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US 11,898,928 B2Granted
Large core apparatus for measuring optical power in multifiber cables
AssigneeAFL Telecommunications LLC
InventorsBin Liu, Scott Prescott, Dale Eddy, Shawn P. Collins
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Abstract
An optical power meter unit includes a transmitting/receiving port configured to connect to a fiber under test. The optical power meter unit also includes a light source and an optical power meter. The optical power meter unit further includes an optical fiber extending between the transmitting/receiving port and the optical power meter. The optical fiber has a core size greater than a core size of the fiber under test.
Claims15
An optical power meter unit, comprising:
- a transmitting/receiving port configured to connect to a fiber under test;
- a light source;
- an optical power meter;
- an optical fiber extending between the transmitting/receiving port and the optical power meter, the optical fiber comprising a core size greater than a core size of the fiber under test;
- and
- an optical branching device, wherein the optical fiber extending between the transmitting/receiving port and the optical power meter comprises a first branch of the optical branching device, the optical branching device further comprising a second branch extending to the light source, wherein a core size of the second branch is less than the core size of the optical fiber extending between the transmitting/receiving port and the optical power meter.
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An optical power meter unit, comprising:
- a transmitting/receiving port configured to connect to a fiber under test;
- a light source;
- an optical power meter;
- and
- an optical branching device connecting the light source and the optical power meter to the transmitting/receiving port, the optical branching device comprising a first branch extending between the transmitting/receiving port and the optical power meter and a second branch extending between the transmitting/receiving port and the light source, wherein a core size of the first branch is greater than a core size of the second branch, and wherein the core size of the first branch is greater than a core size of the fiber under test.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.