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Monomode optical fiber with protection against tapping of transmitted information, and a transmission method using said fiber

US4986629A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 28, 1989
Grant dateJan 22, 1991
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Expiry dateAug 28, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/03644
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The core (2) of a monomode fiber is surrounded by a slightly monomode annular waveguide (6) guiding masking light having the same wavelength as the light conveyed by the core. The invention is particularly suitable for telecommunications.

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