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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2019
Cpg Technologies, Llc, Italy, TX (US);
Buford Randall Jean, Lorena, TX (US);
James D. Lilly, Waxahachie, TX (US);
Benjamin J. Tinlin, Waco, TX (US);
CPG Technologies, LLC., Italy, TX (US);
Abstract
Various examples are provided related to anisotropic constitutive parameters (ACPs) that can be used to launch Zenneck surface waves. In one example, among others, an ACP system includes an array of ACP elements distributed over a medium such as, e.g., a terrestrial medium. The array of ACP elements can include one or more horizontal layers of radial resistive artificial anisotropic dielectric (RRAAD) elements positioned in one or more orientations over the terrestrial medium. The ACP system can include vertical lossless artificial anisotropic dielectric (VLAAD) elements distributed over the terrestrial medium in a third orientation perpendicular to the horizontal layer or layers. The ACP system can also include horizontal artificial anisotropic magnetic permeability (HAAMP) elements distributed over the terrestrial medium. The array of ACP elements can be distributed about a launching structure, which can excite the ACP system with an electromagnetic field to launch a Zenneck surface wave.