METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COUPLING AN ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE TO A TRANSMISSION MEDIUM
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1. A device, comprising:
- a transmitter that facilitates generation of an electromagnetic wave;
a dielectric material comprising a plurality of tapered endpoints; and
a coupler coupled to the transmitter,wherein the dielectric material is disposed on a first portion of a surface of a transmission medium,wherein the coupler is coupled to a portion of the dielectric material,wherein the coupler facilitates guiding the electromagnetic wave to the plurality of tapered endpoints of the dielectric material, andwherein the plurality of tapered endpoints facilitates reducing a radiation of the electromagnetic wave as the electromagnetic wave propagates to a second portion of the surface of the transmission medium.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a system that can be configured for generating an electromagnetic wave and coupling the electromagnetic wave to a transmission medium with a reduced loss of radiation of the electromagnetic wave into free space. The system can also be configured to receive an electromagnetic waves form the transmission medium with a reduced loss of radiation of the electromagnetic wave into free space. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
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a transmitter that facilitates generation of an electromagnetic wave; a dielectric material comprising a plurality of tapered endpoints; and a coupler coupled to the transmitter, wherein the dielectric material is disposed on a first portion of a surface of a transmission medium, wherein the coupler is coupled to a portion of the dielectric material, wherein the coupler facilitates guiding the electromagnetic wave to the plurality of tapered endpoints of the dielectric material, and wherein the plurality of tapered endpoints facilitates reducing a radiation of the electromagnetic wave as the electromagnetic wave propagates to a second portion of the surface of the transmission medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, comprising:
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generating, by a system including a transmitter, an electromagnetic wave; and coupling, by a coupler, the electromagnetic wave to a dielectric material disposed on a first portion of a surface of a transmission medium, wherein the dielectric material includes a plurality of tapered endpoints, wherein the coupler surrounds a portion of the dielectric material that does not include the plurality of tapered endpoints, and wherein the plurality of tapered endpoints facilitates reducing a radiation of the electromagnetic wave as the electromagnetic wave propagates to a second portion of the surface of the transmission medium. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A device, comprising:
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a receiver; a dielectric material comprising a plurality of tapered endpoints; and a coupler coupled to the receiver, wherein the dielectric material is disposed on a first portion of the surface of a transmission medium, wherein the coupler surrounds a portion of the dielectric material, wherein the receiver facilitates receiving from the coupler an electromagnetic wave propagating on a second portion of the surface of the transmission medium, and wherein the plurality of tapered endpoints facilitates reducing a radiation of the electromagnetic wave as the electromagnetic wave propagates from the second portion of the surface of the transmission medium to the dielectric material. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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