Dielectric coupling systems for EHF communications
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1. A device for conducting an EHF electromagnetic signal, comprising:
- a first electrically conductive body having a first major surface, the first electrically conductive body defining a first elongate recess in the major surface, the first elongate recess having a floor;
a first dielectric body disposed in the first elongate recess and configured to conduct the EHF electromagnetic signal; and
a surface overlay disposed on the first major surface of the first electrically conductive body and covering at least a portion of a length of the first dielectric body;
wherein;
the first electrically conductive body includes a second major surface opposite the first major surface;
the floor of the first elongate recess defines a first aperture through the first electrically conductive body, the aperture extending from the recess floor to the second major surface adjacent a first end of the first elongate recess; and
the device further comprising a first dielectric end member disposed at a first end of the first elongate recess and extending through the first aperture in the first electrically conductive body.
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Abstract
Dielectric coupler devices and dielectric coupling systems for communicating EHF electromagnetic signals, and their methods of use. The coupler devices include an electrically conductive body having a major surface, the electrically conductive body defining an elongate recess, and the elongate recess having a floor, where a dielectric body is disposed in the elongate recess and configured to conduct an EHF electromagnetic signal.
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34 Claims
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1. A device for conducting an EHF electromagnetic signal, comprising:
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a first electrically conductive body having a first major surface, the first electrically conductive body defining a first elongate recess in the major surface, the first elongate recess having a floor; a first dielectric body disposed in the first elongate recess and configured to conduct the EHF electromagnetic signal; and a surface overlay disposed on the first major surface of the first electrically conductive body and covering at least a portion of a length of the first dielectric body; wherein; the first electrically conductive body includes a second major surface opposite the first major surface; the floor of the first elongate recess defines a first aperture through the first electrically conductive body, the aperture extending from the recess floor to the second major surface adjacent a first end of the first elongate recess; and the device further comprising a first dielectric end member disposed at a first end of the first elongate recess and extending through the first aperture in the first electrically conductive body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A device for conducting an EHF electromagnetic signal, comprising:
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a first electrically conductive body having a first major surface, the first electrically conductive body defining a first elongate recess in the major surface, the first elongate recess having a floor; a first dielectric body disposed in the first elongate recess and configured to conduct the EHF electromagnetic signal; and a second device for conducting the EHF electromagnetic signal, the second device including; a second electrically conductive body including a first major surface;
the second electrically conductive body defining a second elongate recess in the first major surface of the second electrically conductive body, the second elongate recess having a floor; anda second dielectric body disposed in the second elongate recess;
whereinthe first and second devices are configured to be mated by bringing the first major surface of each electrically conductive body substantially proximate to the other so that the first and second dielectric bodies form a collective dielectric body that is configured to conduct the EHF electromagnetic along the collective dielectric body. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A device for conducting an EHF electromagnetic signal, comprising:
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a first electrically conductive body including a first major surface and a second major surface opposite the first major surface; a first dielectric body disposed on the first major surface, the first dielectric body having a first end and a second end and wherein the first dielectric body is configured to conduct the EHF electromagnetic signal between the first and second end; provided that the first electrically conductive body defines at least one aperture extending from the first major surface to the second major surface; and
the at least one aperture is proximate one of the first and second ends of the first dielectric body;wherein each aperture is a substantially rectangular slot defined in the electrically conductive body;
the slot having a slot width that is less than about one-half of the wavelength of the EHF electromagnetic signal, and the slot having a slot length that is greater than a wavelength of the EHF electromagnetic signal; anda first dielectric end member disposed within and extending through the at least one aperture in the first electrically conductive body. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. An EHF communication coupling system, comprising:
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an electrically conductive housing; an elongate dielectric conduit having a first end and a second end, the dielectric conduit being disposed between and at least partially enclosed by the electrically conductive housing; wherein the electrically conductive housing defines a first aperture proximate the first end of the elongate dielectric conduit and a second aperture proximate the second end of the elongate dielectric conduit; a first dielectric extension that projects from the first end of the elongate dielectric conduit and through the first aperture in the first housing portion; a second dielectric extension that projects from the second end of the elongate dielectric conduit and through the second aperture in the second housing portion; wherein the coupling system is configured to propagate at least a portion of an EHF electromagnetic signal between the first dielectric extension and the second dielectric extension by way of the elongate dielectric conduit. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method of communicating using EHF electromagnetic signals, comprising:
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mating a first and a second coupling components to form a coupling, each coupling component including an electrically conductive body having a first major surface, where each electrically conductive body defines an elongate recess in the first major surface, each elongate recess having a floor, and each elongate recess having a dielectric body disposed therein;
wherein mating the first and second coupling components includes;bringing the first major surfaces of the electrically conductive bodies of the coupling components into sufficient contact to form an electrically conductive housing, wherein the dielectric bodies of the coupling components are superimposed to form a dielectric conduit; and propagating an EHF electromagnetic signal along the dielectric conduit; wherein; each of the first and second coupling components includes a dielectric extension that abuts the dielectric body and projects through an aperture defined by the electrically conductive body; and mating the first and second coupling components includes forming a coupling wherein each of the dielectric extensions abuts a respective end of the resulting dielectric conduit and projects through the electrically conductive housing. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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