Guided-wave transmission device and methods for use therewith
First Claim
1. A transmission device comprising:
- a transceiver that generates a first electromagnetic wave conveying first data, the first electromagnetic wave having a carrier frequency and a corresponding wavelength; and
a coupler, coupled to the transceiver, that couples the first electromagnetic wave to a transmission medium having at least one inner portion surrounded by a dielectric material, the dielectric material having an outer surface, wherein the coupling of the first electromagnetic wave to the transmission medium results in a second electromagnetic wave that is guided to propagate partially along the outer surface of the dielectric material and partially inside the dielectric material via at least one guided-wave mode including a non-fundamental mode having an electromagnetic field pattern that includes a first lobe aligned at a first azimuthal orientation to the transmission medium and a second lobe aligned at a second azimuthal orientation to the transmission medium.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a transmission device that includes a transmitter that generates a first electromagnetic wave to convey data, the first electromagnetic wave having at least one carrier frequency and corresponding wavelength. A coupler couples the first electromagnetic wave to a transmission medium having at least one inner portion surrounded by a dielectric material, the dielectric material having an outer surface and a corresponding circumference, wherein the coupling of the first electromagnetic wave to the transmission medium forms a second electromagnetic wave that is guided to propagate along the outer surface of the dielectric material via at least one guided-wave mode that can include an asymmetric mode, wherein the at least one carrier frequency is within a microwave or millimeter-wave frequency band and wherein the at least one corresponding wavelength is less than the circumference of the transmission medium. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A transmission device comprising:
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a transceiver that generates a first electromagnetic wave conveying first data, the first electromagnetic wave having a carrier frequency and a corresponding wavelength; and a coupler, coupled to the transceiver, that couples the first electromagnetic wave to a transmission medium having at least one inner portion surrounded by a dielectric material, the dielectric material having an outer surface, wherein the coupling of the first electromagnetic wave to the transmission medium results in a second electromagnetic wave that is guided to propagate partially along the outer surface of the dielectric material and partially inside the dielectric material via at least one guided-wave mode including a non-fundamental mode having an electromagnetic field pattern that includes a first lobe aligned at a first azimuthal orientation to the transmission medium and a second lobe aligned at a second azimuthal orientation to the transmission medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A transmission device comprising:
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means for generating a first electromagnetic wave, the first electromagnetic wave having a carrier frequency and a corresponding wavelength; and means for coupling the first electromagnetic wave to a transmission medium having an outer surface, wherein the coupling of the first electromagnetic wave to the transmission medium results in a second electromagnetic wave that is guided to propagate partially along the outer surface of the transmission medium and partially inside the transmission medium via at least one guided-wave mode including an asymmetric mode having an electromagnetic field pattern that includes a first lobe aligned at a first azimuthal orientation to the transmission medium and a second lobe aligned at a second azimuthal orientation to the transmission medium. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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generating a first electromagnetic wave, the first electromagnetic wave having a carrier frequency and a corresponding wavelength; and coupling the first electromagnetic wave to a single wire transmission medium having an outer dielectric with an outer dielectric surface, wherein the coupling of the first electromagnetic wave to the single wire transmission medium results in a second electromagnetic wave that is guided to propagate partially along the outer dielectric surface and partially inside the outer dielectric of the single wire transmission medium via at least one guided-wave mode, wherein the carrier frequency is within a millimeter-wave frequency band and wherein the at least one guided-wave mode has an electromagnetic field pattern that includes a first lobe aligned at a first azimuthal orientation to the single wire transmission medium and a second lobe aligned at a second azimuthal orientation to the single wire transmission medium. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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