Apparatus and methods for launching electromagnetic waves having a certain electric field structure
US10069535B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 8, 2016 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 8, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B2203/5483
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, receiving a signal, and launching, according to the signal, an electromagnetic wave along a transmission medium, where the electromagnetic wave propagates along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, and where the electromagnetic wave has a phase delay profile that is dependent on an azimuth angle about an axis of the transmission medium. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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