Repeaterless branch powered fiber optic communication system

A repeaterless trunk and branch fiber optic communication system having a cable station, comprising:

• a branch fiber optic cable interconnecting said cable station for bilateral transmission of an optical signal at a signal wavelength;
• a light emitting power source producing energy at a wavelength other than said signal wavelength coupled to said branch fiber optic cable for unidirectional transmission thereover;
• a branching unit simultaneously accepting said bilateral transmission of said optical signal and transporting said energy at a wavelength other than said signal wavelength;
• an optical fiber cable trunk receiving and transporting thereover said optical signal and said energy which is at a wavelength other than said signal wavelength;
• and
• an optical amplifier in said optical fiber cable trunk powered by said energy for amplifying said optical signal.

A repeaterless trunk and branch fiber optic ring network, comprising:

• at least one branch assembly;
• at least one hub assembly;
• an optical fiber cable trunk coupling said at least one branch assembly and said at least one hub assembly, said optical fiber cable trunk enabling a plurality of telecommunications traffic between said branch assembly and said hub assembly;
• and
• wherein said at least one branch assembly contains:
• a cable station transmitting and receiving at least one telecommunications signal, said cable station optically coupled with a branch fiber optic cable;
• a light emitting power source generating and delivering energy to said branch fiber optic cable at a wavelength other than the wavelength of said telecommunications traffic;
• a branching unit optically coupling said optical fiber cable trunk with said branch fiber optic cable;
• and
• an optical amplifier embedded within said optical fiber cable trunk, said optical amplifier powered by said energy for amplifying said plurality of telecommunications traffic.