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US 2019/0199447 A1Published application
Submarine optical cable shore landing apparatus
AssigneeNeptune Subsea IP Limited
InventorsStephen Desbruslais, Alistair Hill
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a first optical coupler configured to duplicate an optical signal carried by a first cable in a second cable and a third cable. The apparatus also includes a second optical coupler configured to combine an optical signal carried by the second cable and an optical signal carried by the third cable in the first cable. The apparatus further includes an electrical switch configured to selectively connect electrical conductors of the first, second, and third cables.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a first optical coupler configured to duplicate an optical signal carried by a first cable in a second cable and a third cable;
- a second optical coupler configured to combine an optical signal carried by the second cable and an optical signal carried by the third cable in the first cable;
- and
- an electrical switch configured to selectively connect electrical conductors of the first, second, and third cables.
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A system comprising:
- first, second, and third cables configured to transport optical signals;
- a first optical coupler configured to duplicate an optical signal carried by the first cable in the second cable and the third cable;
- a second optical coupler configured to combine an optical signal carried by the second cable and an optical signal carried by the third cable in the first cable;
- and
- an electrical switch configured to selectively connect electrical conductors of the first, second, and third cables.
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A method comprising:
- duplicating an optical signal carried by a first cable in a second cable and a third cable using a first optical coupler;
- combining an optical signal carried by the second cable and an optical signal carried by the third cable in the first cable using a second optical coupler;
- and
- selectively connecting electrical conductors of the first, second, and third cables using an electrical switch.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.