Method of repairing an optical fiber
US5016962A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 19, 1990 |
| Grant date | May 21, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2010 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/564
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of providing optical signal transmission past an optical fiber section in need of repair includes withdrawing an optical signal from the fiber upstream of the section and injecting the signal into the fiber downstream of the section in a passive manner while the section is being repaired.
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