METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GUIDING AN ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE TO A TRANSMISSION MEDIUM
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1. A device, comprising:
- a transmitter that facilitates generation of an electromagnetic wave; and
a coupler coupled to the transmitter and coupled to a first portion of a surface of a transmission medium,wherein the coupler includes a plurality of tapered endpoints,wherein the coupler facilitates guiding the electromagnetic wave to the plurality of tapered endpoints,wherein the plurality of tapered endpoints of the coupler facilitates reducing a radiation of the electromagnetic wave as the electromagnetic wave propagates to a second portion of the surface of the transmission medium that differs from the first portion of the surface of the transmission medium, andwherein the transmitter facilitates generation of the electromagnetic wave according to a communication signal, and wherein the communication signal operates in a first spectral segment, and wherein the electromagnetic wave operates in a second spectral segment that differs from the first spectral segment.
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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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22 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
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a transmitter that facilitates generation of an electromagnetic wave; and a coupler coupled to the transmitter and coupled to a first portion of a surface of a transmission medium, wherein the coupler includes a plurality of tapered endpoints, wherein the coupler facilitates guiding the electromagnetic wave to the plurality of tapered endpoints, wherein the plurality of tapered endpoints of the coupler facilitates reducing a radiation of the electromagnetic wave as the electromagnetic wave propagates to a second portion of the surface of the transmission medium that differs from the first portion of the surface of the transmission medium, and wherein the transmitter facilitates generation of the electromagnetic wave according to a communication signal, and wherein the communication signal operates in a first spectral segment, and wherein the electromagnetic wave operates in a second spectral segment that differs from the first spectral segment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
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7. (canceled)
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11. A method, comprising:
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generating, by a system including a transmitter, an electromagnetic wave, wherein the electromagnetic wave is generated according to a communication signal, wherein the communication signal operates in a first spectral segment, and wherein the electromagnetic wave operates in a second spectral segment that differs from the first spectral segment; and coupling, by a coupler coupled to a first portion of a surface of the transmission medium, the electromagnetic wave to a second portion of the surface of a transmission medium via a plurality of tapered endpoints of the coupler, wherein the coupler facilitates guiding the electromagnetic wave to the plurality of tapered endpoints, and wherein the plurality of tapered endpoints of the coupler facilitates reducing a radiation of the electromagnetic wave as the electromagnetic wave propagates to the second portion of the surface of the transmission medium. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 15, 16, 17)
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14. (canceled)
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18. A device, comprising:
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a receiver; and a coupler coupled to the receiver, wherein the coupler includes a plurality of tapered endpoints, wherein a portion of the coupler surrounds a first portion of a surface of a transmission medium, wherein the receiver facilitates receiving from the coupler an electromagnetic wave propagating on a second portion of the surface of the transmission medium, wherein the electromagnetic wave conveys a communication signal, wherein the communication signal operates in a first spectral segment, wherein the electromagnetic wave operates in a second spectral segment that differs from the first spectral segment, and wherein the electromagnetic wave is generated by another device without modifying a signaling protocol of the communication signal, and wherein the plurality of tapered endpoints of the coupler 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 coupler. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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