Wireless Communication With Dielectric Medium

摘要

An electronic device may include a dielectric substrate, an electronic circuit supported by the substrate, for processing data, and a communication unit having an antenna. The communication unit may be mounted to the substrate in communication with the electronic circuit for converting between a first EHF electromagnetic signal containing digital information and a data signal conducted by the electronic circuit. The electromagnetic signal may be transmitted or received along a signal path by the antenna. An electromagnetic signal guide assembly may include a dielectric element made of a dielectric material disposed proximate the antenna in the signal path. The electromagnetic signal guide may have sides extending along the signal path. A sleeve element may extend around the dielectric element along sides of the dielectric element. The sleeve element may impede transmission of the electromagnetic signal through the sides of the dielectric element.

主权项

1. An electronic device comprising:
a dielectric substrate; an electronic component disposed on the dielectric substrate and coupled to communicate data with one or more of a plurality of communication units disposed on the dielectric substrate; a first communication unit coupled to a first transducer disposed on the dielectric substrate, the first transducer configured to convert data received from the electronic component, via the first communication unit, into an electromagnetic signal operating in an extremely high frequency (EHF) band of an electromagnetic frequency spectrum; a second communication unit coupled to a second transducer disposed on the dielectric substrate, the second transducer configured to convert a received electromagnetic signal operating in the EHF band into data to send to the electronic component, via the second communication unit; and a sleeve assembly having a first portion disposed around one or more sides of the first communication unit and having a second portion disposed around the sides of the second communication unit, the sleeve assembly extending continuously between the first and second portions.