APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR INTEGRATED INFLUENCER ELEMENT

摘要

An apparatus and method for an influencer structure. The apparatus includes a conductive element disposed in one or more radiation-propagating dielectric structures of a waveguide having a guiding region and one or more bounding regions, the conductive element responsive to an influencer signal to influence an amplitude-controlling property of the waveguide; and a coupling system for communicating the influencer signal to the conductive element. A method of operating an influencer includes: a) communicating an influencer signal to a conductive element disposed in one or more radiation-propagating dielectric structures of a waveguide having a guiding region and one or more bounding regions; and b) influencing, responsive to the influencer signal, an amplitude-controlling property of the waveguide.