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US 10,476,596 B2Granted
Optical splitter
AssigneeCommScope Technologies LLC
InventorsJoseph C. Coffey, Paul John Pepe
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Abstract
A fiber optic tap system includes a first receiver module having an input port configured to receive an optical fiber. The first receiver module is operable to convert a received optical signal to an electrical signal. A first transmitter module is coupled to receive the electrical signal from the first receiver module and convert the received electrical signal to an optical signal. The first transmitter module has an output port for outputting the optical signal. A first tap module is coupled to receive the electrical signal from the first receiver module.
Claims17
A fiber optic tap system, comprising:
- a first transceiver module having an input port mounted on a first circuit board and configured to receive a first optical fiber, and an output port mounted on the first circuit board and configured to receive a second topical fiber, the first transceiver module being operable to convert a received optical signal to an electrical signal and a received electrical signal to an optical signal;
- a second transceiver module having an input port mounted on a second circuit board and configured to receive a third optical fiber, and an output port mounted on the second circuit board and configured to receive a fourth topical fiber, the second transceiver module being operable to convert a received optical signal to an electrical signal and a received electrical signal to an optical signal;
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- a first tap module coupled to receive the electrical signals from the first and/or second transceiver modules;
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- a controller coupled to the first and second transceivers and the first tap module, the controller configured to route the electrical signals from the first and/or second transceivers to the first tap module.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.