Converting device using an optical fiber
US5170449A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 27, 1992 |
| Grant date | Dec 8, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F1/0134
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A optical talk set has a talk set including bending means for bending an optical fiber of an optical cable, vibration applying means for applying vibration to the optical fiber, and a light-receiving element for receiving light leaking upon bending of the optical fiber and for converting the light into electricity, a signal transmitting/receiving line having an input/output terminal, for enabling transmission of signals to be input to the bending means and the vibration applying means and a signal output from the light-receiving element, and a housing enclosing the converter, the signal transmitting/receiving line, and the light-receiving element. The input/output terminal of the signal transmitting/receiving line is provided so as to be exposed to the outside of the housing, by virtue of which a call can be made without opening the housing, facilitating maintenance, etc. of an optical fiber path.
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