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Versatile outside plant solution for optical access networks

Griffioen et al., 1999

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Document ID
14150633015610093016
Author
Griffioen W
van Wingerden A
van’t Hul C
Publication year
Publication venue
Proc. 48th IWCS

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ABSTRACT A new outside plant solution for optical access networks is presented having versatility not offered by present technology. The number of splices has been reduced, midspan access has been made possible at any place and any time and investments grow …
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    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides
    • G02B6/44—Mechanical structures for providing tensile strength and external protection for fibres, e.g. optical transmission cables
    • G02B6/4401—Optical cables
    • G02B6/4439—Auxiliary devices
    • G02B6/444—Systems and boxes with surplus length
    • G02B6/4452—Distribution frames
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    • G02B6/44—Mechanical structures for providing tensile strength and external protection for fibres, e.g. optical transmission cables
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    • G02B6/4439—Auxiliary devices
    • G02B6/4471—Auxiliary devices terminating, fan-out, clamping, strain-relieving or like devices
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    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/28—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals
    • G02B6/2804—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers
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