Method and apparatus for coupling an antenna to a device
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1. A communication device, comprising:
- a dielectric antenna comprising a dielectric feedline, a dielectric body, and a dielectric lens, wherein first electromagnetic waves are guided along the dielectric feedline without requiring an electrical return path, and wherein the first electromagnetic waves propagate through the dielectric body to the dielectric lens to generate first wireless signals; and
a transmitter comprising a port that facilitates transmission of the first electromagnetic waves that propagate along the dielectric feedline, wherein a proximity between the port of the transmitter and the dielectric feedline is adjustable.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, an antenna structure that includes a dielectric antenna comprising a dielectric feedline having a feed point, and a collar that facilitates aligning a port of a waveguide system to the feed point of the dielectric feedline for facilitating transmission or reception of electromagnetic waves exchanged between the port and the feed point of the dielectric feedline, the electromagnetic waves guided by the dielectric feedline without an electrical return path. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A communication device, comprising:
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a dielectric antenna comprising a dielectric feedline, a dielectric body, and a dielectric lens, wherein first electromagnetic waves are guided along the dielectric feedline without requiring an electrical return path, and wherein the first electromagnetic waves propagate through the dielectric body to the dielectric lens to generate first wireless signals; and a transmitter comprising a port that facilitates transmission of the first electromagnetic waves that propagate along the dielectric feedline, wherein a proximity between the port of the transmitter and the dielectric feedline is adjustable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An antenna structure, comprising:
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a dielectric antenna comprising a dielectric lens, a dielectric body and a dielectric feedline, wherein electromagnetic waves are guided along the dielectric feedline without requiring an electrical return path, and wherein the electromagnetic waves propagate through the dielectric body to the dielectric lens to generate first near-field wireless signals; and a waveguide system coupled to a port that facilitates transmission of the electromagnetic waves that propagate along the dielectric feedline, wherein a proximity between the port and the dielectric feedline is adjustable. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method, comprising:
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aligning a feedline of a dielectric antenna comprising a dielectric lens and a dielectric body with a port of a waveguide system, wherein first electromagnetic waves are guided along the feedline without requiring an electrical return path, and wherein the first electromagnetic waves propagate through the dielectric body to the dielectric lens to generate first near-field wireless signals; and transmitting, by the waveguide system, the first electromagnetic waves that propagate along the feedline, wherein a proximity between the port of and the feedline is adjustable. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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