Optical fibre communication network
AssigneeYork Limited
InventorArthur H. Hartog
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Abstract
An optical fibre communication network comprising one optical source (1) connected to one end of an optical fibre (3), and several optical receivers (9) for detecting light scattered to the side of the optical fibre (3), the network being characterized by the fact that each optical receiver (9) is sufficiently sensitive to require for reliable communication only light lost by the fundamental scattering of the fibre (3) during normal propagation of the light originating in said optical source (1) while travelling in the vicinity of the optical receiver (9).
Claims10
An optical fibre communication network comprising one optical source connected to one end of an optical fibre, and several optical receivers for detecting light scattered to the side of the optical fibre, the network being characterised by the fact that each optical receiver is sufficiently sensitive to require for reliable communication only light lost by the fundamental scattering of the optical fibre during normal propagation of the light originating in said optical source whilst travelling in the vicinity of the optical receiver whereby the network is free of means inducing excess loss in the optical fibre for the purpose of enabling the optical receivers to detect the light scattered to the side of the optical fibre.
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