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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2019
Waymo Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Helen K. Pan, Saratoga, CA (US);
Adam Brown, Mountain View, CA (US);
Edward McCloskey, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Waymo LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
The present application discloses embodiments that relate to an electromagnetic apparatus. In one aspect, the present apparatus includes a circuit board configured to propagate an electromagnetic signal, a waveguide configured to propagate an electromagnetic signal, and a coupling port configured to couple the electromagnetic signal between the circuit board and the waveguide. The apparatus further includes a radiating structure disposed on the circuit board. The radiating structure includes an electric field coupling component configured to an electric field between the circuit board and the coupling port and a magnetic field coupling component configured to couple a magnetic field between the circuit board and the coupling port.