Electrical insulating ring located between an end cap and a tension sleeve of an undersea pressure vessel housing an optical amplifier module
US6950229B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 16, 2004 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 16, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4448
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A pressure vessel is provided for use in an undersea environment. The pressure vessel including a pressure housing and at least two cable receiving elements disposed on opposing ends of the pressure housing for respectively receiving ends of optical cables that each include an electrical conductor therein, said cable receiving elements adapted to be in electrical contact with the respective electrical conductors in the optical cables. At least one optical amplifier is located in the pressure vessel. The optical amplifier includes at least one electrical component adapted to receive electrical power from the electrical conductors in the optical cables. The pressure vessel also includes an electrically insulating element electrically isolating at least one of the cable receiving elements from the pressure housing.
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