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Cable for radio frequency communication

  • US 9,564,972 B2
  • Filed: 12/31/2014
  • Issued: 02/07/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A communication link for communicating between a host device and a client device remote from the host device, the communication link comprising:

  • at least one optical fiber comprising a first terminal end and a second terminal end;

    a head end unit optically coupled to the at least one optical fiber at the first terminal end, the head end unit comprising a first electro-optic converter configured to convert a received optical signal into an electrical signal or vice versa; and

    a remote antenna assembly comprising a second electro-optic converter that converts a received optical signal into an electrical signal or vice versa,wherein the remote antenna assembly further comprises an electromagnetic coupler configured to couple electromagnetic energy to the client device in the near field, the electromagnetic coupler comprising;

    a substrate comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface;

    a conductive ground plane disposed on the first surface of the substrate, the conductive ground plane defining an aperture extending therethrough; and

    a conductive strip disposed on the second surface of the substrate.

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