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GUIDED-WAVE TRANSMISSION DEVICE WITH DIVERSITY AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH

  • US 20170085295A1
  • Filed: 12/06/2016
  • Published: 03/23/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A transmission device comprising:

  • a first coupler oriented at an azimuthal angle to a transmission medium, wherein the first coupler is configured to form a first electromagnetic wave that is guided along an outer surface of the transmission medium via at least one guided-wave mode, wherein the first electromagnetic wave has an envelope that varies as a function of angular deviation from the first azimuthal angle, wherein the function of angular deviation has a local minimum at a first angular deviation from the first azimuthal angle, and wherein a second electromagnetic wave propagates along the outer surface of the transmission medium in a direction opposite to the first electromagnetic wave; and

    a second coupler that receives the second electromagnetic wave from the transmission medium for transmission to a receiver, wherein the second coupler is oriented at the first angular deviation from the first azimuthal angle.

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