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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2018
At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);
Peter Wolniansky, Ocean Grove, NJ (US);
Farhad Barzegar, Branchburg, NJ (US);
Irwin Gerszberg, Kendall Park, NJ (US);
Thomas M. Willis, III, Tinton Falls, NJ (US);
Paul Shala Henry, Holmdel, NJ (US);
Donald J. Barnickel, Flemington, NJ (US);
Giovanni Vannucci, Middletown, NJ (US);
Robert Bennett, Southold, NY (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
In accordance with one or more embodiments, a surface wave launcher is configured to transmit and receive guided electromagnetic waves via the aperture that propagate along a transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path. The surface wave launcher includes a coaxial port having an inner conductor and an outer conductor. A conductive tray is coupled to the inner conductor and is configured to surround, at least in part, a portion of the transmission medium. A dielectric layer surrounds, at least in part, a portion of the conductive tray. A conductive cone, is coupled to the outer conductor at a feed-point of the conductive cone, and coaxially surrounds the transmission medium, wherein the conductive cone is adjacent to the dielectric layer at the feed-point and forms an aperture.