发明名称 |
GUIDED-WAVE TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH |
摘要 |
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. |
申请公布号 |
US2016112133(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.04.21 |
申请号 |
US201414519566 |
申请日期 |
2014.10.21 |
申请人 |
AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP |
发明人 |
Henry Paul Shala;Bennett Robert;Gerszberg Irwin;Barzegar Farhad;Barnickel Donald J.;Willis, III Thomas M. |
分类号 |
H04B10/2575;H01P3/10;H04B10/40 |
主分类号 |
H04B10/2575 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. A transmission device comprising:
a communications interface that receives a first communication signal that includes first data; a transceiver, coupled to the communications interface, that generates a first electromagnetic wave based on the first communication signal to convey the first data, the first electromagnetic wave having at least one carrier frequency and at least one corresponding wavelength; 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 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 includes a non-fundamental mode, wherein the at least one carrier frequency is within a microwave frequency band and wherein the at least one corresponding wavelength is less than the circumference of the transmission medium. |
地址 |
Atlanta GA US |