Remote end detection
US5248128A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 2, 1992 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 2, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/50
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus and method for determining passage along an installation route of an advancing end of an optical fibre. A detector at the installation end detects when light is transmitted back along the fibre from a source at a predetermined location. The source may be a primary source or comprise a means for coupling to a light carrying fibre.
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