Quasi-optical coupler

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9209902
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14101567

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A quasi-optical coupling system launches and extracts surface wave communication transmissions from a wire. At millimeter-wave frequencies, where the wavelength is small compared to the macroscopic size of the equipment, the millimeter-wave transmissions can be transported from one place to another and diverted via lenses and reflectors, much like visible light. Transmitters and receivers can be positioned near telephone and power lines and reflectors placed on or near the cables can reflect transmissions onto or off of the cables. The lenses on the transmitters are focused, and the reflectors positioned such that the reflected transmissions are guided waves on the surface of the cables. The reflectors can be polarization sensitive, where one or more of a set of guided wave modes can be reflected off the wire based on the polarization of the guided wave modes and polarization and orientation of the reflector.

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AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I L P754 PEACHTREE STREET NE SUITE 7C ATLANTA GA 30308

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Barnickel, Donald J Flemington, US 480 81198
Barzegar, Farhad Branchburg, US 586 91835
Bennett, Robert Southold, US 600 81957
Gerszberg, Irwin Kendall Park, US 705 101562
Henry, Paul Shala Holmdel, US 643 101961
Willis,, III Thomas M Tinton Falls, US 545 92391

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