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Multi-wavelength light emitting and receiving apparatus for monitoring connections by optical fibers

US4708422A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 6, 1985
Grant dateNov 24, 1987
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Expiry dateSep 6, 2005

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01M11/335
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A multi-wavelength light emitting and receiving apparatus for monitoring connections by optical fibers comprising a case, an emission section, a reception section, a keyboard for selecting operating modes and measurement scales, a display arrangement, a processing unit including a microprocessor connected to the emission section, the reception section, the keyboard and the display arrangement, and a feed. The emission and reception sections are mounted in a drawer provided with a connector that can be inserted into a complementary connector provided in the case, this latter containing the keyboard, the display arrangement, the processing unit, and the feed. It also contains at least one more emitting/receiving drawer equipped with a connector that can be inserted in the said complementary connector of the case and contains another controlled current source, another light-emitting diode having an emission wave-length different from that of the first light-emitting diode and connected to the other controlled current source, another photoreceiver having a spectral window covering that of the other light-emitting diode and another amplifier connected to the outlet of the other photorec…

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