METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AN ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE THAT COUPLES ONTO A TRANSMISSION MEDIUM
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1. A device, comprising:
- a transmitter that facilitates generation of an electromagnetic wave;
a dielectric material; and
a coupler,wherein the dielectric material is disposed on a first portion of a surface of a transmission medium,wherein a tapered region of the dielectric material has a variable dielectric constant,wherein the coupler is coupled to a portion of the dielectric material,wherein the coupler facilitates guiding the electromagnetic wave to the tapered region, andwherein the variable dielectric constant of the tapered region 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; and a coupler, wherein the dielectric material is disposed on a first portion of a surface of a transmission medium, wherein a tapered region of the dielectric material has a variable dielectric constant, wherein the coupler is coupled to a portion of the dielectric material, wherein the coupler facilitates guiding the electromagnetic wave to the tapered region, and wherein the variable dielectric constant of the tapered region 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, 10)
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11. 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 tapered region having a variable dielectric constant, wherein the coupler surrounds a portion of the dielectric material that does not include the tapered region, and wherein the variable dielectric constant of the tapered region 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 (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A device, comprising:
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a receiver; a dielectric material including a tapered region having a variable dielectric constant; and a coupler, 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 not including the tapered region, wherein the coupler facilitates guiding an electromagnetic wave to the tapered region, and wherein the variable dielectric constant of the tapered region 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 (19, 20)
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