Duplex communication on a single optical fiber
US4516828A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 3, 1982 |
| Grant date | May 14, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2002 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4203
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An optical fiber having a square or rectangular cross section provides one mode of optical signal transmission comprising reflection between one pair of parallel sides and a second mode between a second pair of parallel sides perpendicular to the first pair so that two separate channels are obtained in a single optical fiber. A transmitter and a receiver are coupled to each end of the optical fiber so that full time two-way communication can occur without substantial interference.
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