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Method and apparatus for sensing a condition in a transmission medium of electromagnetic waves

  • US 9,893,766 B2
  • Filed: 08/15/2017
  • Issued: 02/13/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus, comprising:

  • a waveguide system comprising a dielectric coupler and an antenna, wherein the dielectric coupler is positioned with respect to a surface of a transmission medium, wherein the dielectric coupler facilitates a transmission of first electromagnetic waves that propagate along the surface of the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, wherein the antenna facilitates conversion of the first electromagnetic waves to first wireless signals directed to a recipient device, and wherein the first electromagnetic waves are generated from source electromagnetic waves that propagate along the dielectric coupler without requiring an electrical return path; and

    a sensor that facilitates sensing a condition that is adverse to propagation of the first electromagnetic waves along the surface of the transmission medium.

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