APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR LAUNCHING GUIDED WAVES VIA PLURAL WAVEGUIDE SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- generating first electromagnetic waves, by a first waveguide system having a first plurality of circuits;
generating second electromagnetic waves, by a second waveguide system having a second plurality of circuits; and
wherein the first electromagnetic waves and the second electromagnetic waves are directed to an interface of a transmission medium to induce a third electromagnetic wave, wherein the third electromagnetic wave propagates along a surface of the transmission medium without utilizing an electrical return path, and wherein the third 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 a first plurality of transmitters for launching according to a signal, first electromagnetic waves, and a second plurality of transmitters for launching, according to the signal, second electromagnetic waves. The first electromagnetic waves and the second electromagnetic waves combine at an interface of a transmission medium to induce a propagation of a third electromagnetic wave, the third electromagnetic wave having a non-fundamental wave mode and a non-optical operating frequency, and wherein the second plurality of transmitters are spaced apart from the first plurality of transmitters in a direction of propagation of the third 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 first electromagnetic waves, by a first waveguide system having a first plurality of circuits; generating second electromagnetic waves, by a second waveguide system having a second plurality of circuits; and wherein the first electromagnetic waves and the second electromagnetic waves are directed to an interface of a transmission medium to induce a third electromagnetic wave, wherein the third electromagnetic wave propagates along a surface of the transmission medium without utilizing an electrical return path, and wherein the third 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, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system, comprising:
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a signal interface configured to receive a signal; a first plurality of transmitters configured to launch, according to the signal, first electromagnetic waves; and a second plurality of transmitters configured to launch, according to the signal, second electromagnetic waves; wherein the first electromagnetic waves and the second electromagnetic waves combine at an interface of a transmission medium to induce a propagation of a third electromagnetic wave, the third electromagnetic wave having a non-fundamental wave mode and a non-optical operating frequency, and wherein the second plurality of transmitters is spaced apart from the first plurality of transmitters along a longitudinal axis of the transmission medium. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A system, comprising:
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first transmission means for generating first electromagnetic waves; second transmission means for generating second electromagnetic waves; and waveguide means for directing the first electromagnetic waves and the second electromagnetic waves to an interface of a transmission medium to induce a propagation of a third electromagnetic wave having a non-fundamental wave mode, a fundamental wave mode, or a combination thereof, wherein the first transmission means has a first plurality of radiating elements in a first plane that is perpendicular to a direction of the propagation of the third electromagnetic wave, the second transmission means has a second plurality of radiating elements in a second plane that is perpendicular to the direction of the propagation of the third electromagnetic wave, and wherein the first plane is parallel to, and a distance apart from, the second plane. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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