Nanotube signal transmission system
US9086523B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 29, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jul 21, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 5, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B2006/12035
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for transmitting signals. An apparatus comprises a tube comprising a number of layers of carbon forming a wall of the tube. The number of layers of carbon has a number of optical properties configured to propagate an optical signal and a number of electrical properties configured to conduct an electrical signal.
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