetic wave is generated by a source waveguide system that generates at an interface of a transmission medium the combined electromagnetic wave from instances of an electromagnetic wave, and wherein the combined electromagnetic wave propagates along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path; and receiving, by the plurality of receivers, the combined electromagnetic wave. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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