Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Integrated signal loss detection in Raman amplified fiber spans or other fiber spans
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Application No.: US15810387Application Date: 2017-11-13
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Publication No.: US10707638B2Publication Date: 2020-07-07
- Inventor: Wayne S. Pelouch
- Applicant: Neptune Subsea IP Limited
- Applicant Address: GB London
- Assignee: Neptune Subsea IP Limited
- Current Assignee: Neptune Subsea IP Limited
- Current Assignee Address: GB London
- Main IPC: H01S3/00
- IPC: H01S3/00 ; H04B10/291 ; H04B10/2537 ; H04B10/077 ; G02B6/35 ; H01S3/094 ; H01S3/30

Abstract:
An apparatus includes multiple ports configured to be coupled to multiple optical fibers and to transmit first optical signals and receive second optical signals over the optical fibers. The apparatus also includes a signal source configured to generate a first additional optical signal for inclusion with the first optical signals. The apparatus further includes a signal detector configured to detect a second additional optical signal included with the second optical signals. In addition, the apparatus includes a switch configured to selectively couple the signal source to one of the ports. The switch is configured to couple the signal source to different ones of the ports in different configurations of the switch.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190148902A1 INTEGRATED SIGNAL LOSS DETECTION IN RAMAN AMPLIFIED FIBER SPANS OR OTHER FIBER SPANS Public/Granted day:2019-05-16
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