Guided Wave Communication Absorber for Single-Wire Transmission
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current wireless communication systems face challenges in providing high bandwidth and efficient data transmission, especially with the increasing demand for mobile data and reliance on broadband services, as they require extensive infrastructure upgrades and are limited by the need for electrical return paths in transmission systems.
Innovation Solution
A guided wave communication system that uses absorbers and coupling devices to induce electromagnetic waves on transmission media like wires and dielectric materials, allowing for data transmission without an electrical return path, leveraging the propagation of guided electromagnetic waves along the surface or within these media.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional wireless communication systems are used to provide high bandwidth, then data transmission capacity increases, but infrastructure complexity and cost increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the return path requirement from the transmission system by using guided electromagnetic waves that propagate along a single wire without needing a return conductor. This removes the complexity of bidirectional wiring while maintaining full-duplex communication capability through the guided wave mode
Solution Approach 2:
The invention introduces guided electromagnetic waves as an intermediary transmission mode that enables high-bandwidth data transmission over single-wire infrastructure. These guided waves propagate along the wire surface or within the insulation layer, serving as a mediator between the transmitter and receiver without requiring traditional two-wire electrical circuits
2Adaptability or versatility
If electrical return paths are used in transmission systems, then signal stability is maintained, but system flexibility and bandwidth efficiency are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The invention inverts the traditional approach by using the wire insulation or surface as the transmission medium for guided electromagnetic waves rather than using the wire as an electrical conductor. This inversion eliminates the need for return paths while maintaining signal integrity through the dielectric or surface-guided propagation mode
3Ease of manufacture
If single-wire transmission lines are used, then installation simplicity and flexibility increase, but propagation loss increases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention applies local quality by concentrating the electromagnetic energy within or along the wire structure through guided wave modes. The wave energy is confined to specific regions (within insulation or along the surface) rather than radiating omnidirectionally, which reduces energy loss while maintaining installation simplicity
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution enables efficient and high-bandwidth data transmission with reduced propagation loss, eliminating the need for electrical return paths and allowing for the use of single-wire transmission lines, thereby enhancing network capacity and flexibility.
Implementation Method 1
the absorbent material absorbs the radiation in proximity to the distal end of the launcher
Implementation Method 2
A guided wave communication system that uses absorbers and coupling devices to induce electromagnetic waves on transmission media like wires and dielectric materials
Data Source
AI summary
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a system having an absorber and a coupling device. The absorber includes absorbent material that absorbs radiation. The coupling device is positioned in and surrounded by the absorber. The coupling device facilitates transmitting or receiving of an electromagnetic wave along a transmission medium, where the electromagnetic wave propagates along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path. Other embodiments are disclosed.