Flexible waveguide cable with a dielectric core
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a flexible cable portion associated with an axis extending the length of the flexible cable portion, including;
a polyurethane dielectric medium extending the length of the flexible cable portion,a copper wire braid layer extending the length of the flexible cable portion and surrounding the dielectric medium, andan insulating layer extending the length of the cable portion and surrounding the copper wire braid layer;
a first horizontally polarized antenna extending along the axis, at a first end of the flexible cable portion, to receive a digital signal and to propagate energy through the flexible cable portion; and
a second horizontally polarized antenna extending along the axis, at a second end of the flexible cable portion opposite the first end, to receive the energy from the flexible cable portion and to provide the digital signal.
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Abstract
According to some embodiments, a waveguide cable includes a dielectric core and a conducting layer surrounding the dielectric core. A first antenna may be provided at a first end of the waveguide cable to receive a digital signal and to propagate an electromagnetic wave through the dielectric core. A second antenna may be provided at a second end of the waveguide cable, opposite the first end, to receive the electromagnetic wave from the dielectric core and to provide the digital signal.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a flexible cable portion associated with an axis extending the length of the flexible cable portion, including; a polyurethane dielectric medium extending the length of the flexible cable portion, a copper wire braid layer extending the length of the flexible cable portion and surrounding the dielectric medium, and an insulating layer extending the length of the cable portion and surrounding the copper wire braid layer; a first horizontally polarized antenna extending along the axis, at a first end of the flexible cable portion, to receive a digital signal and to propagate energy through the flexible cable portion; and a second horizontally polarized antenna extending along the axis, at a second end of the flexible cable portion opposite the first end, to receive the energy from the flexible cable portion and to provide the digital signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An apparatus, comprising:
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a cable portion, including; a dielectric core extending the length of the cable portion, and a conducting layer extending the length of the cable portion and surrounding the dielectric core; a first antenna, at a first end of the cable portion, to receive a digital signal and to propagate an electromagnetic wave through the dielectric core; and a second antenna, at a second end of the cable portion opposite the first end, to receive the electromagnetic wave from the dielectric core and to provide the digital signal, wherein the conducting layer comprises a copper wire braid.
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5. An apparatus, comprising:
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a cable portion, including; a dielectric core extending the length of the cable portion, and a conducting layer extending the length of the cable portion and surrounding the dielectric core; a first antenna, at a first end of the cable portion, to receive a digital signal and to propagate an electromagnetic wave through the dielectric core; a second antenna, at a second end of the cable portion opposite the first end, to receive the electromagnetic wave from the dielectric core and to provide the digital signal; and an insulating layer extending the length of the cable portion and surrounding the conducting layer. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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