Abstract:
Pumping system for obtaining high vacuum comprising a primary pump (4) and a secondary pump (1), associated in series whereby the secondary pump draws in gas from a chamber (3) and comprising means (7) for starting the secondary pump (1) when the upstream pressure of the primary pump (4) descends below a value P1, characterized in that a passive tank (10), and an isolating valve (11) are inserted between the delivery side (12) of the secondary pump (1) and the inlet (13) of the primary pump (4) and in that it comprises control means (7) for closing the isolating valve (11) and stopping the primary pump (4) when the pressure of said passive tank (10) attains a value P2
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a branch unit for underwater wavelength division multiplexing(WDM) optical communication system. SOLUTION: A branch unit 7 is provided with an optical switch 16 and an optical multiplexer 17, having several optical loop-back paths which pass through the switch 16. The switch 16 can be reconstructed, so that the switch 16 selectively couples individual channels for WDM signals to the trunk line output terminal of the branch unit 7. Since the unit 7 makes wavelengths and/or capacities reconstructible between main trunk lines and branch lines, the unit 7 can disconnect signals from the branch lines or increase the capacities of the branch lines, in response to changing requests from users.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an optical amplifier that is used for the optical repeater in the high capacity wavelength division multiplex transmission optical communication system. SOLUTION: A repeater 1 has a multiple stage optical amplifiers. A 1st optical amplifier stage 4 is excited at a 1st wavelength by a 1st excitation source 3, and a 2nd optical amplifier stage 6 is excited at a 2nd wavelength by a 2nd excitation source 5. An optical processing element 7 is placed between the 1st optical amplifier stage 4 and the 2nd optical amplifier stage 6 for adjusting the output of the 1st optical amplifier stage 4, and a photocoupler 2 couples each optical amplifier with an exaction source. Strict decentralized control of light transmission with high capacity is realized through the layout of the amplifiers.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a transmission method for a message that is celled in a case an initial message between two radio communication stations which may be mobile stations, depending on the case. SOLUTION: This method consists of a step, where a 1st radio communication station inserts a date and time provided by a clock H into an initial message to form a transmission message M, and a step where the transmission message M and the consecutive dates and times provided by the clock H are sent to a 2nd radio communication station. An example of the application includes a railway radio communication network. COPYRIGHT: (C)1999,JPO
Abstract:
An end station of a bidirectional optical link comprises a receiver (RX) preceded by an optic reception amplifier (RA), a transmitter (TX) followed by an optic emission amplifier (TA), a laser pumping diode (PX) to provide the pumping waves necessary for the amplifiers, and a coupler (B) of the passive type with two groups of two branches. The two branches of one group (BL and BP) are respectively connected to a fibre line (L) with bidirectional guiding and to the pump (PX), the two branches of the other group (BR and BT) being respectively connected to the optical reception amplifier (RA) and to the optical emission amplifier (TA). An optical amplification device in line may be formed in a similar way. The invention applies to telecommunications.
Abstract:
Multiplexer for extracting a multiplex (MT) from an incoming multiplex (ME) and inserting a multiplex (MI) to be inserted in an outgoing multiplex (MS). Said multiplexer comprises means (DS2, S1, MC) for separating N optical carriers ( lambda 1, ..., lambda N) and selecting therefrom E "extracted" carriers forming the extracted multiplex (MT); and for selecting T "transmitted" carriers; means (S4) for selecting I "inserted" carriers of the multiplex to be inserted (MI); coupling means and means for converting have lengths (S2, CL, MC) to assign predetermined wavelengths ( lambda '1, ..., lambda 'N) to signals modulating the transmitted carriers and the carriers to be inserted. The invention is particularly suitable for digital synchronous hierarchy optical transmission networks.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the optical fiber cable structure element made of a composite material and its manufacture. SOLUTION: The composite structure element of the optical fiber cable is manufactured by extruding both a thermoplastic liquid crystal polymer (TLCP) and a thermoplastic matrix material into the composite structure element so that TLCP reinforced fibril 14 is dispersed in the thermoplastic matrix material 12. The TLCP reinforced filbril has high-level process induced alignment and is given a high aspect ratio and a small diameter to have a diameter up to about 100 μm and at least a 10:1 diameter ratio. The composite structure element has small tensile strength and the TLCP reinforced filbril can be formed continuously or discontinuously.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method which selects a cell when a mobile station accesses a mobile radio network of cellular system for its communication by deciding whether the relevant communication is transferred to a cell of another type, in response to the service type that is necessary for the communication. SOLUTION: A mobile station selects a cell based on a cell selection algorithm (1). A network which corresponds to the cell of a prescribed type for the prescribed communication is accessed for the selected cell (2). Whether the relevant communication is transferred to a cell of another type constructing a better cell in terms of service (3) in addition to the signal switching necessary for establishment of communication (22, 23) is decided. If the transfer of communication has been decided, whether a candidate cell of another type can be selected (4) is decided. If a candidate cell that is not rejected is decided, the transfer of communication is commanded to the decided cell (6). In this way, the allocation of radio resources is optimized in a network. COPYRIGHT: (C)1999,JPO
Abstract:
For extracting a multiplex (MT) from an incoming multiplex (ME) and for inserting a multiplex (MI) to be inserted in an outgoing multiplex (MS), the multiplexer comprises: a distributor (D1) for distributing on N outputs the incoming multiplex (ME); a combiner-distributor for distributing on N circuits the multiplex to be inserted (MI); a first set of N tuneable filters (F1 , ..., FN ) for selecting the signal carriers which are going to be used for modulating the carriers of the outgoing multiplex (MS); a second set of tuneable N filters (F1 , ..., FN ) for selecting the carriers which will constitute the extracted multiplex (MT); N wavelength converting devices (CL1, ..., CLN) capable of supplying N carriers of the outgoing multiplex (MS); N optical switches (SW1, ..., SWN) with two inputs and two outputs for selectively connecting each distributor output (D1, D2) to the input of a filter of the first set and/or transmitting to the input of a filter of the second set; and/or transmitting the carriers of the multiplex to be inserted (MI) to a filter 0f the first set, and/or a filter of the second set. The invention is in particular useful to optical transmission networks according to synchronous digital hierarchy.
Abstract:
This protection device for a digital signal transmission system comprises, in at least one of the items of terminal equipment of this system, a logic circuit ensuring a placing of the output of this item of equipment in the high-impedance state or at a specified potential in the event of a break in the supply to the logic circuits forming this item of equipment.