APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR LAUNCHING GUIDED WAVES VIA AN ANTENNA
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1. A method, comprising:
- generating a first electromagnetic wave by a waveguide system having a radiating element; and
directing, at least partially by a reflective plate of the waveguide system, the first electromagnetic wave to an interface of a transmission medium to induce a second electromagnetic wave along a surface of the transmission medium, wherein the second electromagnetic wave propagates along the surface of the transmission medium without utilizing an electrical return path, and wherein the second electromagnetic wave has a non-fundamental wave mode and a non-optical operating frequency.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system having an antenna for launching, according to a signal, a first electromagnetic wave to induce a propagation of a second electromagnetic wave along a transmission medium, the second electromagnetic wave having a non-fundamental wave mode and a non-optical operating frequency. A reflective plate is spaced a distance behind the antenna relative to a direction of the propagation of the second electromagnetic wave. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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generating a first electromagnetic wave by a waveguide system having a radiating element; and directing, at least partially by a reflective plate of the waveguide system, the first electromagnetic wave to an interface of a transmission medium to induce a second electromagnetic wave along a surface of the transmission medium, wherein the second electromagnetic wave propagates along the surface of the transmission medium without utilizing an electrical return path, and wherein the second electromagnetic wave has a non-fundamental wave mode and a non-optical operating frequency. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system, comprising:
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an interface configured to receive a signal; an antenna configured to launch, according to the signal, a first electromagnetic wave to induce a propagation of a second electromagnetic wave along a transmission medium, the second electromagnetic wave having a non-fundamental wave mode and a non-optical operating frequency; and a reflective plate spaced a distance behind the antenna relative to a direction of the propagation of the second electromagnetic wave. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system, comprising:
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antenna means for generating a first electromagnetic wave; waveguide means for directing the first electromagnetic wave to an interface of a transmission medium to induce a propagation of a second electromagnetic wave bound to a surface of the transmission medium, the second electromagnetic wave having a non-fundamental wave mode, a fundamental wave mode, or a combination thereof; and a reflective surface spaced in parallel to the antenna means and a distance behind the antenna means relative to a direction of the propagation of the second electromagnetic wave. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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