Antenna structure with doped antenna body
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1. A communication device, comprising:
- a dielectric antenna having a body of first dielectric material doped with particles of a second dielectric material;
a cable comprising a dielectric core coupled to a feed point of the dielectric antenna; and
a transmitter, coupled to the cable, the transmitter facilitating a transmission of electromagnetic waves, the electromagnetic waves guided by the dielectric core to the feed point of the dielectric antenna, without requiring an electrical return path.
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Abstract
In accordance with one or more embodiments, a communication device includes a dielectric antenna having a body of first dielectric material doped with particles of a second dielectric material. A cable comprising a dielectric core is coupled to a feed point of the dielectric antenna. A transmitter, coupled to the cable, facilitates a transmission of electromagnetic waves, the electromagnetic waves are guided by the dielectric core to the feed point of the dielectric antenna, without requiring an electrical return path.
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1. A communication device, comprising:
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a dielectric antenna having a body of first dielectric material doped with particles of a second dielectric material; a cable comprising a dielectric core coupled to a feed point of the dielectric antenna; and a transmitter, coupled to the cable, the transmitter facilitating a transmission of electromagnetic waves, the electromagnetic waves guided by the dielectric core to the feed point of the dielectric antenna, without requiring an electrical return path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An antenna structure, comprising:
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a feed point that facilitates coupling to a dielectric core that supplies electromagnetic waves to the feed point; and a solid dielectric antenna body coupled to the feed point for receiving the electromagnetic waves, the solid dielectric antenna body having a first dielectric material doped with particles of a second dielectric material. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An antenna structure, comprising:
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conductorless antenna means for transmitting or receiving free space wireless signals, the conductorless antenna means having a feed point and an aperture and a body of a first dielectric material doped with particles of a second dielectric material, the second dielectric material having a higher relative permittivity than the first dielectric material; and cable means for supplying electromagnetic waves to or from the feed point, wherein the electromagnetic waves are guided by the cable means and propagate without requiring an electrical return path, and wherein the electromagnetic waves generate the free space wireless signals from the aperture of the conductorless antenna means or wherein the electromagnetic waves are generated in response to receiving the free space wireless signals at the aperture of the conductorless antenna means. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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