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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2020
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Alexander B. Kozyrev, Iowa City, IA (US);
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
A surface wave launcher surrounds and provides structure complimentary to an antenna and converts (transforms) a near field produced by the antenna into a cylindrical surface wave structure with a strong electric or magnetic field component parallel to a launching interface and propagating two-dimensionally from the launcher. The surface wave launcher leverages the interface found along ocean-air or ground-air to increase a field strength transmitted for a given antenna size and power available. The surface wave launcher maintains a relatively small structure compared to wavelength offering mobility to a very low frequency transmitter. Due to localization of the surface wave energy near the interface, communications using the surface wave retain a desirable low probability of detection.